Silver Sircus

To The Place That Is Home is the latest stage work from acclaimed cabaret-noir experimentalists, Silver Sircus. Making a name for themselves in their hometown of Brisbane, they have combined the themes of loss, grief, death and despair with beauty, hope, wry comedy and high drama to create a compelling and spellbinding performance style.

Vocalist & performer Lucinda Shaw’s soaring vocals, spoken word and storytelling channels the spirits of Nick Cave, Brecht/Weill, PJ Harvey, Portishead, Laurie Anderson, Tom Waits and Bowie. They have performed for Brisbane Cabaret Festival (2007 & 2008), QLD Poetry Festival (2009), QLD GLBT Pride Festival (2008 & 2009) and The Brisbane Writer’s Fringe Festival (2008), Murder Ballads Chapter II @ Judith Wright Centre (2010) and headlined the Brisbane Pride Festival Fair Day (2010).

Silver Sircus have produced two releases, the 4-Track EP 'Sovereignty' (2008) and 'Dark Back Garden' (2009), a long form spoken word/soundscape piece produced and performed live for the QLD Poetry Festival. To The Place That Is Home is also the title of the band’s next CD, a full album, due for release in October 2011.

For Melbourne Fringe Festival, Silver Sircus are thrilled to be presenting the live and intimate cabaret version of the new album, mixed with a couple of startling cover versions, to the gorgeous surrounds of The Butterfly Club.

'Theatrical, sinister & hopeful, Silver Sircus are brooding & lyrically brilliant' - Rave Magazine, 'Sovereignty' EP Review

'Opening with Kurt Weill’s dissonant ‘Pirate Jenny’, Silver Sircus reveal a heavy cabaret influence... and the band succeeds – the Cave-penned Ute Lemper number ‘Little Water Song’ alone is a masterpiece of delivery.' – Time Off Magazine, 'Murder Ballads Chapter II' Live Review