Name: FreakShow & Tell
Start: 2026-04-11T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-05-30T20:30:00-05:00
Location: Stars and Garters Theater

FreakShow & Tell

Stars & Garters Theater

Shouting "FIRE!" in crowded theaters... just for fun!

Stars and Garters Theater

<h3><strong><strong>21+ ONLY</strong></strong></h3><p>Brianna Wellen, Chicago Reader:</p><blockquote>Sideshow entertainer Thom Britton’s solo show is part performance, part demonstration. Britton is a charismatic performer who appears genuinely thrilled to share how simple his seemingly death-defying acts really are. His explanations are peppered with jokes and carnival flair, making even the dullest details memorable and entertaining. I may have retained more information about science and history during a single carnival-themed night than in all my years of schooling.</blockquote>

<h3>Learn the science behind the sideshow.</h3><p>"FreakShow &amp; Tell," an hour and fifteen-minute-long stage show that fuses science, history, anatomy, physics, and a whole slew of other things with genuine sideshow acts such as The Electric Man, Fire Eating, and Glass Walking, amongst other things.</p><p>Sideshow performer Thom Britton created a stage show to answer the barrage of questions he regularly received before, during, and after his performances.</p><p>People wanted to know how he could possibly eat fire or drive a nail into his head or why he'd want to walk on broken glass or stand on an electrified plate. Thus was born "FreakShow &amp; Tell," a 1-hour and 15-minute stage show that fuses science, history, anatomy, physics, and a whole slew of other things with genuine sideshow acts such as The Electric Man, Fire Eating, and Glass Walking.</p><p>The show is funny, poignant, entertaining, fast-paced, and 100% science!</p>

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