Penny Arcade: Eroticism Without Control

Penny Arcade: Eroticism Without Control

  Transgressive New York show Bitch! Dyke! Faghag! Whore! pioneered a whole scene of gender-defying queer performance 20 years ago. Franco Milazzo interviews creator Penny Arcade on the different attitudes across the pond.     The Village Voice called you a “sex...
Review: Miss Hope Springs’ Sunday Soirée

Review: Miss Hope Springs’ Sunday Soirée

Glitter and loud show tunes can only go so far. Inaugurating new Piccadilly venue Crazy Coqs Cabaret with Sunday Soirée, a musical comedy residency conceived under the label of “sophisticamp”, Miss Hope Springs is living proof that drag can be swanky. The diva’s Las...
The Week in Cabaret: From Weimar to Twin Peaks

The Week in Cabaret: From Weimar to Twin Peaks

The cabaret alternative to the Sunday football match was the Clittorati Party, hosted at the Paper Dress Vintage boutique in Shoreditch. A full-day event (for variety standards), it started mid-afternoon with a merkin-making workshop followed by performances. The...
In Pictures: Guttersnipes

In Pictures: Guttersnipes

On a recent trip south of the river, we found ourselves at Guttersnipes, an evening to be hosted monthly at the Tooting Tram And Social pub. As you may have seen in our weekly cabaret review, it’s an entertaining evening bringing cabaret beyond its traditional...