Not a stage. Not a stall. A place to land.
Festivals are brilliant and completely overwhelming, sometimes in the same ten minutes. Basecamp is the bit in between — a shaded, unhurried space for anyone who needs five minutes of quiet, a good story, or just somewhere that doesn't demand anything of them.
See the real Wild Gardens 2026 pitch — van, marquee, Chill Zone, in-situ photos. Or read the full write-up, warts and all."I'm offering a completely free, self-contained chill-out space. You give me a spot. I bring everything else. It's a shaded sanctuary with liquid drum and bass playing quietly in the background. Kids get magic, puppets, whatever the moment calls for. Adults get somewhere to actually breathe. It's an AuDHD-aware space, positive vibes only, no pressure on anyone who walks in."
The exact pitch that got us into Wild Gardens Festival 2026. Still the whole idea.
What that actually means day to day: come as you are. No pressure to be cheerful, no pressure to be anything in particular. If quiet is what you need, that's what you get.
"Learn to talk to a sock puppet like it's a real being, and the more you practise, the more your guard drops. Before you know it, you're not doing a trick anymore — you're actually talking to your own inner voice, your other self, call it what you like. And because you're 'just practising ventriloquism,' nobody thinks it's odd. It's a genuinely good excuse to lose the guilt about talking to yourself — a proper, cathartic conversation, in a fun way."
Chris's own reasoning for why the workshop matters, not just a party trick.
The crew
A family and friends operation, not an agency booking a stranger. This is who you'd actually meet.
Honest and off-grid capable
We proved this at Wild Gardens 2026 with zero mains power. If you've got power, great — but we don't need it to say yes.
Whatever actually suits you
Grassroots free festival or a fully-budgeted event with a line for entertainment — both are genuinely fine. Pick whichever shape fits.
We trade, nobody invoices
You give us what you've genuinely got — a pitch, power if there is any, food. We camp right there on the same pitch, in situ, the whole time we're with you. We bring the full Basecamp: Chill Zone, Story Chair, ventriloquism workshops, DJ set, the lot. Treat us like VIPs, we treat your audience like VIPs. No fee.
Invoiced, like any other supplier
If you've got a real entertainment or wellbeing budget, book us properly. Invoiced professionally, like any other supplier on your list — not a favour, not a discount.
No set price list yet — tell us about your event below and we'll talk real numbers based on what you actually need.
Book us, or just say hello
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