Teatime Production creds 2011

2. C R E AT I N G E X T R AO R D I N A R Y E X P E R I E N C E S
Teati me Production creates e x t r a o r d i n a r y
exper iences inter nationally. Ta k i n g a l a t e r a l
view of the nature of enter ta i n m e n t , Te a t i m e
happily breaks all the r ules in t h e p u r s u i t o f
fun. Immer sive , sur pr ising and i n fi n i t e ly v a r i e d ,
Teati me's output r anges in sc a l e f r o m t h e
intimate to the monumental, c o n s i s t e n t ly
deliver ing exper iences that w i l l b e t a l ke d
about.
"Their raison d'etre i s m a d h a p p e n i n g s "
ES Magazine

3. A UNIQUE APPROACH
Teatime Production offer s a u n i q u e a p p r o a c h t o e ve n t s t h r o u g h a c o m b i n a t i o n o f e x c e l l e n t c o n n e c t i o n s ,
close attention to the br ief a n d a b r o a d v i e w o f w h a t i s a c h i e v a bl e .
CONNECTIONS
Exciting events depend upon r e l e v a n t , u nu s u a l c o n t e n t . S o u r c i n g t h a t c o n t e n t c a n r e q u i r e we e k s o f r e s e a r c h
followed by hefty quotes and i n t e r m i n a bl e h e a l t h a n d s a fe t y a n d i n s u r a n c e ch e c k s . Te a t i m e P r o d u c t i o n h a s
long ter m wor king relationsh i p s w i t h s e r v i c e p r ov i d e r s r a n g i n g f r o m aw a r d w i n n i n g e x p e r i m e n t a l c a t e r e r s
to sought after perfor mer s a n d i n t e r n a t i o n a l ly r e n ow n e d s e t d e s i g n e r s . W h e n we a s k n i c e ly d a t e s b e c o m e
available , budgets become ne g o t i a bl e a n d t e c h n i c a l i s s u e s a r e r e s o l ve d .
DECONSTRUCTING THE BR I E F
Teati me is well ver sed in the a r t o f s u r p r i s i n g t h e c l i e n t w h i l e s t ay i n g e n t i r e ly o n b r a n d . B e c a u s e we o n ly
prod uce unusual events we h ave e x t e n s i ve , u p t o t h e m i nu t e k n ow l e d g e o f e x a c t ly w h o i s d o i n g w h a t , w h e r e
and how. This means that we’r e a bl e t o o f fe r o p t i o n s w i t h a d i s t i n c t f l avo u r o f t h e ze i t g e i s t , c a r e f u l ly
moulded to fit the client’s ne e d s . O u r p r o j e c t s a r e t a i l o r m a d e t o s u i t yo u , w h e t h e r yo u n e e d t o g e n e r a t e
press, offer a completely one - o f - a - k i n d e x p e r i e n c e o r s i m p ly s h ow p e o p l e a g o o d t i m e .
TAKING A BROAD VIEW
We’re not all that keen on ‘n o ’ a t Te a t i m e . We ’r e r e g u l a r ly a p p r o a c h e d t o wo r k o n p r o j e c t s t h a t h ave b e e n
wr itten off as impossible by o t h e r c o m p a n i e s . T h e m o r e yo u d o, t h e m o r e yo u c a n d o - a n d we ’ ve b e e n
happily pushing our luck for ye a r s .
"Legendar y tongue-in - c h i c p a r t y o r g a n i s e r s "
Harper s Bazaar

4. CLIENTS
Teatime has a rolling roster o f c l i e n t s , i n c l u d i n g :
"A one-off collision o f fo o d , a r t a n d e n t e r t a i n m e n t "
Time Out

5. C A S E S T U DY : S TO K E P L AC E
THE BRIEF
Stoke Place hotel was keen t o p u t t o g e t h e r a s e r i e s o f e ve n t s w i t h
the aim of gener ating press, d r aw i n g a d e s i r a bl e d e m o g r a p h i c a n d
promoting the hire of the wh o l e h o t e l fo r p r i v a t e e ve n t s .
THE CONCEPT
Teati me Production created ‘ T h e W h i t e B l a c k b i r d ’
(www.thewhteblackbird.com) , a r e v i v a l o f t h e l av i s h c o u n t r y h o u s e
par ti es last seen in the inter w a r ye a r s . G l a m o r o u s , d e c a d e n t a n d
inventively themed, the par ti e s ( w h i c h a r e o n g o i n g ) h a p p e n fo u r
times a year, taking over the w h o l e h o t e l a n d i t ’s g r o u n d s .
THE RESULT
The White Blackbird gener ate d p r o d i g i o u s a m o u n t s o f p r e s s f r o m i t ’s
inaugur al par ty, and has cons i s t e n t ly c o n t i nu e d t o d o s o e ve r s i n c e .
The event has dr awn a ver y d e s i r a bl e c r ow d o f A B C 1 e a r ly a d o p t e r s
wor king predominantly in the m e d i a , a r t s a n d bu s i n e s s . F r o m t h e
second event onwards the in c o m e g e n e r a t e d w a s s u f fi c i e n t t o c ove r
all costs (including Teatime’s fe e ) , a n d i t h a s s i n c e c o n s i s t e n t ly g e n e r-
ated a profit for Stoke Place . T h e r e h ave a l s o b e e n s e ve r a l e x c l u s i ve
hires of the hotel by attende e s o f t h e W h i t e B l a c k b i r d e ve n t s .
"The scene has all th e g l a m o u r a n d h a z i n e s s o f o n e o f J a y G a t s by ' s p a r t i e s "
The Times

6. C A S E S T U DY : D U N H I L L C I G A R E T T E S
THE BRIEF
Dunhill cigarettes commissio n e d a r o s t e r o f ‘ E n g l i s h E c c e n t r i c ’
enter tainment for a ser ies of p r o m o t i o n a l p a r t i e s i n m a j o r G e r m a n
cities.
THE CONCEPT
Teati me Production put toge t h e r a c o l l e c t i o n o f t h e m o s t u nu s u a l ,
interesting and eccentr ic Lon d o n d b a s e d p e r fo r m e r s a n d c o m m i s-
sioned a ser ies of tailored pe r fo r m a n c e s . T h i s w a s a n i n t e r e s t i n g b r i e f ,
since tobacco adver tising law s p r o h i b i t a l m o s t e ve r y c a b a r e t c l i c h e .
We responded with a line up t h a t i n c l u d e d u ke l e l e mu s i c h a l l s t y l e
ver sions of char t hits, a flaut i s t b e a t b oxe r, a B u s y B e r ke l e y s t y l e
dance troupe , shor t films wit h l i ve a c c o m p a n i m e n t , a d a n c i n g vo l c a n o
and the wor ld’s smallest thea t r e .
THE RESULT
Client feedback was excellen t , t h e t o u r w a s d e s c r i b e d a s ‘ t h e m o s t
successful, best looking ser ie s o f e ve n t s we ’ ve e ve r d o n e ’ .
'We're going to par ty l i ke i t ' s 1 8 9 9 '
The Daily Telegraph

7. C A S E S T U DY : T H E C R E ATO R ’ S P R O J E C T
THE BRIEF
Our regular collabor ator Kar l S a d l e r D e s i g n w a s a s ke d t o p r o d u c e a n
inter active installation ver sio n o f o n e o f h i s p h o t o g r a p h s fo r T h e
Creator’s Project London exh i b i t i o n .
THE CONCEPT
Kar l chose to re-create a for e s t p h o t o g r a p h a s a r e a c t i ve s o u n d a n d
light exper ience . Over three d ay s we bu i l t a l i v i n g i n d o o r fo r e s t
complete with forest floor, fi t t e d w i t h s o u n d r e a c t i ve l i g h t s p r o-
gr ammed by Kar l and a hidde n s o u n d s y s t e m . W h e n e x h i b i t i o n v i s i t o r s
walked through the installatio n t h e s o u d w a s t r i g g e r e d a n d t h e l i g h t s
wor ked in reaction to the mu s i c .
THE RESULT
Kar l was delighted with the fi n i s h e d i n s t a l l a t i o n a n d we h ave s i n c e
wor ked on sever al commerci a l p r o j e c t s t o g e t h e r. V i c e a n d I n t e l
(or ganiser s of the project) like t h e i n s t a l l a t i o n s o mu c h t h a t t h e t e a m
was invited to exhibit at the To k yo l e g o f t h e e x h i b i t i o n .
"The best way to hav e a g o o d t i m e i n t h e C a p i t a l "
Evening Standard

8. C A S E S T U DY : T B WA M E E T I N G S
THE BRIEF
TBWA br iefed us to come up w i t h ‘ s o m e t h i n g i n t e r e s t i n g ’ w h i c h c o u l d
either act as a precur sor to, o r h a p p e n d u r i n g a b r e a k f r o m a m e e t i n g
with their client, a food br an d .
THE CONCEPT
Wor king with exper imental c a t e r e r s B l a n c h a n d S h o c k , we d e v i s e d a
ser ie s of highly theatr ical dec o n s t r u c t i o n s a n d r e - i nve n t i o n s o f t h e
client’s food r ange . These we r e s e r ve d by t h e T B WA s t a f f i n t h e
cour se of the meeting. The so l u t i o n w a s n o t o n ly a n i n t e r e s t i n g
inter vention which ser ved to m a i n t a i n t h e c l i e n t ’s i n t e r e s t d u r i n g t h e
meeting, it was also complete ly o n b r a n d fo r t h e T B WA m e t h o d o f
‘crea tive disr uption’.
THE RESULT
Initially contr acted for just o n e m e e t i n g , we h ave s i n c e c a t e r e d s e ve n
in the same manner and have r e c e n t ly d e v i s e d a t r a n s p o r t a bl e ve r s i o n
so that the setup can be tr an s p o r t e d t o o f f s i t e m e e t i n g s .
"The 'one-of-a-kind d i n i n g c o n c e p t u a l i s t s ' o c c u py a p l a c e w h e r e
style , spectacle and s c o n e s a l l c o l l i d e t o c r e a t e t h e k i n d o f p a r t i e s y o u w o n ' t
for get in a hur r y"
Channel 4 Food

9. C A S E S T U DY : T H E E F S
THE BRIEF
Teati me Production was appr o a c h e d by A P R c o n s u l t a n c y t o p r o d u c e
the fir st Exper imental Food S o c i e t y e x h i b i t i o n a n d b a n q u e t a t t h e
Br ick House , East London
THE CONCEPT
We wor ked with the venue , A P R a n d t h e e x h i b i t o r s t o p u t t o g e t h e r
the daytime exhibition and th e e ve n i n g b a n q u e t t h a t fo l l owe d . T h i s
was an enor mous logistical ch a l l e n g e , g i ve n t h a t we we r e d e a l i n g w i t h
over 30 individual exhibitor s , t r y i n g t o m a i n t a i n t h e f l ow o f v i s i t o r s
and look after an associated t a l k s c h e d u l e d u r i n g t h e d ay. S i m i l a r ly, i n
the evening we managed six t e a m s o f c h e f s t h a t h a d n e ve r wo r ke d
together before to feed 100 p e o p l e i n a ve nu e p a c ke d t o c a p a c i t y.
THE RESULT
The exhibition was seen by ove r 2 0 0 0 i n t h e c o u r s e o f i t ’s s i x h o u r
r un, and the banquet seated 1 0 0 h a p py d i n e r s . We h ave b e e n a s ke d
to retur n this year and will ta ke ove r t h e c r e a t i ve c o n c e p t o f t h e
banquet in addition to our pr o d u c t i o n r o l e .
'The brains behind th e b a n q u e t '
Rhoda Buchanan, The Times

10. PRESS
Recent cover age for Teatime P r o d u c t i o n s a n d o u r p r o j e c t s h a s
featured in:
INTERNATIONAL
VOGUE HOMMES+, ESQUIRE ( KO R E A ) , N E W YO R K T I M E S
NATIONAL
ESQUIRE (UK), FABRIC MAG A Z I N E , G R A Z I A , G UA R D I A N G U I D E ,
GQ, HARPERS B AZAAR, HIG H L I F E ( B A ) , R E S TAU R A N T M AG A Z I N E ,
SC ARLET MAGAZINE, SUNDAY T I M E S S T Y L E , S U N DAY T I M E S
TRAVEL, TELEGRAPH, THE G UA R D I A N , T H E O B S E RV E R , T H E T I M E S
REGIONAL
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE LIFE, EV E N I N G S TA N DA R D, L O N D O N PA P E R ,
METRO, SHORTLIST, SLOUG H E X P R E S S , S L O U G H O B S E RV E R , T I M E
OUT (LONDON)
ONLINE
CHA NNEL4.COM, DAILY C A N DY, DA S H I N G T W E E D S , F O O D A N D
TRAVEL, FRESH ESC APES, GUA R D I A N O N L I N E ( V I D E O ) , R U N R I OT,
TASTE OF LONDON, STYLE B I B L E , T H E T I M E S O N L I N E ( V I D E O ) ,
URB AN JUNKIES, VIEW LON D O N , WO R L D T R AV E L N E T
"Regular thrower s o f i r r e g u l a r c o u n t r y h o u s e s o i r e e s "
The Guardian

11. C O N TAC T
+44(0)207 561 9235
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WWW.TEATIMEPRODUCTIO N . C O M
"Get together gur us "
Harper s Bazaar