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Step inside the gaudy, surreal, theatrical world of the legendary artist Michael Matou, who brought his subversive artistic energies to bear on the Sydney theatre scene during the 70s and early 80s through the Sideshow Theatre Company.
From London to Canada, Edinburgh to Sydney, this personal chronicle by Martin Raphael, highlights one of Australia’s most compelling theatre identities, whose extraordinary talents blew apart conventional theatre in a celebration of burlesque, trash, glitter, excess and outrageous bad taste! Designed to liberate creativity while shocking mainstream culture, the shows ironically gained rave reviews from magazines like Rolling Stone and Vogue for the sheer brilliance of the performances.
Featuring intimate backstage stories of Matou, Raphael and the whole host of talented performers who formed this loose collective, Sideshow takes you back to the heady days of theatre experiences such as the Cafe Debris (featuring bawdy characters such as Madame Flash, Syphilla and Connie Lingus) and Stranded nightclub extravaganzas. It is also a tale of sexual expression and freedom in response to the conservative times, with Matou himself having lovers of both sexes.
This large format book is lavishly illustrated with numerous colour photos, costume designs and playbills from all the shows, on glossy paper.
Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2013
Author: Martin Raphael