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Hot Greeks (2012)

by Daniel Zilber on March 5, 2012

Music by Scrumbly Koldewyn Book and Lyrics by Martin Worman and Scrumbly Koldewyn Directed by Russell Blackwood EXTENDED through May 19, 2012! Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays at 8:00pm At The Hypnodrome 575 10th Street, San Francisco Tickets: $30 – $35 Online: BrownPaperTickets.com Phone: 800-838-3006 Thrillpeddlers are proud to announce our Spring Season 2012 production of HOT [...]

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Russell Blackwood and John Waters at Thrillpeddlers' Hypnodrome

John Waters Visits The Hypnodrome

by Russell Blackwood on January 12, 2010

It was quite a thrill for Thrillpeddlers last Friday night when John Waters came the Hypnodrome to see “Pearls Over Shanghai.” The visit was planned well in advance and I could feel our excitement mounting from the moment we heard the news last November that he was all set to come on January 8th. The [...]

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Audacious Artefacts: Parisian Grand Guignol

by Daniel Zilber on March 5, 2009

Extended through May 16th

Thrillpeddlers are proud to announce the first production of their 2009 season, “Audacious Artefacts: Parisian Grand Guignol,” which will include four terror plays and sex farces from the repertory of the famed Parisian Théâtre du Grand Guignol. The show will be presented on Friday and Saturday evenings at 8 p.m. through May 16, at Thrillpeddlers’ Hypnodrome, 575 10th Street, San Francisco.

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“She Freak” at the Hypnodrome this Wednesday 7/9

by Daniel Zilber on July 6, 2008

Continuing our series of White Hot ‘N’ Warped cinema, Dead Channels brings us the mind-bogglingly awful B-grade (D-grade?) sexploitation shocker She Freak. This 1967 “update” of Tod Browning’s 1932 classic Freaks was directed by Byron Mabe and written by David F. Friedman (best known as the producer Herschell Gordon Lewis’ seminal gore films 2000 Maniacs [...]

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My Week of Glamour and Anarchy

by Russell Blackwood on April 28, 2008

Last week Thrillpeddlers enjoyed the height of serendipity with the fabulous Cockettes. That Thrillpeddlers embrace the spirit of San Francisco’s legendary psychedelic drag ensemble is no surprise. The group was part of a late-60s/early-70s bi-coastal queer hippie performing arts clique that included Charles Ludlam’s Ridiculous Theatrical Company and John Waters’ Dreamland Studios. Their work would [...]

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It’s Alive: Another Flaming Sin Review

by Daniel Zilber on April 25, 2008

The SF Weekly published critic Chloe Veltman’s formal review of our show “Flaming Sin: London’s Grand Guignol” this week (we’ve previously linked to her blog post about the show). Her review is the kind of thoughtful, in-depth look at our work that’s been all too rare over the years. While we certainly have fans among [...]

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A Cocktail of Glamour & Anarchy

by Daniel Zilber on April 19, 2008

A very special event at our Hypnodrome theatre on Sunday, April 20th, 7:00pm. Hosted by Rumi Missabu of the Cockettes and featuring many special guests. Sure to be a wild night!

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Lovers & Other Monsters

by Daniel Zilber on January 27, 2008

Thrillpeddlers proudly presents the 2008 Hypnodrome Valentine revue featuring Jill Tracy in concert with violinist Paul Mercer and our special guests V. Vale, Jello Biafra and Monte Cazazza! February 12-17, 2008 Tuesday – Saturday at 8:00 PM, Sunday at 7:00 PM At THE HYPNODROME 575 10th St. (between Bryant and Division) San Francisco, California [MAP] [...]

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Creepshow Camp: Spring & Summer Sessions Now Enrolling

by Daniel Zilber on January 27, 2008

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 of [...]

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