Encore Entertainment

How do you set it all up to work?

The performers arrive, smartly dressed, and meet the agreed contact at the venue, well before any guests appear. They will set up the appropriate sound equipment and carry out a sound check with the sound engineer arranged for the day, and once this is complete, the performers get into character, as Maitre D’, Waiter/Waitress and Chef. The Maitre D’ can act as MC or carry out ‘toastmaster’ duties if necessary, making announcements, calling the guests into dinner, and for weddings, announcing the bride and groom. They carry out as much guest interaction as possible at this stage, pouring drinks if appropriate, and serving canapes, which assists in sustaining the pretence of being 'staff' as long as possible during the show.

When do you 'spring the surprise'?

Once the moment is right, during the meal, the performers will have been liaising with the event's real banqueting manager, and will get the go-ahead to start the act. The ‘Chef’ is welcomed to the mic by our posing 'Maitre D', to take applause for the wonderful meal. After some slick and fun dialogue, tailored to the occasion, the ‘Chef' then bursts into song as a treat, and due to the vocal qualities and superb acting of every one of our performers, the guests erupt in cheers and applause. The impact and audience reaction created by Encore Entertainment, is genuinely second to none, and at this point, the clients will know that they have chosen the right entertainment for the event. At this point they both can be joined and upstaged by the optional ‘3rd’ singer (‘Waiter’ or ‘Guest’). The singers stay in character and the show includes well known classical greats initially, then leading to more contemporary show stoppers and hits. They include songs which have been tried and tested over a long period, to achieve the maximum impact.