Opera meets stand-up in this scandalous, sequinned cabaret where one salty siren shatters ageing myths and seashells alike!
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Hold onto your tridents — Shirley Knot the Siren is making waves! Expect scandalous songs, soaring opera, and salty stand-up from a middle-aged mermaid with attitude. Sequins, sass, and life lessons galore as she proves ageing’s no tragedy — it’s a riot. Fairytales are over. This fish bites
ABOUT
Hold onto your tridents — Shirley Knot the Siren is swimming your way! She’s bold, briny, and utterly unfiltered. Expect scandalous songs, soaring opera, sequins galore, and life lessons from a middle-aged mermaid who’s anything but washed up. With a voice to shatter seashells and a mouth saltier than the Atlantic, Shirley’s here to prove that sirens — and women — get bolder, bawdier, and a whole lot wetter with age. Part cabaret with opera, part stand-up, part aquatic mischief, this is one riotous night you won’t forget. Forget fairytales — this fish bites.
Expect:
✨ Glitter, sequins & scandalous songs
✨ Hilarious mermaid/siren myth mash-ups
✨ Thought-provoking tales about beauty, ageing & resilience
✨ Operatic vocals and musical comedy numbers
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Her tail…
Shirley (aka Debbie Bridge), a siren (singer), is here to bring you her latest 1 woman show, Shirley the Middle-Aged Siren.
This gal is from New York and is bringing you some of her New York antics in classic cabaret style, but with an operatic twist.
Shirley finds herself “Washed Up” on the shores of the U.K. all the way from New York via London, England and laments at the trials of middle age: excess blubber, sea fog and seemingly becoming invisible.
She’ll have you laughing out loud 1 minute and nodding your head in empathy the next, as she takes you on a journey of songs and jokes.
“A sublime voice and beautifully executed role … amazing” The Stage
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Audience Feedback
‘What a great night. Loved the opera’ – Murray Hecht
‘Loved it! Charming and funny and well balanced.’ Adrian Jameson
‘Love it, Debbie’ – Debi Jones Maas
‘Go Shirley, Love it’ ‘Fin’ling good’ – Nicholas Quirke
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Performer
Debbie Bridge
Born in Canada, Debbie Bridge began her singing career at the University of British Columbia, (Canada) obtaining a Bachelor of Music – Honours Degree. Upon graduation, she received a scholarship to study at the Universität Augsburg, (Germany) to further her studies of German Lieder and Opera with Sena Jurinac.
Among many engagements there has been Debbie Entendre (More or Lesque Cabaret) with More or Lesque Theatre Company, Rosina (The Barber of Seville) with Opera Brava, Maria (West Side Story) with Viva Musica, Canada, Dinah (Trouble in Tahiti) with Echo/Reverb Opera, and Musetta (La Bohème) with Echo/Reverb Opera. She’s even sung for Prince Andrew (before he was notorious) and King Charles!
Debbie has also been privileged to perform at the Weiner Saal, in Salzburg during the world-famous Festival season. Her performing career to date has involved performances in Germany, Australia, South Africa, Austria, England, Scotland, Wales, USA and Canada. She has worked in the West End of London at the Savoy Theatre and the Royal Festival Hall.
Production Team
Co-Directors: Paulus L Martin & Sophie Flack
Music Director: Debbie Bridge
Script Co-Writers: Debbie Bridge & Sophie Flack & Kate Smurthwaite
Costume: Debbie Bridge & Nadia Tahari
Bridge Tea House Pop Up Theatre
Debbie Bridge started Bridge Tea House Pop Up theatre in 2010, as a professional theatre company to meet the need in the theatrical market to produce new works around known themes in a fresh and engaging way, which would appeal to modern audiences. The company is growing and expanding, having successfully produced an original musical play, two play readings, four short films, two new CD’s, and creating well-received performances for a wide variety of events – some as far away as in Australia.
The Company aims to concentrate on producing new works or taking a new approach to producing the classics or pre-existing works.