Tried & Tested
We approach every job as if it’s a bespoke, one-off event. That said, we have a number of activities and activations that are tried and tested and can be quickly customised to be perfect for you.
Custom Newspapers
For a decade, Son and Sons produced The Daily Rag newspaper at Boomtown. The newspaper covered festival highlights and activities, created on-site, printed overnight, and distributed 10,000 copies daily during the event week. Now, we offer to apply our expertise to your event. We can transform your ideas into tailored articles, features, ads, horoscopes (and more!), with a tongue-in-cheek style. This customised content is presented in a four-page newspaper format and can be distributed by our performers. Additionally, our reporters and cartoonists can provide real-time articles and drawings for individual guests during the occasion.
Living History
We have brought (back) to life characters and stories from history for clients in both the public and private sector. Whether it’s firmly with tongue in cheek or a respectful nod to those that came before, we always enjoy the challenge of creating authenticity and where possible full immersion in a world. Attention to detail and a determination to entertain have seen us delight guests at such prestigious venues as The Royal Academy of Arts and Christie’s Auction House.
Live Crosswords
In partnership with Sunday Papers Live, Son and Sons have developed and perfected the art of Live Crosswords. Imagine opening your newspaper's crossword puzzle for some intellectual exercise, but realise the clues are not there. Then imagine two professional actors hamming their way through a series of sketches, skits, impressions and mimes in place of the clues, and you’re pretty much there.
Each Crossword lasts 10-15 minutes, we normally recommend two tor more heats and a finale, interspersed with other entertainments. Crosswords can also form part of our Quizzing abilities (see below)
Quizzing
We love a pub quiz, but we also love putting our own spin on things, so our quizzes are bespoke, full of interactive challenges and games and a good dollop of nonsense. Sure we play for points and prizes, but also pride and bragging rights.
We have provided quizzes and game-shows for a variety of events from small office Christmas parties to large festival stages.
Our format can be adapted to run from an hour to an evening and lean towards specific learnings and team building exercises or pure entertainment with equal ease.
Crafternoon
Our Crafternoon sessions can be tailored to your brand or theme and are always open to all ages and abilities. Hands-on crafting, often inspired by traditional techniques and materials, with an emphasis on creating a relaxed and expectation free environment, as we believe participants should enjoy the process as much as the result.
Team Game Days
A longer format version of our quizzing sessions which can be heavily themed to create an all day immersive event. Where and whenever you want to set your gathering, we can provide venue dressing, in character games facilitator-come-hosts, all the equipment, prizes as required and bags of energy.
These events can be tailored to both private and corporate sectors, just as long as your guests have a sense of fun. As with everything we do, participation is far more important than winning. Although winning is nice too!
Previously we have supplied The Hipster Olympics and The Cowboy Olympics at relevant festivals. Provided a conduit between teachers and students at Sabor Salsa Congress. And run our own internal annual crew party, Scoutcamp.