by C.J. Lazaretti | May 14, 2012 | Reviews
Bush Hall is Chaz Royal’s battlefield of choice. The habitual setting of the yearly newcomer’s contest, it also housed the “female crowns” of the all-competitive World Burlesque Games. Preceding World Female Crown, its international counterpart, British Female Crown...
by C.J. Lazaretti | May 13, 2012 | Reviews
At last London cabaret gains a chorus line. In a box stage. With curtains. But more importantly, an eclectic programme of bawdy song, dance and comedy in true music hall style to make the most of all those bells and whistles. Inaugurating a new performance space atop...
by C.J. Lazaretti | May 12, 2012 | Features
The Marxist sexual perversions of musical comedy duo EastEnd Cabaret have caused uproar everywhere they’ve performed, from Whitechapel dives and gentlemen’s toilets to the Edinburgh and Adelaide festivals. As they prepare for their biggest gigs ever at the Priceless...
by C.J. Lazaretti | May 10, 2012 | Reviews
The “twisted” night of Chaz Royal’s burlesque festival is an institution in its own right. Forewarning is foretasting – the knowing audience laps up the weirdness like breast milk (ew, strike that). From the minute host Benjamin Louche opens with an eerie singing...
by C.J. Lazaretti | May 9, 2012 | Features
Burlesquers are competing, but who’s judging? And what are they winning? Producer Chaz Royal tells C.J. Lazaretti what happens behind the scenes of the World Burlesque Games seven contests. Choosing winners and losers in burlesque is not easy. How can you compare...
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