Peals of laughter and peels of clothes
Peals of laughter and peels of clothes
The Menagerie has been delivering regular variety shows at Wellington’s Fringe Bar for almost two years now. The company is dedicated to bringing together different acts from different genres and creating incredibly diverse shows.
This month The Menagerie have restricted themselves to only two live performance genres: stand-up comedy and burlesque. This special edition of The Menagerie is subtitled ‘Comic Strip’.
Producer Rachel Rouge has curated a very engaging show. “The 6 burlesque performers range from classic to innovative and perform straight burlesque, pole dance and drag. Our 4 comedians are just as varied with different comedic styles, backgrounds and world views.”
On Saturday the 25th of July the line up includes stand-up comedians; Rob Harris,Alice Brine, Ollie Crafter and Caroline Welkin. As well as burlesque artists; Clever Hansel, Penny Pins, Andre Corey, Fanciforia Foxglove, Felix Goodfellow and Ellie Kat (the last two are the same performer in different guises).
Rouge’s love of diversity does not extend to her choice of typefaces. When asked why she didn’t take the opportunity to use the font Comic Sans on her poster this month Rouge (who has an honours degree in typography) said “No. Not now, not ever. Just no."
Who: The Menagerie
Date: Next show - Saturday the
25th of July
Time: Doors open 7pm, show
starts 8pm
Where: The Fringe Bar, 26 Allen Street, Wellington
Tickets: http://www.eventfinder.co.nz/2015/the-menagerie6/wellington
Price:
$30 online (no booking fee) or for cash on the
door
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheMenagerieNZ
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