An Immersive & Magical Journey… AN IMMERSIVE & MAGICAL JOURNEY… BLANC DE BLANC ENCORE WORDS LIANE MORRIS
BLANC DE BLANC ENCORE WORDS LIANE MORRIS FOR THOSE OF US WHO LIVE IN NEWCASTLE, WE KNOW IT'S A SPECIAL PLACE, BUT IT'S ABOUT TO BECOME EVEN MORE SPECIAL WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE SPIEGELTENT, STRAIGHT FROM ADELAIDE FRINGE, PRESENTING BLANC DE BLANC ENCORE FROM 31 MARCH TO 1 MAY. Produced by Strut & Fret under the direction of Scott Maidment, Spiegeltent has established a beautiful relationship with the city of Newcastle and has been touring shows here since at least 2013. Novocastrians are some of the most ardent fans of his shows with a seemingly unending appetite for the genre of 16
sensory overloaded cabaret, circus, comedy and acrobatics. This year's planned season has already been extended due to popular demand. Some people purchased tickets two years ago in 2020 when it was originally meant to tour here and have been waiting this long to see it. Newcastle is lucky to be one of the first places the show tours to after sell-out seasons at the Sydney Opera House and Adelaide Fringe. The Sunday Telegraph calls it "outrageously funny and high energy." City Hub – "high-class cabaret bubbling with surprises." The Plus Ones – "Gatsby levels of sensorial extravagance!" A quick look at the show's Facebook page shows fans begging for it to tour to their part of the world – from London
to Melbourne, but for now, Newcastle will be home to the celebrated tent. Covid has kept the Spiegeltent away for the past two years. The famous tent has been in storage in Victoria and, as its name suggests, is an opulent Dutch mirror tent complete with stained glass which toured through Europe before making its journey to Australia. The tent itself is a critical part of the experience with its old-world opulence that transports the audience to a European cabaret the second they step in the door. It becomes a magical world that you step into, taking you out of your ordinary life for just a couple of hours, fully immersing yourself in a giddy party-like atmosphere – it's a special occasion.
