During my recent trip to the USA, I was delighted to be included in the line up for Bushwick Burlesque, no doubt one of New York’s most colourful and infamous burlesque nights, which specialises in the weird and unusual. Dodge the piles of garbage and try not to trip over the homeless and you’ll reach the Bushwick Bizarre. A cozy place …
Sam in New York
Umbrella Theatre’s own Sam Hickey is currently in New York with a Broadway show! What a glamorous babe she is. Here she is, captured on film, terrifying Americans in Times Square. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxU3corHoco&feature=youtu.be] Erth’s Petting Zoo is a ridiculously fun introduction to dinosaurs and the prehistoric. The whole show was home grown here in Sydney. The puppets are exquisite and so …
Dog shrine in Brooklyn, New York
We were searching Brooklyn’s backstreets for espresso coffee and were directed down towards the desolate waterline. As we walked through the puddles we happened upon an odd shrine. To a long departed, much loved pet? And this strange tribute to a banana, accompanying it off to the side. Later defiled by someone crass, no doubt.