Umbrella Theatre at the Rocks Village Bizarre

Duckie Blog, Puppetry

Spring is in the air, the flowers are blooming, a sea breeze can be smelt on the wind and the sun is beaming away. I’ll be involved in the Rocks Village Bizarre again this year, and the program is looking more exciting than ever!   This year on Friday nights in November and December, the Rocks will be transformed into …

Exciting gigs ahead!

Duckie Blog, Burl-esque, Puppetry

Ahoy there mateys! We have some exciting gigs coming up on the horizon, y’arghh! Upcoming Gigs 21 October 2012 Marrickville Festival Keep your eyes out for Old Mate perching on a Marrickville Road corner… Marrickville Road, Marrickville   10 & 11 November 2012 Harvest Festival A new burlesque show with a cutie little wabbit La Toosh Stage, Werribee Park, Melbourne …

Burlesque with Christa and Vashti Hughes

Duckie Blog, Burl-esque

Wowzers! The Hughes family is certainly a formidable one, oozing with talent. For the last week of the Mystery Bus we teamed up with the good folks at Camelot Lounge for an extravaganza of cabaret, music and burlesque. The hot little venue was packed and the acts on stage were even hotter. The night was mc-ed by the hilarious Drew …

Mystery Bus 2012 Wrap Up

Duckie Art & Event Reviews, Blog

Last week we wrapped up another successful season of Mystery Bus for the Sydney Fringe Festival. Once again sell-out crowds were wowed by a showcase of some of Sydney’s best underground artists and venues across eight themed nights. The bus arrived to greet unsuspecting punters outside the Enmore Theatre and took them to different secret locations each night for a …

Mystery bus promo video

Duckie Blog, Performance Art & Installations

http://m.facebook.com/groups/336217626446623?view=permalink&id=383676488367403&ref=bookmark&__user=581146553#!http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10150968915765404&ref=bookmark Check it out! The Mystery Bus 2012 promo video is now live! A special big shout out to our friends at Papermoose Productions for their help and studio. I can also confirm that the secret venues and line ups are going to be very cool this year. I’m excited! We also have a range of great new promo images …

Mystery Bus 2012

Duckie Blog, Performance Art & Installations

So its clown car time again! Just spent about 5 hours shooting promotional photos and film for Mystery Bus 2012. Managed to shove a vintage globe, Swiss ball, animal masks, fake flowers, two old school suitcases, THREE mannequins, novelty golf clubs and a hula hoop into the back of the van. The shoot was excellent fun, with half of Claudi’s …

Black Rock Farmer’s Market – Burning Man 2012

Duckie Blog, Performance Art & Installations

I have been very lucky to be successful in obtaining a place at Burning Man this year, an amazing project to build a temporary city in the middle of the Nevada desert, USA. For those of you who don’t know, it is an incredible feat to create a fantastical city, with its own wacky rules and completely different principles to …

Harry Potter Burlesque Preview

Duckie Blog, Burl-esque, Puppetry

Yes I’ve read the books. Seen the movies. And now I’ll be in the burlesque parody. What am I talking about? Harry Potter and the Curse of the Tassel Twirl, where fan boys, divas and devos unite! This Sunday Umbrella Theatre will be presenting you with the perverted puppetry phenomena, ‘Dobby’s Punishment Parlour’ at the Standard Oxford Street. Our very …

Blue Man Hogmanay, Edinburgh 2010

Duckie Art & Event Reviews, Blog, Puppetry, Video Must Sees

New Year’s Day, 2010. I was in the bitter cold of Edinburgh, Scotland, wearing everything I owned to combat the -6 degree cold. While my friends nursed their Hogmanay hangovers, I emerged that evening as the sun was shyly withdrawing behind the horizon, and made my way along the Royal Mile, past frozen puddles and debris abandoned after the festivities …