WA celebrities attend Empire launch in spiegeltent Ebbeny Faranda and Tracy Vo at the launch of Empire. IT may have been a bitterly cold winter's night, but things sure did get steamy inside Spiegelworld's beautifully bedazzled antique spiegeltent at the official launch of Empire. See all the pictures from the night here The seductive Gorilla Girls were to blame, flinging each other around, all bouncy hair and black lingerie. Lime Green Lady and Carrot Man also sent the temperature soaring with their heated acrobatics as did that lithe Miss A in a Bubble. MCs Oscar and Fanny launched a shock and awe campaign that featured nudity and bananas, but not together. The evening concluded with a stick and feather routine by 3D Graffiti Guy that has to be seen to be believed. Read a review of the show here The fantastic mash up of cabaret, circus, burlesque, comedy and variety may have been running for a week, but the official opening night at Crown Perth had local A-listers and media out in droves. Performers mingled with guests before and after the show, although most decided to add a few more layers to ward off the winter. Spotted were Eamon Sullivan, Warwick Hemsley and Melissa Parke Patti Chong, Kim Ledger, Ruth Tarvydas and Ebbeny Faranda. Empire has been extended to August 18. See STM on Sunday for more great social pictures.