A Slow Burlesque
Created and performed by Freya Silas Finch
Directed by Jo Randerson
“A layered, absurd, and intensely physical show which reimagines ideas from both theatre and queer culture to build a multifaceted experience. ”
— Hannah Jamieson, Theatrescenes
SLOW;
moving or operating, or designed to do so, only at a low speed
BURLESQUE;
an absurd or comically exaggerated imitation of something
Peer into the dressing room and who knows what characters you’ll find — a washed-up diva refusing the spotlight; a Hollywood leading man strutting his stuff; a punk poet waxing lyrical; other-worldy creatures tying themselves in knots; or maybe, if you’re lucky, a real, ordinary human.
From the mind of one of the most exciting young artists in Aotearoa, Freya Silas Finch, comes a story a lifetime in the making. A story about transformation; about dressing up; about becoming nothing; about becoming everything.
Through absurd comedy, physical theatre, burlesque and many, many, many costume changes, A Slow Burlesque asks; if all the world’s a stage, who are we when we exit stage left, and strip off our costumes?