An off-the-cuff look at the core AREA 51 team, as of August 2010: Those you’re most likely to meet in the field, or speak to on the phone…
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MATT PAGE
Photography and Cartoons paved the way into the entertainment biz for Matt. Founder member of "Kiss My Axe" back in 1993, which eventually grew up to become AREA 51. He's our show designer / director and spends most of his time diving deep into his imagination in search of new ideas.
RICHARD MOORE
Partner in crime, set up AREA 51 with Matt back in 1999 and never looked back. Using his excellent knowledge of processes and skills in 3D design and sculpture, Rich was able to set up and develop a unique design workshop facility, which forms the beating heart of the AREA 51 operation today.
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Office Types
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PHIL HARRIS
Rescued from a life of sunny Hell on the notorious party island of Ibiza (poor fellow), we offered Phil his own desk and he jumped on board. Now with his own AREA 51 Brighton outpost, Phil manages the office with his unique style of benign dictatorship as his empire grows ever larger.
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KELLY SABRINA
New girl in town, the lovely Kelly can easily hold her own with the boys in the office. And when the phones stop ringing she can be found hanging from the aerial hoop she's rigged in our workshop. Much to the delight of the guys who work there.
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DAVID KNIGHT
Taking a break from his Vegas residency, master Magician Dave has appeared in a puff of smoke to bring a bit of "Shazam" to our little office. Some say he's able to speak so fast he can reverse time itself! Others just say he's a mentalist...
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KIRSTY LOEWY
Head dancer and AREA 51 dance choreographer. Kirsty not only has office duties, but is also very handy about the workshop. Along with Pip, she’s also the dominant force in our photographic repertoire. If you want to dance for us, you’ve got to get past Kirk.
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MATT THE HENCH
Training as a paramedic at the moment, we're keeping Hench's chair warm for him so he can still do a bit on the side for us. Recently found his cat again after it went
missing for 2 years!
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NATALIE PAGE
Resident lookalike vetter and job coordinator – and revamper of our exquisite selection of Body Painted girls. Nat is being all maternal at present and is with us only occasionally.
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The Workshop Crew
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TIM FRANKLIN
When not blowing up things in his latest pyro test, Timothy can be found managing the workshop lads in the unit. His no-nonsense approach once found him telling Dave not to speak so much nonsense.
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SPYKE TOOMBS
Specialist electronics fiddler. He has a special room (with padded walls). Spyke is actually an Avatar, his real body being based in New York. He's usually to be found behind the controls of a giant robot. Along with Jim, he's AREA
51 project manager.
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JAMES LAYBOURNE
A confusing paradox of Goth Metal and French cuisine, Jim is a true man of mystery. Now residing in a cellar / bat cave, he’s AREA 51’s most eligible bachelor. Doesn't really gig these days, except for Church fetes.
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LORD JEFFREY OF TANSEY
Welder-in-chief, and talented photographer to boot. A hard worker, veteran of many 24hr shifts... Jeff now has a pad at a local Stately Home and lords it over a fair few acres. It's all thanks to AREA 51 that he can lead such a lavish lifestyle.
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PIPPIN WILLOW WOOD
Young Pippin punches well above her weight, with all kinds of performance skills backed up with a burgeoning workshop knowledge. Abandoned her home in the mountains of Spain to join the AREA 51 army, and never looked back.
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JACK PAGE
Another Spanish immigrant, Jack came to stay for the Summer and ended up locked in the store-room out back. Often to be found within the Globot, favourite costume is a giant penguin as he's always had a "thing for them".
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SHIRIN SCALES
A force to be reckoned with, this fearsome lady shares a house with snakes, spiders, scorpions and Gaz Evans. When not in the workshop Shirin can be found practicing her superb body painting on a bevy of beauties.
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HELEN GALLOP
Princess of polystyrene, she can make literally anything from a lump of it and a couple saws. She even built a full-scale ruined house once and Tim wanted to live in it!
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Significant others…
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LUKE D'SILVA
After answering an advert for swordfighters in The Stage back in 1996, Luke has become an integral part of the AREA 51 operation. This man should be topping the bill in Hollywood by now! - Only we need him too much to let that happen. Brilliant, brilliant actor, host with the m
ost and AREA 51’s first choice of leading man.
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MATT LEMON
This man’s skills are matched only by his height. Towering above us in both stature and raw talent, there is nothing Mr Lemon cannot do. So sickeningly good at
stuff that you’ll want throw your juggling clubs out of the window in disgust. And just in case we need putting in our place further, he owns the driest wit since Monty Python.
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BIG GREY
Words alone cannot describe the Legend that is Big Grey. He really only comes together in 3 dimensions. Probably the most recognizable face in UK juggling circles today...
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