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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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Amazing Halloween Weekend at the Hypnodrome

by Russell Blackwood on November 3, 2009

True to form, Halloween weekend was a blast at The Hypnodrome. We sold out all three performances of Shocktoberfest!! 2009: The Torture Garden (including a special midnight show on Halloween night). The 8 pm performance of Peals Over Shanghai was standing room only with most of the audience in full costume. Kudos to the couple [...]

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Vote For Thrillpeddlers

by Daniel Zilber on March 6, 2009

Thrillpeddlers 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!

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Thrillpeddlers in New York

by Daniel Zilber on September 5, 2008

Thrillpeddlers 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 Shanghai.” [...]

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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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