10 original entertainment ideas for corporate events

Corporate event entertainment: beyond the obvious

Every year, someone at your company has to plan the party. And every year, the same quiet panic sets in: how do we make this one actually good? Event entertainment doesn't require a massive budget or a celebrity act. It requires intention, and the right people to execute it.

Here are ten ideas that work. Not because they're flashy, but because they give people something to talk about the next day.

1. Street theatre on arrival

Don't wait for people to find their seats before the entertainment begins. Street theatre performers mingling with guests from the moment they arrive sets the tone for everything that follows. First impressions are entertainment too.

2. Interactive theatre during dinner

Not a show at the front of the room, theatre that happens between the tables. Actors who pull guests into the story without warning. Comedy, surprise, and the dawning realisation that this is not a normal company dinner.

3. Improv comedy show

The audience gives the themes, the performers do the rest. Improv comedy is uniquely good at making people laugh together rather than at each other, which is exactly what corporate events need.

4. A marching DJ fanfare

A DJ who doesn't stay behind the decks, who leads a fanfare through the crowd, building energy and breaking down the invisible walls between colleagues.

5. Songwriting workshop by day, premiere by night

Teams spend the afternoon writing a song about the company. In the evening, it gets performed. Team building workshop Europe-style: creative, ridiculous, and oddly moving.

6. Walkabout characters

Characters who circulate through the event, creating spontaneous interactions. No stage, no audience, just real moments in real time.

7. A keynote that isn't a slideshow

A keynote speaker who uses story, humour and theatre to make the point land. The kind of talk people quote six months later.

8. Live music with a theatrical edge

Not a cover band. An act that blurs the line between concert and performance, music that's also a show.

9. A DJ set with a character

A DJ who's also a performer, costumes, story, unexpected moments. Event entertainment that surprises even the cynics.

10. End with a moment, not a speech

The closing act matters. Not a thank-you from the CEO, a surprise performance that sends everyone home grinning.

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We're Called Ed has acts for all of these ideas. Explore our event entertainment or get in touch for a tailored proposal.