▁Dark est ▁Muse ', ▁he ▁appears ▁regularly ▁on ▁the ▁International ▁Circ uit ▁in ▁Cab aret , ▁Bur les que , ▁Vari ety ▁and ▁has ▁appeared ▁in ▁cities ▁such ▁as ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁New ▁York , ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁New ▁York , ▁Paris , ▁Berlin , ▁Vienna , ▁Per th ▁( Austral ia ), ▁Stockholm ▁and ▁Ven ice . ▁He ▁is ▁much ▁adm ired ▁and ▁respect ed ▁for ▁his ▁personal ▁style , ▁unique ▁persona ▁and ▁mel anch ol ic ▁live ▁performances . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Le ▁P ust ra ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ▁and ▁adopted ▁at ▁birth . ▁He ▁was ▁raised ▁in ▁a ▁middle - class ▁family ▁in ▁a ▁small ▁coast al ▁town , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁London ▁to ▁purs ue ▁a ▁career ▁in ▁Musical ▁Theater ▁but ▁strugg led ▁to ▁find ▁work . ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁few ▁day ▁jobs ▁r anging ▁from ▁an ▁us her ▁at ▁Theatre ▁Royal ▁Dr ury ▁Lane ▁in ▁Cov ent ▁Garden ▁to ▁a ▁kitchen ▁por ter ▁in ▁Sur rey . ▁There ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁brief ▁st int ▁as ▁a ▁Cher ▁imp erson ator ▁on ▁a ▁Cru ise ▁Sh ip , ▁a ▁Tar ot ▁reader ▁in ▁a ▁night club ▁and ▁as ▁an ▁' Extra ' ▁in ▁British ▁So ap ▁Oper as . ▁ ▁Le ▁P ust ra ' s ▁Kab are tt ▁Der ▁Namen los en ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Le ▁P ust ra ▁created ▁a ▁contemporary ▁re im ag ining ▁of ▁the ▁Cab are ts ▁and ▁Night cl