Ra-Ra Zoo - Media Visibility

Media Visibility

Although generally politically opposed to recorded media the company performed on television on programs for young people such as 'No. 73', Blue Peter, guest spots on 'The Late Late Show' and elsewhere. They also featured on a broadcast pilot for C4 with Spike Milligan 'The Last Laugh before TVAM'. Dave Spathaky and Sue Broadway also appeared together on TV shows world wide several times successfully beating their own plate spinner world record.

In early days they played on the emerging 'New Variety' and alternative cabaret circuit and were the first company on stage at the newly reopened Hackney Empire in East London and subsequently played several successful seasons there with their full length shows.

Their extensive touring sometimes partly funded by the British Council but also self produced. They represented the UK at World Expos in Canada in 1986 and Brisbane in 1988.

Ra-Ra Zoo's last full show to date 'Cabinet of Curiosities' toured in 1993/4 and like their first show was in the London International Mime Festival (in 1994), the last show of that tour was at the Liverpool Everyman also in 1994.

In 2011 founders Dave Spathaky, Sue Broadway (with musician Thom Podgoretsky) performed at The Cork Midsummer Festival and the Glastonbury Festival and have plans for new Ra-Ra Zoo productions in 2012.