The Street Shows.

The BOSI street shows are small to mid-scale interventions in public spaces. We are regularly playing on/at High Streets, Arts Festivals, Music Festivals, Parks, Shopping Centres and the occasional wedding!

Our BOSI Street Shows are small to mid scale artistic interactions that can take place pretty much anywhere. This is our easily tour-able, rentable repertoire. They are all ready to go, so we can pull one out of the bag pretty quick. They can also be adapted, creating a richer tailored engagement for organisations and communities.

"we are makers of inspired madness and controlled chaos in the public realm"

Our brand new show!

The Armstrong Challenge

Over a century ago, famed inventor William Armstrong threw down the gauntlet to generations to come: to replace coal with renewable energy sources.

We’re throwing that same challenge to the next generation of inventors in the UK, with the best renewable energy source we know - FRUIT!

So bring your pears, your parents, and your pineapples down to this wonderfully fun (renewably-sourced) STEAM-powered installation workshop and we’ll save the world together, one lemon-powered-lightbulb at a time.

Below are a list of our current street shows!

Secret Squirters

Join the dots, hit the right boxes and squirt a friend, lover, adult, or boring so and so in the face!

Is it a game, is it silly mischief, is it you letting out your inner Dennis & Minnie? Digital play, monitoring and gaming meets real life interaction.

Island Storm

Island Storm a commission from the Without Walls Consortium

Coastal erosion caused the catastrophic loss of a family-run amusement arcade. The survivors are now touring and scratching out a living with what they managed to salvage.

A fun and action-packed seaside arcade, live on your doorstep. You will be moved by more than emotions as you help this surviving family rebuild their watery empire. Expect circus, wet fun, hilarity and stunts as you enter this magical arcade action world.

With water wielding sideshows and compartmentalised individual scenes Island Storm can be commissioned at any size and budget!

See it in action!

Gladys and Annabel plant pots

In the land of Silly they are! Gladys and Annabel are flower pots but looks can be very deceiving. Be nice to them, if you’re not mayhem may ensue - remember street furniture have feelings too!

See it in action!

Sid and Nancy Bins

In the land of Silly they are! Sid and Nancy are wheelie bins, but looks can be very deceiving. Be nice to them, if you’re not mayhem may ensue - remember street furniture have feelings too!

See it in action!

Walkabout & Parade.

CarBon Footprint

Michael Foot believes in the day and age of climate catastrophes what better way to travel than by foot! Not only good for the planet but great for the soul (who doesn’t want to drive a giant foot with epic tunes?)

Roger Hartley drives michael foot by the bureau of silly ideas street performers

See it in action!

WALKABOUT / PARADE

John Cone

In the land of Silly they are! John is a road cone, but looks can be very deceiving. Be nice to him, if you’re not mayhem may ensue - remember street furniture have feelings too!

See it in action!

WALKABOUT / PARADE

pineapple car by bureau of silly ideas 1

The Pineapple Car

Is it a car? Is it a Pineapple? No it’s a pedal powered limousine!

Pineapple Car by BOSI for hire summer festivals and events

WALKABOUT / PARADE

Fred and Ginger Xmas Trees

In the land of Silly they are! Fred and Ginger are Christmas Trees, but looks can be very deceiving. Be nice to them, if you’re not mayhem may ensue - remember street furniture have feelings too!

See it in action!

WALKABOUT / PARADE

The Menagerie

In the land of Silly they are! Sid and Nancy are wheelie bins, Barry is a portaloo, John is a road cone, Gladys and Annabel are flower pots and Fred and Ginger are Christmas Trees, looks can be very deceiving. Be nice to them, if you’re not mayhem may ensue - remember street furniture have feelings too!

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WALKABOUT / PARADE

Pie Throwing

Pie throwing was one of the original Olympic sports. Due to the lack of recognition Pie Throwing now receives, the sport is struggling to find the pie throwing stars of tomorrow.

Pie Throwing Fight organised by Bureau of Silly Ideas

We at BOSI are on a quest to find them, train them and pass on the secrets of this elusive art form - all in the hope that one day Pie Throwing will again be on the Olympic schedule.

The Fear Maker

the fear maker by bureau of silly ideas engagements for festivals

Do you scare easily?

We travel the country extracting the fear pheromones from small mammals. The fear maker is yet to face a pheromone it can’t produce.

Lightworks

Construction apparatus used to be an unsightly thing, making eyesores in our public squares and streets. Thanks to BOSI ugly apparatus can be a thing of the past, our specialist equipment will light up the dullest of building sites.

Turning complaints into compliments.

light works outdoor installation by bureau of silly ideas london festival hire

light works outdoor installation by bureau of silly ideas

Barry Porter Loo

In the land of Silly they are! Barry is a portaloo, but looks can be very deceiving. Be nice to this big fella, cause if you’re not mayhem may ensue - remember toilets have feelings too! Barry and The Menagerie by Bureau of Silly Ideas

Barry and The Menagerie by Bureau of Silly Ideas

See it in action! WALKABOUT / PARADE

Shirt or Squirt

The winner gets a shirt, the loser gets a squirt! Do you know how much blood, sweat and tears it takes to power a water pump? NO.... Not to worry, SHIRT OR SQUIRT will show you. Be the first to pedal push your way to victory. Make enough electricity to power your pump and you’ll empty the <em>*“blood sweat and tears”</em> chamber over your opponent. *Please note, we believe that other people's fluids are a bit gross. Therefore all fluid is that of our friend, the tap.

The Mobile Telephone

If it’s ringing you should probably answer it.

Be warned it’s at the cutting edge of technology: A MOBILE PHONE!

mobile telephone by bureau of silly ideas for family festivals

Prepare your christmas lists this gossip chair has a direct hotline to santa!

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The Small Job

Happy with your brightly coloured, throwing things, climbing things, carrying things, building things workforce? We at BOSI understand the disruption and calamity regeneration work can cause and have spent the past 15 years refining our construction methods. Our workers can make a song and dance out of building sites, get the job done and turn it into circus.

the small job by bureau of silly ideas london

the small hole by bureau of silly ideas

Denis the Skeleton

denis skeleton with bureau of silly ideas

denis skeleton with bureau of silly ideas 1

denis the skeleton by-bureau-of-silly-ideas

Denis may look sinister but he actually loves to dance.

Meet him through October for the spooky season!

He’s never invited to birthdays or Christmas parties so maybe you can be the first to ask him.

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