by This Is Cabaret | Mar 19, 2015 | Interview, Previews
Highly-rated cabaret award winning filthmongers The Ruby Darlings return to London this Friday with a one-off show. The perverse purveyors of everything that goes hump in the night are on their way to being one of the funniest acts around. Their lewd and...
by This Is Cabaret | Mar 16, 2015 | Features
When arts charity IdeasTap announced last week the end of its seven year mission to support up and coming productions, there was much wailing and gnashing of teeth. Since 2008, it has helped many artists to create or grow new work giving away around £2.3m in funding...
by This Is Cabaret | Mar 15, 2015 | Previews
In 1966, iconoclastic comedian Lenny Bruce said he had been arrested for saying nine particular words. Six years later, one of American standup genius George Carlin’s routines listed “seven words that can never be spoken on television”. Scroll...
by This Is Cabaret | Mar 13, 2015 | Features
Can we paint with all the colours of the wind, or are we just using tippex? Mixed race drag/burlesque artiste Miss Cairo wants to see more diversity in cabaret. This week, I was lucky enough to attend the London Cabaret Awards to support an amazing friend who I have...
by This Is Cabaret | Mar 11, 2015 | Reviews, Theatre
Audience interaction is a tricky part of any show. Rebecca Wigmore checks out one artist who, through the media of felt-tip pens and electrical tape, asks the audience to open their hearts and their minds. The small, dark stage of the Camden People’s Theatre is...
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