Ember’s Spooky Season Sizzler at Cultplex

Kristy Stott, Theatre Editor
Natalie Ciufo - singer - stares into the audience, about to sing, wearing a sparkly dress. Ember's Spooky Season Sizzler at Cultplex
Image courtesy of Ryan Morrison/ Selina Helliwell Productions.

Ember's Spooky Season Sizzler at Cultplex, Manchester 11 October 2024 Tickets from £19.35 — Book now

Poised and ready to pounce, Ember & the Vixens are back and ready to kick off the spooky season with a special edition of their sizzling adults-only cabaret. For one night only this October, Ember Travixen and the gang bring glamour, goosebumps and a heady dose of female empowerment to GRUB Mcr.

Billed as “a love letter to all things creepy, spine-tingling and nightmarish”, the latest edition of Selina Helliwell’s stunning show will see the small Cultplex cinema space transformed into a gorgeous cabaret-style theatre. As usual, you can expect a cauldron of the most captivating burlesque, mesmerising live music, hypnotic circus, spoken word, and more than a few surprises.

Created by the multi-award-winning theatre-maker Selina Helliwell, Ember & the Vixens have enjoyed a string of sell-out shows including an ‘International Women’s Day Special’, ‘Valentine’s Vixens’ event, a glitzy burlesque takeover of Manchester Art Gallery and their previous ‘Creepy Cabaret’ Halloween show. Now, this October, the Vixens are back with even more spine-tingling turns in their Spooky Season Sizzler.

Ember Travixen, a burlesque performer, onstage wearing a black hooded cloak that is billowing around her
The burlesque performer Ember Travixen. Image courtesy of Ryan Morrison/ Selina Helliwell Productions.

Hosted by the high-kicking singer-songwriter MC Jas Nisic, Ember’s Spooky Season Sizzler will see the fabulous Ember Travixen take to the stage alongside an extravaganza of amazing performers from the burlesque, music, circus and poetry worlds.

So if you’re looking for a liberating and entertaining evening of shimmying and sparkle this October – get your most ghoulish threads on and catch Ember and the Vixens at Cultplex.

Poster for Ember's Spooky Season Sizzler on Friday 11th October at 8PM at GRUB Mcr - the poster features a lady with fox ears and a fox tail, in a love heart, surrounded by dancing skeletons, a spider's web and a bloody handprint
Image courtesy of Selina Helliwell Productions.

Ember's Spooky Season Sizzler at Cultplex, Manchester 11 October 2024 Tickets from £19.35 Book now

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