by C.J. Lazaretti | Apr 27, 2012 | Reviews
“Let’s wake ’em up upstairs!” yells Holly Penfield as she leads a dancing mob through the plush surroundings of the Beaufort Bar. You’d never tell it’s been 60 years since the Savoy Hotel last hosted a cabaret show, judging from the enthusiasm and consummate talent in...
by C.J. Lazaretti | Apr 26, 2012 | Reviews
Part of CircusFest, Professor Vanessa’s Wondershow fills the main space at the Roundhouse with a heartfelt homage to the British fairgrounds of the 1930s, 40s and 50s. Developed by Dr. Vanessa Toulmin, director of the National Fairground Archive at the University of...
by C.J. Lazaretti | Apr 24, 2012 | Reviews
If you like your cheesecake with a hearty side of laughter, you’ll be swayed by An Evening of Burlesque. The touring show has introduced some of London’s finest variety performers to British and continental audiences. Record-breaking sell-out dates have greeted the...
by C.J. Lazaretti | Apr 22, 2012 | Reviews
Lurid and ominous, The Double R Club has scarred the face of London variety since 2009 with a unique style of cabaret and burlesque inspired by the films of David Lynch. When the lights grow dim and the smoke machine kicks in at the Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club,...
by C.J. Lazaretti | Apr 19, 2012 | Burlesque, Previews
If your bosom swells with patriotic pride in anticipation for the London Olympic Games…go blow a couple of grand on their tickets. Proud bosoms of another kind will be the order of the day when the World Burlesque Games kick in next month. Honouring the Olympic spirit...
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