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Spiegeltent – ghosts of show business past

Spiegeltent on Hobart's waterfront has a long history  Had a great time listening to Judith Lucy in the Spiegeltent last night. It was certainly a nice break from election coverage and stories of mass shootings in New Zealand. The venue was a real blast too.  Did I mention that the show was really good too? Not as rabid as the title might suggest This Spiegeltent is one of two which was used by the Klessens family to travel around Belgium until about 1919.    Its big brother/sister was struck by an incendiary bomb and this one – “De Sonnenstrahl” was stolen.   After being rediscovered, post WWII, it lived on as a cabaret venue in Berlin, but as film and television took away audiences, it was put into storage.   In 2014 it was brought to Australia by James McPherson and co – producer, choreographer Jason Coleman and has been spreading happiness and joy ever since. Wish I could show you some pictures, but photography is banned insid...

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