Acts - Fluke's Characters

           Perhaps the most impressive quality of Fluke's, is her character work. Rather than follow convention and use the character as a vehicle for illusions it appears from what limited information there is, that Fluke's acrobatics, dance, close up illusions and technical skills served as vehicles for the characters instead. The result? At least four distinct stage personas that deserve attention on their own.







The Wizard 

"A hooded figure appears...gloved hands emerge from the sleeves of a Wizard's cloak and then inexplicably burst into flames...The hood is peeled back to reveal a dramatic face...

As Fluke glides around the stage, she produces an unbelievable number of balls, cards, silks, and and streamers from her mouth, the top of her head, and even her ears! Hundreds of metres of brightly coloured silks and streamers fly into the air in a Firework effect. As one silk falls to the ground, Fluke effortlessly bends over backwards and retrieves it with her teeth. The act builds to a terrific crescendo as red smoke pours from her head!"

- Promotional Description (presumably written by Ann)

Given the current (limited) available media, this appears to be Fluke's most commonly used character. The presentation from her 1999 (late-career) performance on the UK show "The Big Stage" shows an emphasis on innovative sponge ball production from her mouth, mild use of dance to transition between illusions. The character seems mostly in control of their (in character) abilities, and whenever surprise (such as facial expressions) is used, it is to project a reaction of wonder onto the audience rather than represent The Wizard's own surprise or distress. As mentioned in the act description, there is a contortion element where The Wizard performs a standing backbend to retrieve a handkerchief from the floor with her mouth, as well as to produce a ball from her lips.












Rot
"Aargh! We got a fright we first met Rottus Rotweiller - known as Rot to his undead friends. Shuffling around with a living, dismembered hand he is definitely the perfect Butler to meet your guests when they arrive for the Ball. Well steeped in the arcane mysteries of ancient Magic, he has the power to amaze, suprise, bewilder, and sometimes unnerve your guests. Unforgettable!"
- Promotional Description (presumably written by Ann)
Currently, no footage of Rot's act has been re-discovered, nor are any specific points of the routine -besides the severed hand prop, described. In 1994, Fluke appeared alongside Fay Presto and Richard McDougall on stage as recorded by the BBC documentary "Illusions of Grandeur"wearing a "dressed-down" version of what appears to be the Rot costume. 









The Creature

"Part Spider, part Monkey, part unidentified! This was once described as "something a monster spat out".

"A sack wriggles onto the dance-floor...slowly the Creature tumbles out and contorts it's limbs into unbelievably strange positions and balances. It possesses an array of unworldy goods...candles combust own their own, candles are eaten, skulls with glowing eyes have a life of their own!"

This mesmeric, energetic and fiery ritual is definitely one that any audience won't forget in a hurry!"

- Promotional Description (presumably written by Ann)

The Creature made a decently-preserved appearance on Simon Drake's "The Secret Cabaret" (23rd of January 1990). From what material exists currently, Fluke's skills as an acrobat and contortionist are uniquely on display, featuring flips, hand-walks and frontbending+enterology displays. Some minor pyrotechnical effects as well as Fluke's classic mouth coils are on show as well. Despite the overt description of contortion as an aspect of the character, little visual evidence has so far been recovered to show the full range of Ann's abilities.






Jinnx

"Robed in a beautiful costume and with quirky and agile movements, Jinnx mingles amounst the guests. Impish one moment, witty the next, and in the twinkling of an eye, a woman of mystery and deception. Jinnx delights in producing red lights from people's hair and putting them in her mouth which then glows. When she swallows them - her stomach illuminates!

A haunted key slowly revolves in her hand and gold and silver coins mysteriously appear and vanish. A silver ball floats around her and floats in the air. Wisps of smoke appear from her hands and cutlery moves around the table on it's own!"

- Promotional Description (presumably written by Ann)

Aside from this description available on several agency sites which used to host Fluke as a performer on their platform, as well as the attached promotional photo, there has been no image, video or description of this character/act.