John Cleese at Raffles Singapore.
Event Type
​An Evening with comedic legend, John Cleese.
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Venue
Raffles Hotel, Singapore.
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Guest Numbers
500 guests
Plus a second event the following day for 100 VIPs
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Date
February, 2025
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Event Services Provided
Full project management
Hotel and supplier management
Artist liaison and onsite management
Full onsite event delivery
Imagine Cruising, experts and creators of world class cruise holidays, whose creative approach and collaborative spirit transfer everyday travel into extraordinary adventures.
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And when it comes to planning and executing an event as part of a holiday package, the extraordinary is a must have. Bringing together spectacular venues and creative spaces with exciting, entertaining talent, is the starting ingredients to concocting memorable events. This one was no different. The venue? The prestigious Raffles Hotel in Singapore. Singapore's most renowned hotel, offering first class service from the moment you step on its doorstep. Now add a comical genius, Mr John Cleese, sharing anecdotes, stories and private insights into his career - we have a very special event in the making.​
Of course, it takes more than just a spectacular venue and comical genius to make a memorable event, some planning is required!
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A plethora of detail was necessary to strike the perfect balance of prestige and luxury in a beautiful setting, to an honest and open interview with a character full of personality. A sit down 5-course dinner wasn't really the approach, but more a sociable champagne reception with a range of locally produced canapes to ease guests into the evening. A delicate use of calm and ambient lighting to welcome guests before a gluttony of entertainment. With each of these type of events, every guest is a VIP - and so making a 500-person event feel personal and intimate is a steep challenge. Adding various embellishments to guest touchpoints; whether it be a cold towel on arrival stepping off their transfer to a personalised signed autobiography delivered to each guest, these touches add another layer to the experience.
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A second event was also hosted with John the following evening. The challenge here was to allow the content to be different, exciting and even more insightful for the special 100 VIP guests. Adding these touchpoints was vital to delivering an exquisite event that would live long in the memory.
