Cairns Festival closes with Le Coup as one of the final acts

A few surprises will be in store as Cairns Festival concludes with the final acts expected to blow people away. What will happen.

A SHOW where the audience is encouraged to scream while watching sword swallowing and acrobatics will help bring the Cairns Festival to a close this weekend.

Le Coup director Chelsea McGuffin said it was a performance for everyone from music lovers to those who are keen for a laugh.

“It’s a fun, engaging, circus and music show. There’s aerials, tap-dancing, singing, acrobatics, sword swallowing,” she said.

Jacqueline Furey is The Boss in the dazzling stage show. Picture: Brendan Radke

“There’s a lot of things packed into a 70-minute show.

“It’s a wild ride and we invite the audience to jump on board and get involved – we invite them to scream and yell.

“We should all feel like we leave on a bit of a high.”

Ms McGuffin said the live music was also a hit.

“Some people also say they would buy the tickets just to see the band. It’s all live music and the musical score is fantastic,” she said.

Cassia Jamieson stars as Beaver the Diva, Hilton Denis plays King of the Ring and Jacqueline Furey is The Boss in the dazzling stage show. Picture: Brendan Radke

The show will feature some talented Australian-based performers including sword-swallowing and fire-breathing Jacqueline Furey.

“We’ve got performers from all around the place, people who have been performing internationally; we are all Australian based,” Ms Furey said.

“We don’t often get to do touring to Cairns and regionally, so it is a really cool opportunity.”

The show will run at 8pm on Saturday and 6pm on Sunday and tickets can be purchased at ticketlink.com.au

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