Ian Billings
“Blast-your-head-off kids comedy takes you on a giggle-guaranteed ride!”
- WWW.DIGYORKSHIRE.COM
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About Ian Billings
Ian's School Visits
Ian's Latest Books
Samples of Ian's Poems
Recommendations & Reviews
To Make a Booking
About Ian Billings
Ian Billings is an accomplished writer for children’s television (including CBBC’s “ChuckleVision”), forty professional pantomimes and author of eight children’s books. He is a recognised educationalist with twenty years' experience delivering workshops and shows into schools, art centres and theatres in the UK and beyond.
Watch Ian talk about his influences:
Ian Billings - Author/Comic Tour, Thailand 2011
Ian Billings toured Thailand for 3 weeks and visited 15 Schools in Pattaya, Bangkok and Phuket. Watch Ian in action here:
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Ian’s School Visits
Performance work in schools, libraries and theatres
Schools book literacy workshops for a morning followed by a KS2 performance in the afternoon
WORKSHOPS: Each workshop focuses on individual and group work through vibrant and hilarious interactive drama techniques - during which pupils will acquire a strong understanding of character profiling and setting structure
STAND-UP COMEDY: The stand-up show touches on all aspects of creative invention and use of imagination. It has toured major venues throughout the UK including the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and August see its debut in Australia! The show is available without workshops if required.
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Ian’s Latest Books
**Ian signs all copies of his books purchased by students on the day of his visit.**
Sam Hawkins, Pirate Detective: The Case of the Cut Glass Cutlass
Your sweating hands are clutching the first case of the world's first ever pirate detective, Sam Hawkins: a grotty, knottly tale of diddling and confuddling mystery.
Who nabbed and nicked the famous Cut-glass Cutlass?
Was it Lady Booming Clapshot
- owner of the crumbling Clapshot Towers?
Or Whithers - her be-wigged and bitter butler?
Or Whackett - the moustache twirling circus owner?
Or Peg-Nose Pedro - the wickedest, wackiest pirate in Spain?
Or someone else?
Set off on a gigglesome, chuckle-filled voyage with
SAM HAWKINS, PIRATE DETECTIVE: THE CASE OF THE CUT GLASS CUTLASS.
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Sam Hawkins, Pirate Detective And the Pointy Head Lighthouse
Before your very eyes (and ears) is the second case of Sam Hawkins, the world’s first pirate detective,
and a muddlesome maritime mystery it is!
The famous Pointy Head Lighthouse has been kidnapped
by the Scarlet Winkle.
But who is the Scarlet Winkle?
Is it Billy Buddy – the doubly-troublesome lighthouse keeper?
Or Harvey Clump, the quadrillionaire businessman?
Or Long John Saliva, the gobby swabbie?
Or someone else?
Plunge feet first into this giggle-riddled voyage with:
SAM HAWKINS, PIRATE DETECTIVE AND THE POINTY HEAD LIGHTHOUSE.
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Samples of Ian’s Poems
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Recommendations & Reviews
On his children's comedy show:
“Entertaining and charming!"
- THE LIST
“Ian Billings was brilliant!****"
- EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS
“An engaging stage style!”
- THE GUARDIAN
“The most imaginative adult I’ve ever met!"
- CHARLOTTE, THOMAS RUSSELL JUNIOR SCHOOL
“Extremely witty, intelligent and very,very funny!"
- EAST DUNBARTON KIDSFEST ‘07
“Blast-your-head-off kids comedy takes you on a giggle-guaranteed ride!"
- WWW.DIGYORKSHIRE.COM
“The laughter came in ripples then waves as his stories unfolded! He had the audience gripped with his story of his disappearing belly button!"
- REDBRIDGE BOOK AND MEDIA FESTIVAL
“A sensational comic!”
- ROTHERHAM BOOK FESTIVAL
If you would like us to put you in touch with any of the schools Ian has visited, please don't hesitate to ring us for contact details.
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To Make a Booking
To make an enquiry about Ian Billings, or any of the other authors, poets & illustrators listed on this website, please phone Trevor Wilson on +44 (0) 1535 656015, or email him at info@authorsabroad.com
Further information on Ian Billings is available on his website: www.ianbillings.com