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TEMPEST IN A TEACUP to Play The Butterfly Club

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TEMPEST IN A TEACUP is a living cabinet of curiosities for the modern era, a collection of crazy & unusual mysteries, magic, hypnosis and psychotic circus. Presented by the world renowned extreme freakshow & mind-over-matter artist, Aerial Manx.

After spending five months abroad performing as a guest star for Ed Alonzo's Psycho Circus, Aerial Manx is back in Melbourne for a limited time only! At the smallest theatre venue in Melbourne, the gorgeous Butterfly Club, Aerial Manx has hired a pocket-sized stage where either nothing or everything is possible.

TEMPEST IN A TEACUP is both a revival of the vaudevillian 'Gentleman Juggling" style of the late 1800's and a modern look at freakshow and dark magic. This show brings an opportunity for audiences to see something that they have never seen before, and they will remember for years to come. Aerial Manx keeps audiences in anticipation and on the edge of their seats with every new act.

Aerial Manx has circled the globe with his breathtaking performances. As the only Acrobatic, Sword Swallowing Contortionist he is a true pioneer of what the mind and body can achieve, a genuine master in the making. He has been awarded Guinness World Records for his incredible stunts including performing multiple back flips whilst swallowing a sword, the fastest human backbend walk and the heaviest weight to be dangled from a swallowed sword. His hypnotic performance is not to be missed. Be warned though, it is not for the faint of heart!

TEMPEST IN A TEACUP opens on Friday 29th April and runs for two weekends only. Bookings are highly recommended as tickets will sell fast.

IF YOU GO:

TEMPEST IN A TEACUP

Dates: Friday 29th, Saturday 30th April. Sunday 1st, Friday 6th, Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th May

Time: 10.15pm for all Friday & Saturday shows and 5.30pm for Sunday shows

Cost: $25-32

Venue: The Butterfly Club, 5 Carson Place, Melbourne

Tickets: thebutterflyclub.com

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