Aussie Circus Brat-Pack Bring “Boylesque” to Auckland Pride

Aussie Circus Brat-Pack Bring “Boylesque” Hit to Auckland Pride

AUCKLAND LIVE presents
Briefs: the Second Coming

Brace yourself for the cabaret show that has been described as Aussie Cirque du Soleil meetsRu Paul’s Drag Race, BRIEFS: The Second Coming. This hilarious, unmissable circus sensation from Briefs Factory comes to the ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre from 17 –20 Februaryfor Auckland Pride!

An all-male, sharp shooting cabaret, BRIEFS is a madcap circus safari of extravagant “boylesque” with valiant aerial acrobatics, irreverent interludes, ferocious fanfares and show-stopping drag artistes. Get an eye-bogglingly close up view from cabaret table seating on the mighty ASB Theatre stage, with a pop-up bar to keep the bubbles flowing.

'No one else does enormous, gloriously perverted fun quite like this' - Time Out London

‘A sickeningly delicious, beautifully executed feast for the senses. Sexy. Funny. Dangerous.’ - So So Gay UK

Six Aussies and one New Yorker mix up a riotous blend of drag, glamour and athleticism, infused with dancing, tumbling, juggling, acro-balancing, trapeze, hula hooping, lip-syncing, sequins, feathers and frocks.

BRIEFS is led by the brazen beauty Shivannah (Fez Faanana, New Zealand-born Samoan) with a feline prowess. Captain Kidd, the ripped god of bathing, crowned the 2011 Las Vegas King of Burlesque, splashes and sprays the audience from his bird bath, while the ferocious Dallas Dellaforce brings dynamic drag to a new level as Australia’s queen of avant-garde performance art. Mesmerising contortionist, hand balancer and aerial hoop expertThomas Worrell will literally tie himself in knots for you; New York City’s sexiest acrobatic burlesque legend Evil Hate Monkey escaped the zoo to dazzle with his award winning banana ballet; and fresh-faced circus brats Lachy Shelley (from Circa Zoo and Flipside) and Louis Biggs (from Fruit Fly Circus) will melt hearts and have the audience gagging for more.

‘A mischievous mix of up-close thrills and rib-tickling titillation’ - The Times

'Pure skill wrapped in comedy' - Daily Telegraph

BRIEFS was spawned in the back warehouse space of a bookshop in Brisbane’s West End in 2008. A string of club nights as part of the Brisbane Festival led to a run at Adelaide Fringe and from there they took off and never looked back. They've spent the last year glitter bombing the globe, from London and Berlin to Edinburgh, Paris and Glastonbury. Highlights include an invitation from celebrity comedian John Bishop to take part in his prime-time BBC1 show, residency at Berlin’s legendary Tipi am Kanzleramt, a mega season at the London Wonderground, and now they're on their way to Auckland, for four nights only.

Make sure you come early and head to Box Café and Bar on the sunny terrace of the Aotea Centre – each night Auckland Live has a glittering array of musical stars and fabulous-ness happening before the show.

So rally your girl squad, doll up your hens, spray tan your boys and let’s get the party started as the BRIEFS kings and queens present burlesque... with balls!

'Masters of the art of boylesque... freakish, funny and beautiful' - The Scotsman

‘Briefs is an unquestionable triumph. Go!’ – BritishTheatre.com

BRIEFS: The Second Coming plays
Wednesday 17 – Saturday 20 February
ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre, 50 Mayoral Drive, Auckland

Tickets: A Reserve $59*/ B Reserve $55* / Tables of 6 - 8 $55* per person
Pre-Christmas Stocking Stuffer Special: Tables of 6 - 8 $49* per person

Pre-sale: 3pm Tuesday 8 December
General Public On-Sale: 9am Thursday 10 December

Bookings and information: www.aucklandlive.co.nz
Trailer: https://youtu.be/ykxE507abhk
Social Media: Share your BRIEFS snaps on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter with @AucklandLive #BriefsFactory

Part of the Auckland Pride Festival 2016 from Friday 5 February – Sunday 21 February 2016

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