Review: Cantina

Review: Cantina

An elegant mix of dance and circus, Cantina headlines the Priceless London Wonderground festival with a dream team of performers from the Australian circuit. Culled from big top big shots like Circa, the Tom Tom Crew and Flying Fruit Fly Circus, five acrobats keep the...
Backstage at the Cheek of It! Burlesque Revue

Backstage at the Cheek of It! Burlesque Revue

  A sold-out show with 35 performers in one night, all cheered on by a maniacally enthusiastic crowd. Students at The Cheek of It! burlesque school get a taste of show business adulation – and they haven’t even graduated yet. C.J. Lazaretti talks to beginners and...
Preview: House of Burlesque

Preview: House of Burlesque

No season of vaudeville would be complete without a little titillation, and Priceless London Wonderground is no exception. Production company House of Burlesque will present their homonymous showcase at the festival, filling up the spiegeltent at the South Bank Centre...
Review: Camille O’Sullivan: Feel

Review: Camille O’Sullivan: Feel

Ploughing through her usual repertoire of Tom Waits and Nick Cave compositions, Feel is the first of five different Camille O’Sullivan shows in the Priceless London Wonderground festival. It’s running for two days only, but fans don’t need to worry: eight more dates...
Review: World Burlesque Games: World Female Crown

Review: World Burlesque Games: World Female Crown

Burlesque doesn’t get more Olympic than this. 13 artists from nine countries met at Bush Hall to compete for the World Female Crown, the top award at Chaz Royal’s World Burlesque Games. Accomplished routines delivered with confidence and panache were the norm: more...