Strømperne kommer til Danmark

Den Skotske Falset Sok Marionetter Theatr kommer til Danmark i denne uge. Og selvfølgelig har vi ikke taler dansk. Heldigvis viser er på Engelsk. Tja, de er i Skotske. Vi vil se jer alle der. (Og eventuelle Strømper fans, der kan komme til Århus eller København, så fortæl alle dine venner).



ONCE MORE IN ENGLISH: The Scottish Falsetto Socks are playing here in Copenhagen on Weds 3rd October and Aarhus on Friday 4th.

Læs Gig Guide, nedenfor for detaljer om efterårets tour datoer i Birmingham, Bury, Teddington, Preston, Manchester og Aberystwyth.

Oh so nice in Neath

Last night the Scottish Falsetto Socks returned to the Clown's Pocket in Neath to headline their 3rd birthday party gig. Thanks to Juls Williams for this fab photo of us in action.



From Tony the Landlord I learned a lot about the pub, The Duke, which is one of the oldest in Wales, including the fact that Buffalo Bill kept his horses there when he brought his circus to town, and that an elephant once destroyed the kitchen window. The history of Neath is fascinating (see its Wikipedia entry) and famous Neathians (I'm sure that's not the word) include Ray Milland, Bonnie Tyler, Richard Burton, Katherine Jenkins and Julie Gardner off of Doctor Who.

See the Gig Guide below for details of this Autumn's tour dates in London, Birmingham, Bury, Teddington, Preston, Manchester and Aberystwyth. We're also in Denmark next week, if you can make it.

The Socks do The Beatles

The Socks have done the Beatles, in half a dozen mini sketches. Enjoy them individually at random, or see the whole lot together.



Kodak
Yellow Submarine
Brian Epstein
Freddie & The Dreamers
Apple
Get Back

See the Gig Guide below for details of this Autumn's tour dates in London, Birmingham, Bury, Teddington, Preston, Manchester and Aberystwyth. We're also in Denmark next week, if you can make it.

Socks at 13th Hour Horror Fest - new promo video

The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre bring their Socky Horror Show Boo Lingerie to London's Leicester Square Theatre on October 28th as part of the 13th Hour Horror Festival, and now they've made a special promo video for the event. Do please enjoy and Retweet.



Tickets are on sale - Book now! And see the Gig Guide below for details of this Autumn's tour dates in Neath, Birmingham, Bury, Teddington, Preston, Manchester and Aberystwyth.

Socks 2013 calendar gets closer (another teaser)

That Socks calendar gets a little closer. 4 illustrations are coloured, here's one of them.



They're all sci fi pastiches starring the Socks and, yes, they're all brilliant.

Meanwhile if you want a copy of the classic 2012 Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre calendar, it's still available. 12 all new illustrations by Kev F Sutherland, only available in this calendar. Check them out:



Silence of the Lambs, Abbey Road, Gone With The Wind, James Bond, Tubular Bells, Trainspotting, The Kray twins - seriously even we can't believe how good this is and we made it. Available now, only £10.25 from Lulu.

I believe we've said enough.

Love, The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre

Tories, an update

Two news stories have come up today to occupy the chattering classes, amongst whom I must number myself. In one, Tory MP Grant Shapps posed as web guru at $3,000-a-head Las Vegas conference, and in the other, the Tory chief whip called a Policeman a Pleb



What amazes me is that this amazes anyone. One Tory MP is shown to be a self-serving shyster and one is demonstrated to be an arrogant snob. Forgive my ignorance, but isn't that why people voted for them in the first place? I'm not a Tory voter myself. But if I was, I would imagine I would be either an aspirational or a privileged person who looked down on and disparaged the unsuccessful and the unlucky. That is what being a Tory means, isn't it?

So if I'd voted for a Tory MP, I'd be majorly pissed off if they were anything less than a self-serving arrogant shit who thought the world owed them a living and who didn't think that anyone poorer than them was a Pleb. Let me tell you, from my experience of Tories, Pleb is one of the kinder words they reserve for the lower orders. Trust me, I've spoken at the Cambridge Union on nights other than the Freshers Debate.

 I am reminded of Aesop's Fable of the Farmer & the Viper. You know the story, so I'll cut to the punchline...

"You knew I was a snake before you took me in."

Socks 2013 Calendar - sneak preview

Last night I (Kev F Comic Genius) finished pencilling and inking the 13 illustrations that will comprise the Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre's official 2013 calendar, which should be ready in time to become the most coveted Christmas present ever. Here is a sneak preview of the black & white line drawing for just one of those pages:



Yes, you can probably guess what the logo on that page will say. All of 2013's pictures are based on classic scifi movie posters, to go with the theme of our forthcoming 2013 show The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre In Space. Stay tuned here, and as soon as it's coloured and ready to buy, you'll be the first to know.

Meanwhile if you want a copy of the classic 2012 Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre calendar, it's still available. 12 all new illustrations by Kev F Sutherland, only available in this calendar. Check them out:



Silence of the Lambs, Abbey Road, Gone With The Wind, James Bond, Tubular Bells, Trainspotting, The Kray twins - seriously even we can't believe how good this is and we made it. Available now, only £10.25 from Lulu.

I believe we've said enough.

Love, The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre

Socks mini Autumn tour flyer

The Socks have themselves a mini tour coming up, with 9 outings for their Edinburgh show Boo Lingerie. If that doesn't deserve its own flyer, we don't know what does. Here's the back...



...and this would be the front then:



The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre will be performing Boo Lingerie - A Socky Horror Show in
Oct 3 Aarhus, Denmark
Oct 4 Copenhagen, Denmark
Oct 11 Birmingham - Old Joint Stock Theatre
Oct 12 Bury - The Met
Oct 18 Teddington - Landmark Arts Centre
Oct 19 Preston - The Continental
Oct 20 Manchester - The Lass O'Gowrie
Oct 26 Aberystwyth Arts Centre
Oct 28 London - Leicester Square Theatre

Book now, and spread the word. And to everyone else, we're working on the Spring 2013 tour, stay tuned for news.

Socks at Horror Fest London Oct 28th

The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre are finally bringing their Socky Horror Show Boo Lingerie to London's Leicester Square Theatre on October 28th as part of the 13th Hour Horror Festival, an appropriately spooky horror-themed series of shows for Halloween time. Tickets are on sale - Book now! Part of the show will undoubtedly be this song (now including captions for anyone struggling to make out all the lyrics):



If you like the video do please retweet it (we're @falsettosocks by the way). Click below for details and tickets for the Scottish Falsetto Socks in London on Oct 28th. See the Gig Guide below for details of this Autumn's tour dates in Neath, Birmingham, Bury, Teddington, Preston, Manchester and Aberystwyth.

Socks in Aberystwyth Oct 26th

The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre perform Boo Lingerie - A Socky Horror Show (and other stuff) at Aberystwyth Arts Centre on October 26th. Here, they've made a wee video especially to promote it:



Tickets are on sale, so book now and spread the word!

Frankenstein Song - new from the Socks

New from the Socks, a very special song from Danny Boyle's Frankenstein.



This song struggled through the previews and lasted only three or four shows at Edinburgh before it was cut, both from lack of time and from lack of being actually funny (there are two laughs, you can probably count them). It won't be appearing live agin in a hurry, so do please enjoy.

Gone a bit mad in the Wee Shoppie

Er, I think we may have got a bit carried away in the Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre's Wee Shoppie.


When I first set up this Cafepress online shop, it only let us have ten products. And when I updated it earlier, all I did was change the logo on those few products. So imagine my surprise when I looked at the products available to us and found there are hundreds. So, go on everybody, spoil yourselves with some of these unique and official Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet items of quality merchandise...



Golf shirt, baseball jersey, polo jersey, ringer t-shirt (me neither), organic mens t-shirts (these seem to come in a lot of colours and sizes), dog hoodie... DOG HOODIE! It would almost be worth having a dog to get a Socks dog hoodie. And there's more...



Raglan, Womens plus-size v-neck, spaghetti tank (?), infant bodysuit, toddler t shirt, trucker hat, stonewashed cap, thong. Actually the thong really does look wrong doesn't it?



Golf ball, baseball, duvet, trays, iPad covers, stackable mugs, thermos flasks, a jigsaw, field bag, compact mirror, necklace, earrings, bib? There really is no end to this stuff. I want it all (but, the truth be told, will probably never have any of it). Hope you enjoy it folks.

These 2012 Socks items will remain on sale via Cafepress until further notice, while the Boo Lingerie shirts are available while stocks last (and will be on sale at the Socks forthcoming shows in London, Birmingham, Bury, Teddington, Preston, Manchester and Aberystwyth at the lowest price of only £10 per item). The perfect gift for Christmas.

Socks Wee Shoppie updated - new design

The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre's Wee Shoppie has been redesigned so now, for the very first time, you can buy items printed with the Socks' official 2012 logo (as seen on the Chunky Woollen Nits flyer, their classic pose). As well as t-shirts in all sizes and a variety of colours, you can now get a sweatshirt, baseball cap, boxer shorts, teddy bear, dog bowl, mug, tote bag, wall clock, or a pack of ten pin badges, at slightly lower prices than before and with the Socks 2012 logo for the first time.



Anyone wanting the Boo Lingerie t-shirts can still get them direct from me for £14 / €21 / $26.50 inc postage by paying by Paypal to sockpuppets@sitcomtrials.co.uk and remembering to state what size you want, and including your address.

Meanwhile the Socks items available in their Wee Shoppie (via Cafepress) are:
T - shirt £18.50 (Kids sizes £17) / $23.98 ($21.98)
Sweat shirt £21.50 / $27.98
Performance jacket £34 / $43.98
Baseball cap £14 / $17.98
Boxer shorts £12 / $14.98
Tote bag £12 / $14.98
Mug £10.50 / $13.19
Teddy bear £12 / $14.98
Clock £10 / $12.98
10 x pin badges £7.50 / $9.49
Dogbowl £15  / $18.98

These 2012 Socks items will remain on sale via Cafepress until further notice, while the Boo Lingerie shirts are available while stocks last (and will be on sale at the Socks forthcoming shows in London, Birmingham, Bury, Teddington, Preston, Manchester and Aberystwyth at the lowest price of only £10 per item). The perfect gift for Christmas.



Lest you forget, this is what that classic Socks 2012 logo design looks like. On a shirt

Bash Street Zombies remembered

This morning on BBC Breakfast they're discussing the film ParaNorman and asking "how do you make zombies acceptable to kids?". Might I just remind the world of this...



The Bash Street Zombies was written and drawn by me, and serialised (as the best of my work has been) over a few weeks in the Beano back in 2008, in what I think we can fairly call the comic's heyday. At first, when I submitted the script, I really thought Alan Digby the editor was going to reject it as unsuitable. It did take him a few weeks to respond, which kept me worried.

When he did, his email apologised for being "28 days late" in approving the script. They don't make Beano editors like that any more. The whole fully-lettered strip's not available online (or indeed anywhere since its appearance in the weekly) but you can see the original artwork here.



I'm Kev F, the comic writer and artist whose work appears in The Beano, Marvel comics, Doctor Who, Red Dwarf Smegazine, Viz, 2000AD and many points inbetween. If you would like to bring my Comic Art Masterclass to your school or art centre, drop me a line, a comment, a Twitter, Bat-Phone, whatever works. Click below to see more, including video and contact details.

Socks at Bury Met Oct 12th

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The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre perform Boo Lingerie - A Socky Horror Show (and other stuff) at The Met, Market Street, Bury, Greater Manchester BL9 0BW on Friday October 12th. Tickets only £10. Spread the word - and book now.



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Socks in Preston Oct 19th

The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre perform Boo Lingerie - A Socky Horror Show (and other stuff) at the The Continental, South Meadow Lane, Preston PR1 8JP on Friday October 19th. Tickets only £6 advance / £8 on the door. Spread the word - and book now.



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Socks at the Landmark, Teddington Oct 18

The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre perform Boo Lingerie - A Socky Horror Show (and other stuff) at the Landmark Arts Centre, Ferry Road Teddington, Middlesex TW11 9NN on Thursday October 18th. Tickets only £10. Spread the word - and book now.



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