The Wacky Waiters
2nd October 2019
From 27th to 29th September, the fourth Letchworth Beer & World Food Festival returned to the town, bringing with it plenty of festivities and a wide range of delights for all the family.
As part of this celebration of tasty treats, Garden Square welcomed The Wacky Waiters who added additional fun and frolics to proceedings.
The Letchworth Beer & World Food Festival
The fourth Letchworth Beer & World Food Festival returned to the town during the last weekend in September. The festival saw the town come alive with a variety of local and exotic beers, world foods from Thai to Ghanaian, live music, beer pong, apple pressing, children’s activities and much more.
Mouth-watering Mayhem
Visitors to Garden Square could also enjoy a feast of fun by way of the culinary delights of The Wacky Waiters; whose mouth-watering mayhem combined silent comedy and graceful slapstick.
The comedy duo commenced with plate flipping and napkin sculpting, followed by singing and dancing routines – all to a rousing soundtrack of classic tunes. The waiters evoked the genius of Morecambe and Wise and conjured adolescent admiration with their hilarious boyband homage.
Social media followers took to Garden Square’s Facebook page to enthuse about the performances:
Lynne Elliot: “I have to say these are some of the best street entertainers I have seen.”
Samantha Gentle: “Thank you. The guys were brilliant – had us all laughing. Made our day.”
“These two were brilliant.”Victoria Anne Marie Young
Tasty Results
The Wacky Waiters proved a huge hit with visitors to Garden Square, with footfall up by 36% from the previous weekend.
On social media, the event reached nearly 13,000 people organically with an engagement rate 4.5%.
Jack Philbin, Garden Square’s Centre Manager, said: “It was brilliant to see so many of our shoppers enjoying the antics of The Wacky Waiters. From comedy capers at Costa Coffee to singing shenanigans outside Specsavers, the duo certainly provided plenty of eye-popping fun on both days. Garden Square continues to provide a range of activities and shows to Letchworth’s visitors and we look forward to hosting more over the months ahead – including our Halloween activities on 31st October.”
