About Fritz
What’s in a NAME?! In 1988 I started going into schools giving talks on Acid Rain and The Dangers of Litter.
Drawing on previous stage and mime experience, I found that I could fire the children’s imagination by becoming ‘Theatrical‘ in my delivery.
This led to the formation in 1989 of F.A.B. Environclown, based around my three distinct characters.
- FRITZ: school and ‘skin’ work; Teddy bear, litter monster, and rainforest tree costumes.
- AARDVARK: a new age mime performing to ‘Jabberwocky’ and ‘Puff the magic Dragon’
- Dr. BRAGPUSS: a half man, half lion children’s magician.
In 1994, my younger son’s medical condition deteriorated and I had to cut out all my weekday performances.
Drawing on my equity, and TV appearances, I joined Screenlite [an acting agency] because I could fit in ‘extra’ work around my son’s hospital appointments ~
and thus I joined the illustrious ranks of the professional Background Artiste.
With long hair and a raggedy beard, I easily fitted the stereotypical Tramp. A small word that encompasses many genres [ beggar, homeless or Big Issue seller etc] and still accounts for about 90% of my work. As for the other 10%, it is ‘Any costume with a beard’, the essential requirements for ‘low life’ or ‘outsiders’ throughout history.
From barbarian to biker via buccaneer [and a pirate, either comedic or cruel, always has the best costume?!].
