BONFIRES OF THE JADED VANITIES

By Benjamen Judd

While there has been a growing interest in the avant-iest of the avant garde performance styles that is burlesque blossoming all over the country, it is pretty safe to say that Sydney does it the best. There, we said it. And one of the best of these bests are the girls of the Jaded Vanities who are returning to the Vanguard for a limited run.

That’s right, the Jaded Vanities have returned to The Vanguard travelling the country performing their fantastic shows over the last two years including STARWARS BURLESQUE, BATMAN FOLLIES OF 1929, BIBA’S WIZARD OF OZ BURLESQUE AND 1982 BLOCKBUSTER BURLESQUE. Now, they are back to their original content and performances which means only one thing – this will be a burlesque show like no other.

The girls have been working extra hard to evolve the genre and the burlesque experience, and this show will be dark sexual journey of the imagination on a level of Dante’s Inferno meets Showgirls just with none of the bad acting and all the camp amazingness.

Clearly this is a mums and dads only show so if you’re travelling with kids, we suggest locking them in the room with Finding Nemo or whatever on repeat until you get back (we don’t really, we are sure we can help you find a last minute baby sitter just call the concierge).

Tickets for the show (and meal, your choice) can be found on the Leadbelly’s website (formerly The Vanguard).

The Leadbelly is located at 42 King Street, Newtown.