MARISA CARNESKY PRODUCTIONS – SHOWWOMEN
Returning to the Hippodrome for the first time in many years, The Out There Festival presents
‘SHOWWOMEN’ at the historic Hippodrome Great Yarmouth venue.
MAY 30th & 31st 2024, at 7pm it’s a 1 hour show
30 mins Q&A on Thursday after the show
We have British Sign Language on both days and an Audio Describer on the Friday.
Pay What You Can: £4, £8, £12, £16.
Spectacle, Danger, Resistance, Leopard Print, Ectoplasm.
What happens when the Showgirl grows up?
A spectacular new show researched and directed by Olivier award winning Marisa Carnesky written and devised in collaboration with Veronica Thompson/ Fancy Chance, Livia Kojo Alour and Lucifire.
1940’s body magic star Koringa, 1930’s pioneer clown Lulu Adams, 1950s Western skilled performer Florence Shufflebottom and 1880’s teeth hanging aerialist superstar Miss La La are the inspiration to explore lesser-known stories of extraordinary women in variety performance from a century ago.
Marisa performs alongside cabaret and performance stars hair hanger/comedienne Fancy Chance, sword, singing and spoken word artist Livia Kojo Alour and physical and fire performer Lucifire, interweaving live action, in depth interviews and archival footage to create a dreamlike landscape mixing death defying stunts, taboo breaking acts, political resistance and secret backstage rituals.
Expect witchy goings-on in full leopard print, naked crocodile women scaling walls, ladders of swords, live hair hanging, never-ending pom poms and ectoplasmic clowns, SHOWWOMEN channels entertainment heritage to create visions of matriarchal performance futures.
Recommend age 16+ - Contains: Nudity, Smoking, Loud Bangs, Flashing Lights, Smoke, Haze
BSL Interpreted performance
SHOWWOMEN is a spectacular new stage show from Olivier award-winning performance maker Marisa Carnesky. The untold herstory of British working-class entertainment from immigrant and occult perspectives, SHOWWOMEN channels entertainment heritage to create visions of new contemporary circus performance.
The show interweaves live action, in depth interviews and archival footage to create a dreamlike landscape mixing death defying stunts, taboo breaking acts, political resistance and secret backstage rituals.
Expect pioneering clowns, teeth hanging aerialists and body magic stars as they explore lesser-known stories of extraordinary women in variety performance from a century ago.
Celebrating its 16th year of outdoor arts, circus, culture, and the arts, bringing the best talent from across the world to captivate and entertain, the Out There Festival 2024 weekend is set to enthral again in Great Yarmouth from 30th May - 1st June.
The Out There Festival is the biggest free festival in the region and pretty much the biggest programme of circus and outdoor arts in the UK regularly attracting thousands of people. Out There is unique and it guarantees that you will only see things at this Festival and nowhere else in the UK.
Funded by Arts Council England, National Lottery Heritage Fund
Supported by Great Yarmouth Borough Council and Norfolk County Council