Yes, its official. Our Sydney Fringe Festival event series, Mystery Bus, has been nominated for a SMAC award! We are so very thrilled to be in the running for the absolute hippest award in town. And to be on the guest list for one hell of a party! The Sydney Arts, Music and Culture Awards are a recognition of local …
Lola Loves Umbrella Theatre
We’ve got an amazing write up from Lola about the Umbrella Theatre experience. Read the interview to learn about our origins, memorable moments and future plans. We have had the most wonderful time being a part of the Rocks Village Bizarre. I genuinely think that this is one of the most innovative, creative and fun new additions to Sydney’s social …
New Umbrella Theatre Video Portrait
The lovely ladies at Socially Awkward Productions, aka Lilliane Moffat and Caitlin Mac have made a gorgeous promo video for Umbrella Theatre. Using footage from our recent residency at the Rocks Village Bizarre, it really captures the atmosphere of the twinkling lights, red velvet, and colourful characters. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9znvAvwlG7M] We’ll back at the Rocks this Friday night, with Tequila Worms, a …
Gallery Burlesque & Subsonic
A bunch more gigs coming up for your eyes only over the summer period. Highlights include… Sunday 9 December 2012 7.30-8.30pm Umbrella Theatre will be rocking your socks right off at Gallery Burlesque’s Harry Potter XXXmas special. There’s nothing else you’d rather be doing on a Sunday night! Check the promo from the last Hogwarts spectacular & get excited. [vimeo http://vimeo.com/47445896] …
A different kind of life drawing..
Went to an amazing session of ‘Fat Life Drawing’ at Harvest Festival Sydney. For those who dared enter the snuff box, there was a very surreal session of life drawing with larger ladies, with even larger lady parts. Disturbing commentary encouraging us to “caress the labial folds with our crayons” and “not neglect the detail of the vulva” added to …
Rocks Village Bizarre Rocks
‘Encounter With A Monster’ will be featuring this Friday night at the Rocks Village Bizarre. I have adapted this poem by Kira Carpenter into a little puppet show which will delight adults and frighten the little ones! I’ll be performing every 15 minutes from 6.45-9.45pm on Arthuden St, for free! Old Mate is also going to make an appearance, keep …
Halloween, Faster Louder & Harvest Sydney
Another fabulous week of art, music, burlesque and puppetry. ‘Dobby’s Punishment Parlour’ made a comeback for a corporate Halloween function. Our well endowed gimp served Dobby acceptably as he dished out punishments (and a few rewards?) to all and sundry. Ah, the joys of being a puppeteer. We’re hoping it gave the guests something to talk about in the office …
La Toosh Harvest Sydney
Hot off the press the set list has just been released for the La Toosh stage at Harvest Festival, Sydney tomorrow! Cute little calling cards designed by Geronimo. It will feature the likes of Belly Ache Ben & the Steam Grass Boys, the Rusty Spring Syncopators, Miss Kelly Ann Doll, Mr Bamboo, Ember Flame and of course Geronimo …
Burlesque at Harvest Festival, Melbourne
I have had the most phenomenal weekend! Flew down to Melbourne where we were blessed with blue skies and mild weather. After a cross country trek past lettuce and tomato farms we eventually reached the Harvest Festival site, in the stunning Werribee Park. Highly recommended, definitely worth checking out, festival or not. They have pine groves, a mansion and a …
New rabbit burlesque routine – creative development
I’ve been having a lot of fun developing materials for our new burlesque routine, called ‘White rabbit’. Spent a bit of time cutting up and painting corflute to make a carrot and knife, plus searching for other bits of costuming and music. I have founding it disappointingly hard to find budget gimp masks in Sydney stores or online on Australia …