The Blue Room
One naked blue lady, some songs about anal sex and multiple episodes of pill popping. Cabaret artiste Yana Alana brings her Helpmann award-winning show to the famous Spiegeltent, before touring it across the country.
Between The Cracks until 18 January
Rock ‘n roll rollercoaster
She herself describes it as a “mental” show. Based on her album Changeling, Irish chanteuse Camille O’Sullivan takes audiences on an intense roller coaster ride through the songs of Tom Waits, Kirsty MacColl, Lou Reed and Radiohead.
Camille O’Sullivan: Changeling until 18 January
Asking For It
Is rape ever funny? US performance artist Adrienne Truscott certainly thinks so as she takes on comedy’s boys club, “legitimate rape” and Rohypnol etiquette in her acclaimed standup show - while butt-naked.
Adrienne Truscott: Asking for It until 18 January
Naked Ladies
Truscott and her partner-in-crime Tanya Gagne strip off again for their acclaimed burlesque show, incorporating trapeze, glitter and saucy songs with unabashed smuttiness.
The Wau Wau Sisters are Naked as the Day They were Born Again from 20-25 January
Queen of all things
What will happen when Queen Constantina Bush invades the fair isle of terra nullius? Political correctness be damned, as Australian history is upended with unpredictable results.
Blak Cabaret from 20-25 January
How do they do it?
Billed as dirty and dangerous, the hit circus cabaret show returns with fire-breathers, contortionists and illusionists who will leave audiences with a more than healthy admiration for the human form.
Limbo until 25 January
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Sydney festival 2015 runs from 8 to 26 January at venues citywide. Find all Guardian Australia’s coverage here
