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Mark & Alan have extensive experience at providing 60’s / 90’s classic hits for all types of functions /events:

 

The Outwits are Canterbury’s most experienced corporate entertainment troupe.The performers for The Outwits are skilled craftsman in all aspects of our industry – as MCs, comedians, actors, voice-over artists, writers, filmmakers and professional silly buggers.   We each have over 15 years of experience making the toughest crowds in New Zealand laugh.  Thanks to the great flight options around New Zealand, The Outwits now perform over 50% of the time outside of Christchurch.  So if you are hosting an event anywhere in NZ (or the world) do not hesitate to contact us for a quote. 

But what do we do? The Outwits make shows specifically for corporate crowds and events. We have used our improvisational skills to move away from impromptu theatre/ sport games (a crowd pleaser for many years) to create slick, scripted pieces of corporate comedy. Having honed our quick wits in the fast paced arena of “making it up as you go along” means we are ready for anything. But having a script means that we have a sure fire arsenal at our disposal. There is too much riding on the night not to have some big guns ready at a moment’s notice. The Outwits are the best MC’s in New Zealand Utilizing all our skills we offer great options to MC events and conferences.  We tailor our characters to the event and our style of MCing is a blend of fast past comedy presented in a slick and professional manner. The Outwits believe it is important to have a good balance between content and entertainment.  While it is your job to create interesting and relevant content for your sessions, it is our job to make sure the crowd is energized and focused.  We have developed great techniques for doing just that.  As was evident at the Vodafone Awards at the Civic in Auckland.  Here is the feedback: “Madant Productions commissioned The Outwits as The Queen and Prince Philip for the Vodafone Best of British party.  The dedication and effort that The Outwits put towards their characters as The Queen and Prince Philip was astounding and unbeatable!  They were so convincing and rip roaringly funny.  Nothing was an effort and they are always such a pleasure to work with.

Tina Cross, Suzanne Lynch, Jackie Clarke and Taisha

The Lady Killers is a dream team of New Zealand’s finest female singers and entertainers. From a whisper to a scream and everything in between, these divas make beautiful music dripping in harmony.

The Lady Killers belong to a vocal harmony tradition that spans girl groups, gospel, power pop, R&B, jazz, country and a whole lotta rock and roll. The show is a wild ride through music genres filtered through the Lady Killers vocal sensibilities. It’s sophisticated glamour and a dazzling vocal tour de force all rolled into one gorgeous super-duper deluxe package.

But the Spice Girls they ain’t. For a start they’re not girls, they’re women. They’re well seasoned professionals doing what they do best – singing from the heart and soul.

IF you think Dancing with the Stars heart-throb Shane Cortese can dance wait ‘til you hear him sing!The dishy former Shortland Street is set to unleash his explosive singing talent on New Zealand – one that will have you rockin’ and rollin’ to the magic of Elvis, Buddy Holly, Del Shannon, Eddie Cochrane, Chuck Berry, Ricky Nelson and Gene Vincent.
It’s Rock ‘N’ Roll Heaven – The Class of ’58, featuring all the rock ‘n’ roll hits of the era, performed by Shane and his 16-piece band.
A highlight of the show comes with a 20-minute non-stop tribute to the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Elvis. Shane and his big band will tell his story through music, tracking his life from Sun Recording Studios through the movie years, the ‘68 comeback special and Vegas before his untimely death in 1977.
Shane – known for his roles on Dancing with the Stars and Shortland Street – is one of the most talented performers to emerge in New Zealand recently. When Shane first unleashed Rock ‘n’ Roll Legends on Whangarei and Auckland, it became an instant hit bringing audiences to their feet yelling for more.
What a lot of people don’t know is Shane has an outstanding pedigree in live rock ‘n’ roll music, having made a name for himself on London’s West End playing Elvis in Elvis the Musical, Ricky Nelson in Rock ‘n’ Roll Heaven, Ritchie Valens in Buddy, Pharoah in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Rocky in The New Rocky Horror Show.

Suzanne Lynch, Steve Larkins, Adrian Stuckey

Presenting music from the 60’s to the present day… classic hits to contemporary… a show that can be tailored to suit your special occasion, wedding, dance, event, or corporate function.

Suzanne Lynch (vocals)
Suzanne Lynch started her singing career in the 60s group ‘The Chicks’ and went on to work as a soloist winning the New Zealand Entertainer of the Year in 1971, and the Noel Agnew Excellence Award in 2004. In 2000 she was awarded an M.B.E in the Queens Honors List. Suzanne spent most of the 70’s in England working with artists such as Neil Sedaka, Charles Aznavour, Cleo Lane, Lulu, Olivia Newton John, and Leo Sayer. For five years Suzanne lead the vocal group for Cat Stevens’s band, working on four albums and two world tours. Today Suzanne is the vocal coach for the NZ Idol television show, and performs regular corporate functions. Bookings for her live show see Suzanne performing in Hong Kong, Bangkok and Sydney.

Steve Larkins (piano/keyboards)

Steve (ex Dave Dobbyn, The Cats Away, Ray Columbus, Midge Marsden, and Ardijah) is well known in NZ as ‘the piano man’ playing and singing a mix of ballads, standards, and classic hits right up to today’s latest chart toppers. Multi-talented Steve also performs a hilarious and energetic tribute to the late great Freddy Mercury (from the
English rock band Queen), and recently performed this show at the David Tua fight and the Rugby Sevens (in Wellington).

Adrian Stuckey (guitar)
Adrian is Executive Producer of Auckland based studio ‘Big Note Productions’ and over the last ten years has written and produced award winning music for TV/ movies/jingles in New Zealand, Australia and Japan. As a guitarist Adrian plays a variety of styles including jazz, classical, Aboriginal, Calypso, rock, and pop and in 2003 he performed for the Robbie Williams V.I.P party. Adrian is currently working alongside Eddie Rayner as Assistant Music Producer for both the NZ Idol TV show and Gold Disc award winning cast album and single.