Circus

  • Fringe Festival

Le Freak

Sideshow. Reimagined. A queer and disability focused retelling of circus exploitation.

Two performers in red bikinis and thigh high boots stand on stage, holding a whip and a sword above their heads triumphantly.
Five performers stand on stage in rainbow costumes, they are holding their hands above their head in a bow and look ecstatically happy and gay.
Performer Themme Fatale stands in a red bikini with their heart shaped drag makeup, there are explosions on the screen behind them and a sword by their side.
Past Event

Image Credit: Georgia Moloney

Two performers in red bikinis and thigh high boots stand on stage, holding a whip and a sword above their heads triumphantly.
Five performers stand on stage in rainbow costumes, they are holding their hands above their head in a bow and look ecstatically happy and gay.
Performer Themme Fatale stands in a red bikini with their heart shaped drag makeup, there are explosions on the screen behind them and a sword by their side.

  • Created and Performed by: Elle Diablo and Themme Fatale

  • Starring: Elle Diablo, Themme Fatale, Bella de Jac and Sarah Birdgirl

  • Produced by: Olly Lawrence

WINNER - Best Innovation in Circus - Melbourne Fringe 2023
WINNER - WA Tour Ready Award - Melbourne Fringe 2023
WINNER - Best Circus Weekly Award - Adelaide Fringe 2024
NOMINEE - Best Circus - Melbourne Fringe 2023

Returning to Melbourne after a SMASH-HIT season! Equal parts irreverent and inspiring, sexy and strange, we guarantee you haven’t seen sideshow like this before.

Le Freak features a cast of world-class queer, trans, disabled and sex worker performers, it's is sideshow reclaimed - and then reimagined through the lens of a lost 1970s exploitation film.

Uniquely combining high stakes sideshow and circus stunts with high concept surreal storytelling, watch if you dare as these critically acclaimed artists sharpen their swords and their stilettos in a jam-packed hour of danger, humour, drag, strip, and the fear that only a text from Centrelink can inspire.

This show is for you if you love drag, burlesque, and absurdist circus. If you've ever been paid in “exposure”, been tokenised at work, or believed in the power of friendship; if you want to watch hot people do scary things with their bodies; if you want a joy-filled empowering hour away from your problems, or if you can’t go a day without blaming them all on capitalism.

Starring Themme Fatale, Elle Diablo, Bella de Jac, Sarah Birdgirl and Bubbles the Ferret.

Don't miss our only Melbourne shows for 2024!

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