Mansion and its prelude, Witch, have opened at the Sydney Spiegeltent just in time for the spooky season. These shows offer an immersive and unique experience but stumble over an overcomplicated storyline, often distracting from the performers’ real talents. Mansion…
It’s time to leave your inhibitions at the door and check-in for a night of theatrical frivolities as Sydney Opera House is transformed into an opulent French hotel lobby dripping in old-world glamour. L’Hôtel is an immersive experience full of…
Prepare to be taken into the darkest corners of your mind on an almost hallucinogenic trip through Circa’s Peepshow, now playing at the Theatre Royal, Sydney. Circus and burlesque have come a long way since the Big Top experience, and…
Australia’s uncrowned ‘Queen of Burlesque’, Imogen Kelly, brought her hit sexual satire, Herstory – Leading Ladies, to the Factory Theatre for two nights only on June 14th and 15th. Billed as a ‘romp with pomp through some of history’s most…
Soultrap is a slinky, underground bar on Devonshire Street, Surry Hills. Once a month, they clear the tables to make room for a variety of scantily clad, feathered-and-sequined burlesque dancers. While I missed most of the whole first act while…
Every now and then, a show comes along that blows all your preconceptions out of the water. ‘Pigalle’ is one of those shows. A cabaret-circus-music-burlesque extravaganza, it’s the centrepiece of Sydney Festival‘s Festival Gardens programming in Hyde Park. We’re huge fans…
Pyrmont is home to Whirly Bird, a beautiful restaurant/bar/hive of activity/all-around fun place. Smack dab in the centre of the action on Union Stree, Whirly Bird offers up casual dining, great drinks, and a fun atmosphere. The team ramped up…
To launch their 2018 season, Burlesko Bizarro at the Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre offered a night of debauchery and seduction. Gird your loins, eyes, ears and voice boxes because you’ll need a chair for this one… Going to my very…
At a loss for what to do now that spring is finally here? Don’t fret, we, as usual have you covered with our list of September’s best events. Grab your diary/calender/phone and let’s get to planning your best month yet….
Burlesque Idol. How to begin describing that evening. Waiting for the show to start was an experience in itself as the audience began to arrive. They filtered in fairly quickly, in groups adorned in sequins and leopard print, immaculate high heels…