TAINTED: burlesque show merges Victorian-era tales with 90s grunge sound
Sophie Cook and the Wollombi Burlesque Troupe are bringing TAINTED - A Burlesque Tragic Opera to Maitland for one night only on Friday, August 29.
Inspired by Victorian stories and English films, TAINTED covers everything from plague and pestilence to age and love, with live 90s grunge music from the likes of Nirvana and Soundgarden.
Sophie, who wrote and produced the show, and plays vaudevillian Legs 11.11, said it's is very comedic but also has depth.
Going through menopause has impacted Sophie's life and the way she has written the show.
"There's just so many different things that I'm taking on from writing to producing, to performing, and it does seem a lot harder now that I'm in this menopause," she said.
"It is something that we all go through and even though it's not very sexy, it's a big shift in your life and I'm trying to come to terms with that it's a really empowering time, I've heard women say that they do their very best work when they sort of push into this new phase."
Sophie said this has led her to embracing playing more of a matriarchal role in this show, rather than the siren she's known for.
"I'm also just doing those gross things on stage that I probably wouldn't have done when I was 25, and I'm still ballsy enough to take off some layers of clothing, but I guess in this particular act... she is celebrating her body but she's also looking in the mirror and is kind of not happy with her body," she said.
"I'm trying to bring in the humour that everybody feels as they get older, whereas if I was 25 I wouldn't even be considering putting a thread like that in my own work."
TAINTED will be Sophie's fifth show in Maitland, and she said while it's a huge undertaking, she doesn't know what she'd do without the shows and the creative process.
"It's going to be a really fun night out and the band is amazing, they've got some really incredible performers so it's something different," she said.
"I don't think you [usually] get a chance to listen to much grunge music, unless you're looking for it."
Get tickets from $45 for adults at sunstreetstudios.com.au/sunstreet-tainted-burlesque-grunge.
A Victorian-style tragedy full of magic, slapstick, pole dance, burlesque and fire dance, all set to a 90s grunge soundtrack is coming to Sun Street Studios.
Sophie Cook and the Wollombi Burlesque Troupe are bringing TAINTED - A Burlesque Tragic Opera to Maitland for one night only on Friday, August 29.
Inspired by Victorian stories and English films, TAINTED covers everything from plague and pestilence to age and love, with live 90s grunge music from the likes of Nirvana and Soundgarden.
Sophie, who wrote and produced the show, and plays vaudevillian Legs 11.11, said it's is very comedic but also has depth.
Going through menopause has impacted Sophie's life and the way she has written the show.
"There's just so many different things that I'm taking on from writing to producing, to performing, and it does seem a lot harder now that I'm in this menopause," she said.
"It is something that we all go through and even though it's not very sexy, it's a big shift in your life and I'm trying to come to terms with that it's a really empowering time, I've heard women say that they do their very best work when they sort of push into this new phase."
Sophie said this has led her to embracing playing more of a matriarchal role in this show, rather than the siren she's known for.
"I'm also just doing those gross things on stage that I probably wouldn't have done when I was 25, and I'm still ballsy enough to take off some layers of clothing, but I guess in this particular act... she is celebrating her body but she's also looking in the mirror and is kind of not happy with her body," she said.
"I'm trying to bring in the humour that everybody feels as they get older, whereas if I was 25 I wouldn't even be considering putting a thread like that in my own work."
TAINTED will be Sophie's fifth show in Maitland, and she said while it's a huge undertaking, she doesn't know what she'd do without the shows and the creative process.
"It's going to be a really fun night out and the band is amazing, they've got some really incredible performers so it's something different," she said.
"I don't think you [usually] get a chance to listen to much grunge music, unless you're looking for it."
Get tickets from $45 for adults at sunstreetstudios.com.au/sunstreet-tainted-burlesque-grunge.
A Victorian-style tragedy full of magic, slapstick, pole dance, burlesque and fire dance, all set to a 90s grunge soundtrack is coming to Sun Street Studios.
Sophie Cook and the Wollombi Burlesque Troupe are bringing TAINTED - A Burlesque Tragic Opera to Maitland for one night only on Friday, August 29.
Inspired by Victorian stories and English films, TAINTED covers everything from plague and pestilence to age and love, with live 90s grunge music from the likes of Nirvana and Soundgarden.
Sophie, who wrote and produced the show, and plays vaudevillian Legs 11.11, said it's is very comedic but also has depth.
Going through menopause has impacted Sophie's life and the way she has written the show.
"There's just so many different things that I'm taking on from writing to producing, to performing, and it does seem a lot harder now that I'm in this menopause," she said.
"It is something that we all go through and even though it's not very sexy, it's a big shift in your life and I'm trying to come to terms with that it's a really empowering time, I've heard women say that they do their very best work when they sort of push into this new phase."
Sophie said this has led her to embracing playing more of a matriarchal role in this show, rather than the siren she's known for.
"I'm also just doing those gross things on stage that I probably wouldn't have done when I was 25, and I'm still ballsy enough to take off some layers of clothing, but I guess in this particular act... she is celebrating her body but she's also looking in the mirror and is kind of not happy with her body," she said.
"I'm trying to bring in the humour that everybody feels as they get older, whereas if I was 25 I wouldn't even be considering putting a thread like that in my own work."
TAINTED will be Sophie's fifth show in Maitland, and she said while it's a huge undertaking, she doesn't know what she'd do without the shows and the creative process.
"It's going to be a really fun night out and the band is amazing, they've got some really incredible performers so it's something different," she said.
"I don't think you [usually] get a chance to listen to much grunge music, unless you're looking for it."
Get tickets from $45 for adults at sunstreetstudios.com.au/sunstreet-tainted-burlesque-grunge.
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