by Nicola Rainbow | Nov 12, 2014 | Burlesque, Editorial, Features
It’s a glamorous life, being a burlesque performer. The glitter, the beautiful costumes, the late night cocktails and vats of bubbly wine. Not to mention all that rapturous applause, schmoozing and partying on yachts. Sigh. But perhaps it isn’t all...
by Nicola Rainbow | Oct 9, 2014 | Burlesque, Theatre, Variety
Award-winning producers Finger in the Pie are back for a third year with their Mimetic Festival, a two week celebration of devised, physical and visual theatre, puppetry and cabaret. The festival makes its mission statement very clear: “to become the hub for...
by Nicola Rainbow | Aug 18, 2014 | Cabaret, Features, Interview, Spoken WOrd
Our “track-by-track” artist breakdowns of current albums have been a popular addition to This Is Cabaret in the past. Marcus Reeves was kind enough to talk about his debut, Quicksilver – The Masquerade Macabre, Die Roten Punkte dispelled few mysteries when...
by Nicola Rainbow | Apr 28, 2014 | Features, Interview
As the falsettoed singer of The Tiger Lillies, Martyn Jacques is one of cabaret’s darkest princes. He’s already spoken to us about his life living above a Soho brothel but, with The Tiger Lillies due to return to the London Wonderground next month, we...
by Nicola Rainbow | Nov 14, 2013 | Burlesque, Features, Video
Online cabaret TV channel, Speakeasily, have decided that November shall be dedicated to that most delicate of the burlesque fashion accessories, the pasties. To the uninformed (or the Cornish), pasties can be either a filled pastry snack or someone with a peaky...
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