Pearls Over Shanghai
June 12 - August 16
“Pearls Over Shanghai” is a comic mock-operetta about white slavery and miscegenation set in the colorful world of 1937 Shanghai, China. This show is the centerpiece of our second annual Theatre of the Ridiculous Revival, and will mark the 40th anniversary of the formation of The Cockettes, a gender-bending theatrical troupe who not only originated this show, but also exerted a profound influence on the culture of our times, from the phenomenon of midnight movies to glitter rock stars and their outrageous fashions.
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Creepshow Camp: Summer 2009
Young devotees of Horror, Sci-Fi and Suspense have a summer camp to call their own! Creepshow Camps face “fright” with curiosity and creativity, revealing the secret techniques behind scary entertainments’ vitality and power. Workshops led by our dedicated staff of teaching artists engage participants, hands-on, in activities that teach and reinforce the fundamental skills in monster make-up, special effects, sleight of hand and stage combat. In our theatre venue, campers rehearse on-stage for a farewell performance given for family and friends at the end of every Creepshow Camp session. Four two-week sessions: June 15 - 26, July 6 - 17, July 20 - 31, August 3 - 14.
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Recent Press
From Kimberly Chun of 7x7 :: For kids who were born too late to experience the fabulous freaks and drag delights of San Francisco’s world-famous underground troupe the Cockettes, your moment has come to truly sample the, ahem, wares of the groundbreaking psychedelic tranny troupe. The Cockettes may be gone, but ...
From Carnal San Francisco :: I recently got to see a preview of the revival of the Cockette's show "Pearls Over Shanghai." It's an original musical written by Cockette Scrumbly Koldewyn, a musical genius born in the wrong era. His tastes and style come directly from show tunes of the early ...
From the SF Weekly: Thrillpeddlers, well-known for blowing dust and gristle off Grand Guignol plays from early-20th-century Paris, are setting their sights a bit closer to home for this year’s Theatre of the Ridiculous Revival. Forty years ago, the Cockettes — a lurid, shimmering, acid-soaked theater troupe composed of gay men, ...
Grand Guignol
This Week’s Grand Guignol Treasures on EbayInteresting Grand Guignol items are few and far between on Ebay these days, so it’s pretty exciting (to me, anyway) when several show up in one week:
Original Theatre du Grand Guignol Program from 1952-53
From the listing:
ANOTHER FABULOUS FIFTIES FRENCH THEATRE PROGRAM- “DU PLOMB CES DEMOISELLES”. OF COURSE WE HAVE THE GREAT VINTAGE PHOTOS OF THE [...]
Thrillpeddlers News
Vote For ThrillpeddlersThrillpeddlers is one of a handful of nominees for the SFGate’s BayList Award for “Best Theatre Company.” Please visit the BayList website and click the yellow “vote” badge to cast your vote for us. Thanks for all the support!
Thrillpeddlers
Thrillpeddlers in New YorkThrillpeddlers will be performing with the fabulous Cockettes as part of New York’s Howl Festival, September 6 - 10, 2008. It’s our first appearance on the East Coast, and we couldn’t be more excited. We’ll be performing pieces from our recent “Theatre of the Ridiculous Festival” as well as The Cockettes legendary “Pearls Over [...]
