Est: 2016
Keith Harris, Orville & Cuddles
Keith Shenton Harris (21 September 1947 – 28 April 2015) was an English ventriloquist, best known for his television show The Keith Harris Show (1982–90), audio recordings, and club appearances with his puppets Orville the Duck and Cuddles the Monkey. He had a UK Top 10 hit single in 1982 with "Orville's Song" which reached number 4 in the charts.
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Harris' best known creation, Orville the duck, came about after he saw some green fur lying around backstage at a performance of The Black and White Minstrel Show in Bristol. Orville, recalled Simon Farquhar in his Independent obituary of Harris, was "a huge, gormless, falsetto-voiced green duckling sporting a nappy fastened by a giant safety pin". Harris recorded "Orville's song", written by Bobby Crush. It made the Top Ten in the UK singles chart in 1982 and sold 400,000 copies. It was later voted the worst song ever recorded.
Keith Harris, Orville & Cuddles
1965
Puss in Boots
Swansea Grand Theatre
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1973
Robinson Crusoe
New Theatre Cardiff
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1974
Aladdin
Birmingham Hippodrome
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1975
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Bradford Alhambra
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1977
Cinderella
Ashton Tameside Theatre
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1978
Babes in the Wood
Lewisham Concert Hall
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1979
Little Red Riding Hood
Lewisham Concert Hall
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1980
Robinson Crusoe
New Theatre, Cardiff
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1981
Aladdin
Theatre Royal Nottingham
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1982
Aladdin
Oxford Apollo
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1984
Humpty Dumpty
Dominion Theatre London
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1985
Humpty Dumpty
Birmingham Hippodrome
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1986
Humpty Dumpty
Sunderland Empire
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1987
Humpty Dumpty
New Theatre Hull
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1988
Humpty Dumpty
Theatre Royal Nottingham
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1989
Aladdin
Theatre Royal Nottingham
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1990
Snow White
Cliffs Pavilion Southsea
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1991
Mother Goose
Darlington Civic
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1992
Mother Goose
Pavilion Theatre Rhyl
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1993
Robinson Crusoe
Ayr, Gaiety Theatre
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1994
Dick Whittington
Southport Theatre
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1995
Aladdin
Charter Theatre, Preston
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1996
Jack and the Beanstalk
Weston Super Mare
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1997
Jack and the Beanstalk
Dorking Halls
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1998
Little Red Riding Hood
Billingham Forum
1999
Dick Whittington
Alhambra Theatre Bradford
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2000
Aladdin
Floral Pavilon Brighton
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2001
Cinderella
Lyceum Theatre in Crewe
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2002
Jack and the Beanstalk
Wolverhamtpon Grand
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2003
Dick Whittington
Fernham Hall in Fareham
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2004
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Bolton Albert Halls
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2005
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Ferneham Halls
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2006
Aladdin
Fernham Hall in Fareham
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2007
Cinderella
Fernham Hall in Fareham
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2008
Dick Whittington
Ferneham Hall in Fareham
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2009
Peter Pan
New Theatre Hull
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2010
Dick Whittington
Birmingham Hippodrome
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2011
Cinderella
Theatre Royal Plymouth
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2012
Jack and the Beanstalk
Wolverhampton Grand
