Circus

Le Freak

Circus freaks unite! Down with exploitation, up with celebration - join the sideshow revolution!

Dates 04 - 22 Oct
Time 8:00pm, 7:00pm (60 minutes)
Venue Festival Hub: Trades Hall - ETU Ballroom

$34.50

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Many elaborately dressed performers and one ferret puppet are collaged onto a pink and orange background, posed as if on a vintage action poster. The image has explosions, and money floating around them.

Past Event

Circus Fringe Fund

Image Credit: Design by Britt Westaway, photography by Alexis D'Lea

Created by: Elle Diablo and Themme Fatale
Produced by: Olly Lawrence

Le Freak is sideshow as you've never seen before - revolutionised from the inside!

Join the sideshow revolt! Le Freak is back bigger and better! Hot on the heels of two sell-out seasons, world-class, award-winning trans, queer, disabled and sex worker performers sharpen their swords and stilettos to take down capitalism. In this show, joy is a radical act and the weird and silly become profound with new thrilling and dangerous stunts that dare you to look away.

Walk the sexy tightrope between discomfort and exhilaration!

Featuring award-winning circus and sideshow artists: Themme Fatale, Elle Diablo, Sarah Birdgirl, Dale Woodbridge-Brown, Bella de Jac, and Bubbles the ferret. Get ready for a thrilling journey of sex, danger, and fear (that only a text from Centrelink inspires).

Le Freak has it all: sideshow, swords, stilettos, sequins and the circus reimagined.

This project received Cash to Create and Cash for Equity through the Fringe Fund, as part of Radical Access.

lefreaktheshow.com

Duration: 60 minutes
Event Accessibility: Deaf or Hard of Hearing Rating: Partially Accessible, English no barrier
Age suitability: MA15+
Event warnings: Contains Sustained Bright Lights, Haze Effects, Full Frontal Nudity, Moderate Coarse Language, Both Sudden And Sustained Loud Noises, Some Infrequent/Low Pressure Audience Interaction.
Content warnings: Staged Violence, Drug References, Alcohol Use, Misogyny, Mental Health, Smoking On Stage, Adult Themes, Simulated Danger, Sideshow Stunts.

The Tactile Tour will take place from 6:00pm-6:45pm on 22 Oct.
The Audio Described performance will take place on Sunday 22 October from 7pm.

Please note that Thursday 12 Oct and Wednesday 18 Oct are mask required sessions.

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - ETU Ballroom
Cnr Lygon & Victoria Sts, Carlton, VIC, 3053

Wheelchair Access

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - ETU Ballroom is wheelchair accessible.

The entrance to the venue is on Lygon St. You can head up the front stairs and through the main doors, from there head right to get to the Loading Dock.
If you need step free access, there is lift at the front of the building and our team will be able to guide you from there to the Loading Dock.

Once you're in the Loading Dock you can head west and through the corridor to the stairs, and up to the ETU Ballroom. There is also a lift if you are unable to take the stairs.

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Full: $34.50
Hump Day Discount: $25.88
Extra Applause: $40.00
Blak Tix: $25.00
Concession: $32.00
Group 6+: $32.00

Member discounts available

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Sessions: In Person Events

A single $5.50 transaction fee applies to your booking.

Date	Time	Venue
Wednesday, 04 October 2023 Hump Day	8:00pm	Festival Hub: Trades Hall - ETU Ballroom Hump Day	Past Event
Thursday, 05 October 2023	8:00pm	Festival Hub: Trades Hall - ETU Ballroom Auslan Interpreted	Past Event
Friday, 06 October 2023	8:00pm	Festival Hub: Trades Hall - ETU Ballroom	Past Event
Saturday, 07 October 2023	8:00pm	Festival Hub: Trades Hall - ETU Ballroom Auslan Interpreted	Past Event
Sunday, 08 October 2023	7:00pm	Festival Hub: Trades Hall - ETU Ballroom	Past Event
Wednesday, 11 October 2023 Hump Day	8:00pm	Festival Hub: Trades Hall - ETU Ballroom Auslan Interpreted Hump Day	Past Event
Thursday, 12 October 2023	8:00pm	Festival Hub: Trades Hall - ETU Ballroom Sensory Friendly	Past Event
Note: Please note this session is a Mask Required session.
Friday, 13 October 2023 Almost Gone	8:00pm	Festival Hub: Trades Hall - ETU Ballroom Almost Gone	Past Event
Saturday, 14 October 2023	8:00pm	Festival Hub: Trades Hall - ETU Ballroom Auslan Interpreted	Past Event
Sunday, 15 October 2023	7:00pm	Festival Hub: Trades Hall - ETU Ballroom	Past Event
Wednesday, 18 October 2023 Hump Day	8:00pm	Festival Hub: Trades Hall - ETU Ballroom Hump Day	Past Event
Note: Please note this session is a Mask Required session.
Thursday, 19 October 2023	8:00pm	Festival Hub: Trades Hall - ETU Ballroom	Past Event
Friday, 20 October 2023 Sold Out	8:00pm	Festival Hub: Trades Hall - ETU Ballroom Auslan Interpreted Sold Out	Past Event
Saturday, 21 October 2023 Almost Gone	8:00pm	Festival Hub: Trades Hall - ETU Ballroom Almost Gone	Past Event
Sunday, 22 October 2023	7:00pm	Festival Hub: Trades Hall - ETU Ballroom Tactile Tour Auslan Interpreted Audio Described	Past Event
Note: There is a limited number of headsets available for Audio Description. If you require this service please indicate so in the access notes on your booking.