British Service At Its Best !

The Setting

If you're entertaining guests and seek something different then Spanner In The Works is the perfect alternative.

The Spanner team infiltrate and work alongside genuine waiters and waitresses. From pre-dinner drinks through to coffee, a whole host of strange occurrences will be seen, smelt and heard.

A waiter is swigging out of a wine bottle, whilst a whole table of guests search for the waitress's contact lens. A maintenance man is in and out with all manner of tools; and is that waiter really spoon feeding the M.D. his gateau?

Hundreds of enthralling things will unfold as the Spanner players perform and interact with your guests.

If you choose not to inform your party about the spannering, the fewer people who know the better; so secrecy is of the utmost importance. However, in our experience a Spanner works equally as well when the guests are expecting us. We would ask only that you make an announcement at the end of the meal exposing the true identity of the bogus staff.

Taking their bows with instruments galore, the musical finale, which includes the classic folk song 'Square Dancing in Wolverhampton' and the 'Mad Spanner Waltz', is a handclapping, footstomping cherry on an already splendid cake.

Companies or individuals can be researched and targeted. Working closely from the brief the Spanner team will amaze your guests with their inside knowledge and personal idiosyncrasies.

The Spanner Players

The Uncouth Waiter - 'Private Buff Bombadill' (Ex-Army Catering Corp)

Recently dismissed from the Army for unknown reasons, he is possibly the most unsavoury person ever to have entered the catering profession. Unrefined, slouching around, adjusting his bandage and constantly moaning. This waiter really does have an attitude problem.

The Goppy Waitress - Myfanwy Skwirhyl

This flame haired Venus, glides from table to table giving fashion tips to the girls and the odd facial massage for the boys. She loves a gossip and will often spread rumours amongst the guests. She's a Capricorn, Welsh, and completely off her chump.

The Wine Waiter - Todd Chipperfield

With true appreciation for the grape, this waiter has dozens of bottles discretely hidden around the dining room, which he can be seen visiting frequently. Whilst offering guests slugs from his bottle, he then slurs through a well oiled tale, until he finally collapses and is removed.

The Maintenance Man - Peter Tuesday (Bsdf.)

A jobsworth and pest whose electric drill and hammering will add mayhem to your occasion. He can often be seen scrounging cigarettes and food. Nauseating, sour-faced, methodical and armed with a variety of tools, most of your guests will wish him dead.