KATIE TRICKETT

Hey! So Johnny and myself just got back from a fun and crazy gig in one of our favourite cities- Edinburgh! It was a circus, but not as you know it! We have just finished working for The Lagunitas Brewing Company, a subsidiary of Heineken International, at their “Beer Circus”. The Beer Circus was to launch the new Lagunitas drink "Daytime"- in the UK and the theme was “things you cannot unsee”. They had an awesome intimate venue with a catwalk style stage and we performed alo

Funny Peculiar is a podcast with a difference, where all the guests are from the world of alternative performance. Towards the end of 2018 Katie Trickett sat down with Jeff Downs to talk about all things sideshow. From the contortion box to the ladder of swords, a whole host of topics are covered! Well, the time has come and the episode has landed being featured as episode number 38 in the podcast series. Katie x Go to www.funnypeculiar.org or iTunes to hear the full version

Well the summer has been a whirlwind, 6 flights to 6 different countries in under two months! Time for some UK events and some more personal levels of planning! First up was Daniel’s 30th Birthday, a greatest Showman themed party he’ll never forget. With a ringmaster, vegas showgirls and giant stilt walker on site to welcome guests things got celebrations got underway pretty quickly. The venue, a beautiful LED lit tent has circus inspiration everywhere you looked from the cla

Where do I even start on the amazing trip that was Montreux? I contacted Montreux Tattoo Convention to offer them the Double Act- unfortunately by the time they got back to me Johnny was already booked somewhere else! No worries though- challenge accepted and I drafted in some quirky parts for the gorgeous Arielle Firecracker to play in my act and suggested she perform burlesque too. We flew out on the Friday and had two shows each day! My set was 25 minutes silent performanc

Tatcon Blackpool 2018! Another epic year at this event which is one of my favourites to be at! Johnny and myself showed off our new fast-paced duo spot we worked on over the summer and both took new acts for our solo spots as well. The awesome event photographers Ken Wilan and Richard McCann were on hand to capture the highlights and as always their work doesn't disappoint. The three day event in Norbrec Castle, Blackpool was once again filled with the sound of buzzing tattoo

This weekend was the annual Showzam! event in Blackpool! The 4 day entertainment festival runs during February in the Winter gardens in Blackpool. This year I was lucky enough to work as part of the Sideshow Illusions Team with Jon Marshall! Showzam central filled the beautiful ballroom in the winter gardens and provided something for everyone! The traditional 1940s sideshow illusions "The Girl in the Goldfish Bowl" and the 'Headless Lady' were both there in their original gl