MISS MERLYNDA PUPPET THEATRE
MISS MERLYNDA 
& HER CHEEKY CHATTY PUPPETS!
- Award-Winning Comedy Performance Poet
- Award-Winning Comedy Singer-Songwriter
- Fun Street Singing-Ventriloquist & Puppeteer
- Fun Mix & Mingle Ventriloquist At Events
- Make Puppets & Ventriloquism Workshops
- Talks: History & Techniques of Ventriloquism
Street Ventriloquist At Public Events - All Ages!
www.Merlynda-Romantic-Poet.com 

Miss Merlynda

Comedy Poet - Comedy Singer-Songwriter Ventriloquist - Puppeteer - Workshops - Talks

  • Award-Winning Comedy Poet & Songwriter

  • Walkabout Ventriloquist - Public Events

  • Mix and Mingle Ventriloquist - Events

For Details - Please Click On Pages:

'HELLO!' - 'CV' - 'LEARN' - 'REVIEWS' - 'MORE'


Just A Few Reviews ...
“Merlynda WOWED The Audience With Her Comedy Poems And Tales! - Everyone Enjoyed A VERY Entertaining Afternoon."
"We Were Swept Away With Merlynda’s Enthusiasm And High Drama, Which Brought Her Beautifully Crafted Stories To Life!”
"We could of not asked for it to go any better! I had LOTS of people speak to me after saying how WONDERFUL your display was and how many people ENJOYED IT VERY MUCH!"
"We were VERY IMPRESSED with the turnout - and have had people ask us if we can make this a yearly thing - which we are hoping to!"
"I was AMAZED! - AMAZED and MESMERISED! - I am STILL AMAZED - and - MESMERISED!"

"So ADORABLE!" - and - A JOY!"

"This IRREPRESSIBLY FUNNY LADY HAD US IN TUCKS!"

"Merlynda's Comedy Verse and Songs make her MAD - BAD - AND - DAFT TO KNOW!"

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Miss Merlynda's FUN & UNIQUE

Ventriloquist-Puppetry Shows!

Throughout The Year!

Miss Merlynda & Her Cheeky Chatty Puppets!

- Proudly Present -

Unique Hilarious Fun Singalong & Story-Telling Ventriloquist-Puppetry Shows!

Come Along & Meet Miss Merlynda's Cheeky Chatty Puppets! - Including: Devon's Daftest Pirate! - 'Devonshire Dick' - Super-Toff - Posh & Utterly Hilarious - 'Lord Claude DePussey' - The Very Cute & Very Funny Robot From Outer-Space - 'Tinny-Tiny' - Cheeky 'Corky The Crocodile' - Cute & Chatty 'Duncan L DoLittle' - and his Sweet Little 'Sing-A-Long' Sister - 'Daizy L DoLittle' - La Petite Fille 'Princess Crystal Stephanie' - Here On Her Holidays All The Way From Paris, France! - Stinky-Windy-Bottom 'Ginger Beans!' - Naughty Prankster - 'Piccadilly The Parrot' - Happy Jolly - 'Toot-Toot The Clown' -And Many - MANY - MORE!

Miss Merlynda is an Award-Winning Children's Songs Singer-Songwriter

Award-Winning Fairy-Tales Poet - Verse-Fables Poet - Children's Writer

- and - a multi Award-Winning Children's Ballet & Dance Music Composer - too!

Miss Merlynda is a professional Ventriloquist and Puppeteer and the Founder and Resident Ventriloquism and Puppetry Lecturer and Tutor of The Ventriloquist Club of Great Britain.

Miss Merlynda will entertain you with her

Delightful - Mesmerising - Astonishing - Extraordinary - Enchanting

Live Ventriloquism and Puppetry!

- PLUS - her Super Silly Cute & Comical Singalong Songs! - her Delightful Dancing Marionettes!

- her Fantastical Fairy-Tales In Rhymes! - her Exciting and Engaging Stories!

- her Hilarious Nonsense Poems! - and - her Puppet-tastic Musical Puppet Plays!

 - together with the delightful - enchanting - magical - mesmerising - comical - potty -

and daft assistance of her Cast of Cheeky Chatty Singalong Puppets!

Miss Merlynda's Unique Musical Ventriloquist-Puppetry Shows Take Place Throughout The Year!

FOR DETAILS OF MISS MERLYNDA'S LATEST PUPPET SHOW - PLEASE CLICK ON 'MORE' PAGE

(Usual Performance Days/Times:  Mondays To Sundays - Mornings & Afternoons)

More Details & How To Book Seats:

SEATS ARE LIMITED AND MUST BE BOOKED & CONFIRMED BY EMAIL IN ADVANCE.

Visitors Enter Entirely At Their Own Risk - All Children Must Be Accompanied By An Adult

Live Fun Puppet Show Performances - Usual Times:

Mornings: 10.30am-11.30am

Afternoons: 3.00pm-4.00pm

Fun Live Puppet Shows - Throughout The Year!

For Details Of Miss Merlynda's Latest Puppet Show - Please Click On 'MORE' Page

Pay What You Will Performances - Seats (Suggested Donations): £6.00/Adult - £2.50/Child

Seats Are Payable On Arrival - Payment Method: Cash Only

Free Car Parking Nearby

Location & Directions:

St Anne's Cottage

(near St Anne's Church)

Bucks Mills, Bideford, Devon EX39 5DY

Just 100 yards downhill from A39 - 100 yards past St Anne's Church - and on right-hand side

Note: Please ignore Google Maps directions and do NOT drive all the way down to the main Bucks Mills village - we're the first cottage on the right-hand side past St Anne's Church as you drive downhill from the A39 - just look for the Miss Merlynda Puppet Theatre sign (and our white conservatory! (NB: We are NOT 'Melinda's Cottage')

To Book Seats Please Click On Green Button Link Below And Advise:

Your Name & Contact Tel No - Which Dates/Times

- And - How Many Seats - You Would Like To Book!

Bookings Will Be Confirmed By Miss Merlynda By Return Email

Thank You!

FOR MISS MERLYNDA PUPPET THEATRE - PUPPET SCHOOL WORKSHOPS

- PLEASE CLICK ON 'LEARN' PAGE - Thank You.

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Miss Merlynda

  • Fun Street Ventriloquist - Street Puppeteer - All Events!
  • Fun Musical Puppet Shows Ventriloquist - Puppeteer
  • Walkabout - and - Mix and Mingle Ventriloquist - Puppeteer
  • Award-Winning Children's Songwriter & Composer
  • Award-Winning Children's Poet & Writer
  • Learn Ventriloquism and Puppetry Workshops and Puppet-Making Workshops Creator and Leader

Merlynda Robinson (LLAM, ALAM) is professional Ventriloquist and Puppeteer - a multi Award-Winning, popular and much-published Children's Songs Singer-Songwriter - an Award-Winning Fairy-Tales Poet - Verse Fables Poet - Children's Story Writer - Romantic - and - Humorous Poet - and - a multi Award-Winning Children's Ballet & Dance Music Composer-Musician - and she performs her beautiful - sweetly enchanting - delightfully entertaining - and - inspirational magical fairy-tales - cute and silly singalong songs - and - humorous nonsensical verse fables and poetry - live - for children and family audiences - and audiences of mature adults - at a variety of Events - Festivals - and - at Special Venues. Uniquely, Merlynda is BOTH a professional Singing and Speaking Ventriloquist - and - a Marionette Puppeteer - and she performs Ventriloquism and Puppetry together with performing her Fairy-Tales - Verse-Fables - Stories - Humorous Nonsense Poems - Sweet Nature Poems - Cute and Humorous Fairy-Tale Stories - and - Silly Singalong Songs - together with her enchantingly delightful - endearingly cute - and utterly mesmerising - Cast of Cheeky Chatty Vintage Ventriloquist Dolls - Beautiful Puppets - and - Dancing Marionettes! (Please See Sample Videos Below).

To Contact Merlynda Directly & To Enquire About Availability & Performance Fees - Please Click on Contact page.


MISS MERLYNDA & HER CHEEKY CHATTY PUPPETS! - AT YOUR EVENT!

FUN UNIQUE Mix and Mingle Ventriloquist At Parties & Receptions

FUN UNIQUE Street & Walkabout Ventriloquist At Outdoor Events

Plus: Merlynda's Super Silly Singalong Songs Ventriloquist Puppet Shows Performances - Beautiful Magical Romantic Fairy-Tales In Rhymes Puppet Shows Performances - Exciting Verse Fables Puppetry Performances - Humorous Poetry Puppetry Performances - Mesmerising and Enchanting Ventriloquism - Delightful Dancing Marionette Puppetry - and - Beautiful Ballet and Dance Music Musical Games - Are Perfect For:
Children's Parties
(Most Suitable For Ages 3-7 Years)
Family Parties & Gatherings - Wedding Receptions
Outdoor Public Events - Festivals - Fairs
Theatre Productions
Music Festivals - Poetry & Literary Festivals - Book Festivals
Nature Festivals - Fairy Festivals - Puppetry Festivals
And For:
Theme Parks - Theatres - TV - Radio - Film
V E N T R I L O Q U I S T     V I D E O S
S I N G I N G   V E N T R I L O Q U I S T   V I D E O S

Miss Merlynda

Miss Merlynda is a Unique - Popular - Exciting - Funny - Delightful - Enchanting
Multi Award-Winning Children's Songs Singer-Songwriter
Children's Fairy-Tales Poet - Verse-Fabulist - Story Writer
Ventriloquist - Singing Ventriloquist - Puppeteer
Puppetry - Puppet-Making - Ventriloquism - Workshops Leader
- And Gives Talks On : The Hilarious History of Ventriloquism
For All Ages - Groups - Events - Schools
She performs her Multi Award-Winning Highly Comical Cute and Super Silly Singalong Songs - her Fabulous Fairy-Tales In Rhymes - her Exciting and Magical Verse Fables - her Humorous - Sweet - and - Nonsensical Poems - and - her Beautiful Ballet and Dance Music - together with performing both Singing Ventriloquism and Speaking Ventriloquism - and - Fantastical Puppetry - with her Cast of Cute and Comical Vintage Ventriloquist Dolls and Puppets - and - her Delightful Dancing Marionettes!
Below are Samples of her unique - delightful - enchanting - sweet - and - mesmerising Singing & Speaking Ventriloquist Performances - Suitable For Family Audiences ...

Miss Merlynda

B I O G R A P H Y - A W A R D S - P E R F OR M A N C E S - F E S T I V A L S - P U B L I C A T I O N S

Hello - My stage-name and pen-name is: 'Miss Merlynda’ - and - 'Merlynda Jelly-Jaws' - (aka: LK ‘Merlynda’ Robinson) - and I’m a Licentiate of The London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art (LLAM and ALAM of LAMDA) - with 4 Honours Medals in Speech/Acting - a multi Award-winning and much-published Romantic FairyTales and Verse Fables Poet - an Award-winning and much-published Romantic Nature and Love Poet - an Award-winning and much-published Romantic Fairy-tales In Rhymes Performance Poet - an Award-Winning Romantic Nature Performance Poet - an Award-Winning Singer-Songwriter - an Award-Winning Composer - and - a popular professional Ventriloquist - Singing Ventriloquist - and - Puppeteer.

I am the Winner of The Golden Grove/Forward Poetry Prize, Prize-Winner of The PIM Poetry Award, Finalist of The National Poetry Rivals Slam, Highly-Commended Poet of The Portico Poetry Prize and The Serendipity Poetry Award, among others, and my poems are published in 49 Poetry Anthologies, as 16 Solo Poetry Collections and as 3 Audio Poetry Books (CDs), to date.

Over 100 of my Songs, Song Lyrics and Piano/Keyboard Instrumental Compositions for Romantic Ballet and Dance are also published. 

I was appointed BBC Radio’s ‘Poetry Expert’ for their ‘Functional Poetry Challenge Initiative’- and have frequently performed and broadcast my poetry live on:

BBC Radio Solent, BBC 3 Counties, BBC Southern Counties, on Delta FM - and Radio Lion. 

My live epic and romantic poetry readings - together with my live ventriloquism performances - which were broadcast live on Radio Lion were also recorded live and are now frequently re-broadcast.

I’ve performed my Fun Ventriloquist-Puppetry Shows, Award-Winnig Children's Poetry & Award-Winning Children's Songs - at a variety of Outdoor Public Events and Poetry & Literary Festivals including:

The Festival of Chichester, West Sussex

The Havant Literary Festival, Hampshire

  • as Performance Poet & Support Act to BBC TV’s Mike Harding

The Beer & Oyster Festival, Hampshire

The Port Solent Event, Hampshire

The Elvetham Country Estate, Surrey

The Lanesborough Hotel, Park Lane/Hyde Park Corner, London

The Oakwood Theatre, Chichester, West Sussex

G-Live (Guildford Civic Hall) - Surrey

The Ripley Festival, Surrey

The Christmas Festival, Surrey

East Hill House, Surrey

Milkwood House, Hampshire

Greenbanks, Hampshire

The Wheelwrights, Hampshire

The White Hart at Harting, West Sussex

O’Connors and The Secret Garden, Hampshire

Tiverton Pannier Market Christmas Lights Switch On Event, Devon

Tiverton Pannier Market Santa's Grotto Event, Devon

Appledore Christmas Lights Switch On Event, Devon

- and at Festivals, Theatres, Clubs, Cafes, Pubs, Galleries, Bookshops - on the London Fringe Theatre Circuit - and at venues throughout England.

I’m also frequently invited to read my poetry live at prestigious regional Poetry Festivals - such as The Teignmouth Poetry Festival among others.

I have performed my Delightfully Romantic - Inspirational - Enchanting - and - Humorous - Fairy-Tales In Rhymes - and - Selections of my Magical - Wise - and - Exciting - Verse Fables - together with my Cast of delightfully enchanting Vintage Ventriloquist Dolls - Puppets - and Marionettes - at a wide variety of venues and for a wide variety of audiences - from Theatres to Stately Homes - for Organisations - Societies - and - Clubs - at Poetry and Literary Street Theatre Events - and for Members of The House of Lords.

I have also performed my own Award-Winning and much-published Romantic Fairy-Tales in Rhymes - and - my Wise and Highly Entertaining Verse Fables - and - my Humorous and Cute Nonsense Verse - and - my multi Award-Winning Humorous - Romantic - and - Silly - Singalong Songs - at a variety of Special Events - such as Public Festivals - Christmas Lights Switch On Events - Weddings - Family - and - Children's Events - and - I am also frequently commissioned to create Romantic Fairy-Tales - and - Love Poems - for Weddings - Handfastings - Anniversaries - and - Family Occasions.

Uniquely, I perform Ventriloquism - Singing Ventriloquism - and - cute Puppetry - often together with my Fairy-Tale, Nonsense and Verse-Fable Poetry and Funny Songs for audiences of young children and families - performing them with my Ventriloquist Dolls and Puppets from my Collection of Beautiful and Sweet Vintage Ventriloquist Dolls and Puppets. I am the Founder and Resident Trainer of the former ‘The Ventriloquist Club of Great Britain’ - and - a professional ‘Punch & Judy Show Professor’.

I’m also an Award-winning and much-performed Monologues Writer & Speech-Writer for Performers & Public Speakers (Publication Title: ‘ACT! Alone: Scene-Stealing Monologues & Verse for Performers & Speakers’ Pubd. GAPP).

I am also a professional, commissioned and internationally exhibited Illustrator and Cartoonist - illustrating many of my Romantic Love Poems for publication in books, posters, prints and postcards.

In the 1990s, I was commissioned by The Art Institute to create an 850,000 word Art Tutorial Course - (Publication Title: ‘Master The Art’ - Published by The Art Institute, 1998.)

I am also a former Magazine Columnist and Newspaper Columnist of ‘The Observer Series of Newspapers’ - and was commissioned to write a regular, monthly, in-print ‘Astrology and Horoscopes’ page - ‘Scarlette Starz’ - for The Observer Newspaper’s colour magazine. I am also a former Copy Editor with ‘The Financial Times (FinTech Publications)’.

I was the Founder & Editor of the monthly, illustrated, in-print and internationally highly-respected poetry magazine: ‘The Poetry Box Magazine’ - and - the Founder & Editor of: ‘The Bucks Mills Poetry Magazine’. I am also the Founder and Host of ‘The Bucks Mills Poetry Festival’.

I occasionally include my Poetry & Performance/Public Speaking Workshops to my own live poetry performances - conducting my highly popular and widely respected ‘Merlynda’s Poetry & Performance Workshops’ - especially at Poetry and Literary Festivals.

For Details of my Booking Fee/s - Availability - And - To Book Me To Entertain At Your:

Outdoor Public Family Event - Poetry Festival - Literary Festival - Outdoor Public Children's Event -  Book Festival - Music Festival - Fairy Festival - Theme Park - Zoo - Theatre Production - on Radio - Film - and - TV

Please Contact Me via the 'Contact' page For Further Details.

My Poetry Booklets & Books are also available to order via my publishing imprint: The Devon Book Society - For Information & Details - Please Visit:

www.DevonBookSociety.com

I'm also an Award-Winning, much-published, internationally exhibited, frequently commissioned Fine Artist - Illustrator/Cartoonist - aka - 'Kitty Pigfish' - Please Visit My Website To View Examples of my Illustrations and cute Cartoons:

www.KittyPigfishCartoons.com

Please Also Visit: www.Ventriloquist-Merlynda.com

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F A I R Y T A L E   &  F U N N Y   P O E T R Y  B O O K S

BY

MerlyndaJellyJaws

A Selection of Poetry Publications by 'Merlynda Jelly-Jaws' - Award-Winning Children's Poet
... Available To Order via Bookshops & Directly - Please Order via Contact Page ...

The Tale of The Goat & The Wolf

An Exciting Rhyming Fairy-Tale For Children - Just Perfect For Short Story-Time and Bed-Time - by the Award-Winning Children's Poet & Verse-Fabulist - Merlynda Jelly-Jaws!

£2.99

Jolly Rhymes!

A Collection of Exciting and Hilarious Fairy-Tale Poems, Verse-Fables and Nonsense Poems - Just Perfect For Story-Time - Stage Performances - and - Bed-Time - by the Award-Winning Children's Poet & Verse-Fabulist - Merlynda Jelly-Jaws!

£6.99

Tiggee-Tatter & Ticklee

An Illustrated Cute & Fun Poem About A Jolly Odd Friendship between Miss Merlynda's Sock Puppet Cat - 'Tiggee-Tatter' - and - his tiny little friend- 'Ticklee' - the Mouse! - Just Perfect For Bed-Time and Short Story-Time - Created & Written by the Award-Winning Children's Poet & Verse-Fabulist - Merlynda Jelly-Jaws!

£6.99

6 FairyTales & Fables 4 You!

A Collection of Exciting and Fun Fairy-Tales and Verse-Fables - Just Perfect For Story-Time and Bed-Time - by the Award-Winning Children's Poet & Verse-Fabulist - Merlynda Jelly-Jaws!

£5.99
C O M P O S E R  -  B A L L E T  &  D A N C E   M U S I C   F O R   C H I L D R E N
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Merlynda Robinson

Merlynda is an Award-Winning Musician-Composer-Songwriter-Singer.
Her Sweet and Funny Songs For Children have won many Highly-Commended and Semi-Finalist Awards in The UKSC.
Here Are Samples of Merlynda's Award-Winning Keyboard Instrumentals for Dance and Ballet. Merlynda's Piano and Keyboard Instrumentals have also been choreographed by The Royal Academy of Dance School in Ireland and premiered at The EQ International Festival of Ballet & Dance.