London’s prestigious party venue, 8 Northumberland Avenue, start planning Christmas a year ahead. Setting aside traditional festive themes they asked for splendour on an oceanic scale - the myth of Atlantis was to be brought alive – furthermore they wanted a plush ambient party-zone to match. The brief was ‘epic’ plus ‘glitz & glam’. They key colours – deep-sea blues and paradise pinks.The spirit of the Lost Sunken
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TIME FOR A NEW CIRCUS
Time waits for no one...and Area 51 unveiled a brand-new circus show during a run of festive performances at the immaculate Heart Of England Conference and Events Centre right in the centre of the country.
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AZURE A SURE FIRE MALDIVES HIT
A spectacular party staged in a sun-kissed tropical paradise was the perfect way for globe-trotting revellers to see in the new year. Area 51 launched Cabaret Azure at the stunning island resort of Amilla Fushi in the Maldives with remarkable aplomb, pulling together amazing artists for an event that will live long in the memory.
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AREA 51 `AVALANCHE` FOR NEW ALPINE SHOW
A spectacular new Alpine-themed show combining extreme sports and circus skills made its debut at one of the UK's most prestigious arenas, to huge critical acclaim. The Area 51 production of 'Alpine Nights' is the ultimate après-ski experience: ice cool and an off-piste elegance with first class entertainment.
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TWISTD FIRESTARTERS
What happens if you bring together the UK's largest indoor winter music festival at one of the nation's best loved holiday resorts with the warped wit and wisdom of Area 51?
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JONATHAN ROSS’ HALLOWEEN HOME
When it comes to Halloween parties, no one is more renowned than Jonathan Ross OBE for putting on a successful spooktacular. Packed with A-list celebrities, the party always attracts the attention of the international press. Jonathan and his wife, Jane Goldman, look to Area 51 to transform their house into a high-class horror-fest.
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NO SCIENCE FRICTION IN THE CITY
Steel city Sheffield shapeshifted into a science-fiction central station for starship troopers, time travellers, fantasy fans, droids and more who descended on the Yorkshire city to wallow in the weird and wonderful for a warp-speed weekend away
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CELEBRITY FRIGHT NIGHT
Horror artisans Area 51 spawned an other-worldly hub of Halloween charm and chills after being called upon by TV superstar Jonathan Ross to once again set pulses racing in the heart of London for the biggest A-list celebrity party of the year!
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PEEK-A-BOO AT THE ART OF TERROR
When your skin crawls, your spine chills to the max and your nerves strain to snap, the last thing you need is to become ghastly guinea pigs in a foul foray into the darkest reaches of terror where YOU are the experiment!
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DEMONS ARE A GHOUL’S BEST FRIEND
An army of demons, ghouls and fiendish freaks from Area 51 swarmed on to the streets of Birmingham's arts quarter after a portal to hell appeared to open right in the middle of the Second City. Thankfully, it wasn't the apocalyptic 'End Times' being ushered in to wreak war, famine, pestilence and disease but yet another heavy-duty Halloween street festival.
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LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY SU BALL
Loughborough University Students Union aim high when it comes to their gala ball. Our brief is to propose brilliant themes and then deliver the dazzling décor to match. Continuously topping previous years' achievements is not easy but we welcome the challenge. Our roll of honour so far includes a James Bond theme, the Great Gatsby era, Las Vegas and Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
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LAUNCH OF THE BEANO EXPERIENCE
Beano HQ teamed up with House PR to bring the kids’ comic into the 21st century. They launched the Beano Studios and the Beano Experience, and the big unveiling event was at Beano’s Fleet Street HQ. The objective was to create an environment bursting with a cheeky character to match the 80-year-old comic’s irreverent
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THE PARTY’S OVER
A crack swarm of 60 Area 51 star-performers helped ensure the last ever Secret Garden Party wasn't a washout despite the festival being saturated by Monsoon-like rain!
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MALDIVES PARADISE IN LONDON
Let me take you by the hand and lead you through the streets of London.....and the beautiful beaches of the luxurious Maldives...! Area 51 helped bring a touch of paradise to west London as part of a promotional campaign to boost the profile of the retro chic of Finolhu
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GLASTO GO-GO FOR TURBO SIDESHOW
Igor Rasputin and his hand-pulled Caravan of Lost Souls were not in the mood for any go-slow at the legendary Glastonbury Festival with a blistering turbo sideshow of curious, kooky, craziness to keep revellers in the field
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LINKEDIN ICE CAVE
Professional networking leaders LinkedIn asked us to come up with a unique concept that would excite the senses for their largest corporate recruitment drive, Talent Connect London, to be attended by 1,200 delegates. A brainstorming session produced several ideas but top of the pile was an immersive ice cave.
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CARAVAN ROCKS UP AT DOWNLOAD!
Itinerant Igor Rasputin and his band of merry pranksters, freaks and performing peculiarities, pitched in at Britain's most popular heavy rock festival to play up to their reputation as Europe's leading spaced-oddities! Area 51's aberrant master of ceremonies, sensation and strangeness, Rasputin rocked up at Download 2017.
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EXOTIC OCEAN COLOUR SCENE
Three teams of elite entertainers jetted out to the Indian Ocean paradise of the Maldives to bring extra Easter exultation to holidaymakers enjoying themselves in the exclusive enclave. And among the heights of this latest week-long trip half way across the world for Area 51 was their construction of the world's tallest water contortion bowl at Reethi Rah
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51 ROCK IT AT STELLAR WEEKEND
A remote corner of North Wales was zapped into an interdimensional and intergalactic space colony as Area 51 helped stage the biggest sci-fi and fantasy festival seen in the UK! Thousands of sci-fi fans beamed down into Pwlhelli on the Lleyn Peninsula for a long weekend where normal reality was suspended and a colourfully costumed alternative existence emerged.
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SPEAK EASY, PARTY HARD
The decadent twenties roared back in style as thousands of revellers partied hard at a splendid Speakeasy spree staged inside a leading UK venue with Area 51 in the driving seat. The Ricoh Arena at Coventry
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XMAS PARTY FOR UK CONSTRUCTION EXPERTS
Our clients Ove Arup & Partners International Ltd are design and construction experts. Their founder, the late Sir Ove Arup, insisted on high company values: “We must strive for quality in what we do, and never be satisfied with the second-rate.” They demand the best. They also place a high value on their staff and expect excellence for their Christmas parties. The company hired The Vox, a purpose-built venue on the NEC
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FOUR ISLAND FLING
Area 51's entertainment expeditionary force launched a series of island landings in the Indian Ocean as part of a mission of mirth and magic for luxury jet-set holidaymakers! Bolstering its growing globetrotting reputation, Area 51 dispatched a large posse of performers to the tropical paradise of the Maldives where they
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MASON HOUSE CHRISTMAS
Popular with A-list celebrities, London’s Mason House Club in the vaults of the London Palladium theatre soon gained a reputation for exclusivity and elegance. The same high standards applied to their décor during the festive season, so they invited Area 51 to create a complete Christmas look for them with a touch of class.
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THE QUEEN ELIZABETH II CENTRE’S 30TH BIRTHDAY
Opened by the Queen in 1986, the Queen Elizabeth II Centre wanted a 30th birthday party with a difference for those who had helped make it one of London’s most successful events venues. It hosts more than 400 events a year
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NEW AREA 51 BASE IN TROPICAL PARADISE
Area 51 are delighted to establish a permanent base in the tropical paradise of the Maldives after helping to launch an exclusive and one-of-a-kind resort in the Indian Ocean.
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