The Tasmanian Variety Freak Show

The Tasmanian Variety Freak Show is back in town from a whirlwind Melbourne tour and appearing for one night each at the Polish Hall in Launceston on Saturday 26 April, and The Brisbane Hotel on Sunday 27 April.Proudly supporting the Tasmanian Devil Appeal, who are raising money to help build disease-free sanctuaries and preserve our healthy Devil population. Circus, music, cabaret and burlesque performers from around Tasmania and abroad unite to bring the Arts event of the year to Tassie audiences.World famous Berlin electro-punk band Die Roten Punkte will appear fresh from headlining the International Melbourne Comedy Festival and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival ‘Intensely Funny’ The Age. Notorious electric burlesque act The Emma Dilemma Show has an all new line up, choreographed by Bulgefrock, and influenced by the Mighty Boosh and the Mods of the 1980’s. “Mascara density is directly proportional to emotional intelligence”, weeps McIntosh, the girl behind the glitter. Also featuring Tasmanian sideshow heroes Samora Squid (swordswallower, contortionist) and The Human Bridge (Glass eater, Glass Walker).Also starring on the music front is Mayfield, the wunderkind of local rock heroes Carl Fidler and Glenn Moorehouse. A special guest appearance by underground heroes Hedwig and the Angry Inch will please the doyennes of local cult theatre. The Tasmanian Variety Freak Show promises a night of magical shenanigans and hilarious mayhem, featuring sword swallowing, glass walking, live piercing, dancing girls, jelly wrestling, contortionists, knife throwing, burlesque, comedy, bands, film, theatre and DJs.________________________________________________________ _____________________ ____________________________________________________________ _________________ABOVE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: SAMORA SQUID (SWORD SWALLOWER), EMMA DILEMMA, REBEKAH DEANE, JESSICA SAWYER, ERIN LERHART, TRISTAN FRASER, GULLIVER MCINTOSH AND MADELEINE ROSE LAUNCH THE TASMANIAN VARIETY FREAK SHOW IN LAUNCESTON – Published in The Examiner, 8 February 2007, Photo by Ben Voss. ____________________________________________________________ _________________"The Tasmanian Variety Freak Show has burst from the underground arts scene and established itself in the niche of the mainstream psyche that's been home to burlesque dancers and sword-swallowers since the 19th century" - The Mercury, Tasmania. ____________________________________________________________ _________________"Circus, danger, theatre and sexiness in Launceston. You can bever have too many sparkling, beautiful people." - The Examiner, Launceston, Tasmania. ____________________________________________________________ _________________"Coming on like cabaret on acid, The Tasmanian Variety Freak Show could be seen from blocks away [it] filled the street [with] carnival folk." - Sauce Magazine, Tasmania. ____________________________________________________________ _________________OUR OTHER INTERESTS: The circus and sideshow, freaks, transvestitism, penny farthing, acquiring more skills within the sideshow arts, retaining the tradition of the freak show, events management, supporting local communities and preserving the Tasmanian ecology