Le Coup
It's Fight Night at the Circus! Le Coup brings you the finest contenders from all around the country to fight for your attention, adoration, and applause. From sword swallowing to daring aerial feats, tap dancing to acrobatics, this ragtag troupe of travelling misfits will duke it out with common sense and even the laws of physics for your entertainment. A raucous vaudevillian adventure, Le Coup is a tribute to funfairs, travelling boxing troupes and the showmen and women of yesteryear. Featuring a ferocious live soundtrack by the bluegrass band Father Grant and The Blunt Objects, it’s a guaranteed knockout. Let the Boss show you the ropes as The King of the Ring, Sally the Ally Cat, The Bookie, Bloody Mary, and Fred put on a real show. It’s time to grab a drink, place your bets and pull up a seat ringside for a fight like no other!
"Le Coup is a wild ride" ★★★★★
“All the ingredients of a great party: humour, laughter, risk and a little bit of titillation. A very enjoyable show!” SCOTTISH FIELDS
“A gloriously (mock) gory night out – a raucous rollercoaster ride through vaudeville’s darker histories ” TOTAL THEATRE
“Le Coup delivers a roundhouse punch of a show that will make you see stars.” ★★★★ EDINBURGH SPOTLIGHT
“Australia's Company2 generates a fair bit of fun riffing on the atmosphere of a travelling boxing tent.” CIRCUS DIARIES
Le Coup Showreel
Le Coup
Directed and co created by Chelsea McGuffin and Jacqueline Furey
Cast: Jacqueline Furey (The Boss), Skip Walker-Milne (Fred), Phoebe Armstrong (Sally the Alley cat), Hilton Denis (The King of the ring), Tara Bloom (Beaver the Diva)
Musical Director: Grant Artthur (Father Grant)
Musicians: Ben Harrison (The Bookie) and Bonnie Stewart (Bloddy Mary)
Sound Engineer; Tom Strobe
Lighting Design: Dan Black
Set design: Josh McIntosh
Costumes: Chelle Hafner and Aliya Abisheva
Presented by NICKOLAS CLARK MANAGEMENT
We acknowledge all the creatives that have travelled with Le Coup.
Cast: Casey Douglas, Alex Weckeshuck, Ellie Cox, Marianna Joslin, David Trappes, Moze
Musicans; Maria Moles
Sound engineer: Katie Sweeney and Mik La vage