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. […]

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 […]

The reviews are coming in for our current show “Flaming Sin: London’s Grand Guignol” and we’re, well… thrilled. We had no idea how people would react to an evening of Noel Coward sophistication, Grand Guignol excess, and a very “blue” floor show, but it looks like we’re not the only ones crazy enough to think […]

We’re just one day away from the release of Tim Burton’s Sweeney Todd DVD, and the movie blogs are buzzing about it. Thrillpeddlers are featured in the documentary Grand Guignol: A Theatrical Tradition, which seems to be a stand-out among the DVD’s bonus features.
From Dread Central:
Grand Guignol: A Theatrical Tradition, takes a look at the […]

San Francisco public radio station KALW (91.7 FM) will feature Thrillpeddlers on the “Open Air” broadcast this Tuesday, March 25th at 1:00pm. Host Alan Farley interviews professor Richard Hand and director Eddie Muller about our U.S. Premiere production of Noel Coward’s long-lost comedy “The Better Half.”
If you’re not in San Francisco, you can listen live […]

Writer Kelli Stanley blogs about a preview performance of our new show, “Flaming Sin: London’s Grand Guignol.” She summarizes her in-depth review this way:
So even if you’re not particularly a fan of the Vault of Horror, troop down to the Hypnodrome on 10th street in San Francisco — for a twenty dollar seat, you’ll get […]

As the April 1st release date nears, the first reviews of Tim Burton’s Sweeney Todd DVD are starting to hit the web. Why do we care? Thrillpeddlers are featured in the documentary Grand Guignol: A Theatrical Tradition included on the 2-disc collector’s edition. It looks like the DVD producers did an excellent job of lining […]

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]
Tickets: $20 general admission; $69 for SHOCK […]

On Saturday June 2nd we bid adieu to Hypnodrome Head Trips. Bittersweet as it was to say goodbye to the Head Trips company, fans and our favorite roles, I couldn’t have asked for a better closing night performance and party. We had a full house that included some very special folks. My […]

The Hypnodrome’s free movie night last week was great fun! Thrillpeddlers’ playwright and visual effects director Jonathan Horton introduced one of his all-time horror film favorites - Curse of the Demon. This 1958 crowd pleaser has it all: witchcraft, hypnosis, séances, Devil cults and skeptical scientists. And since we were screening […]