Count Backwards

Children's Entertainer
Magician
Punch & Judy
Discos

WELCOME TO THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF

Simon Western aka Count Backwards is Dorset’s foremost children’s and family entertainer.

He is professional, reliable and fully focused on doing a brilliant job for every client.

Having initially trained as an actor, The Count has an amazing amount of experience in the entertainment industry and has worked around the world for clients including Thomson Holidays, TUI, P&O Cruises and IBM.

Closer to home he has performed in various settings, from thousands of wonderful birthday parties to massive marquees at The Glastonbury Festival.

Count Backwards learned his trade at drama school and working as a full time entertainer overseas for Thomson Holidays before becoming a fully fledged variety artiste in 1994.

Working across Bournemouth, Poole, Dorset, Hampshire and further afield, Count Backwards provides a variety of packages to suit your party needs!

Count Backwards is so called because his mixed-up magic and mayhem for muggles has audiences of all ages enraptured time after time.

This is a first class children’s comedy magic show which will bring joy and laughs aplenty to any birthday or private party.

In fact, birthday parties are The Count’s speciality!

Routines and performance will be altered to suit the exact age group of the birthday child. Birthday boy or girl will be chosen to be the ‘extra special helper’.

Magical fun, and plenty of interaction and surprises will ensue!

Professor Count Backwards also performs Punch & Judy shows.

For your children’s party you can choose either Count Backwards or Punch & Judy!

To find out more about our Punch & Judy shows click here

To find out more about our party packages, see below!