by Ed Gosling | Sep 19, 2014 | Circus, Reviews
This limited run of Séquence 8, the latest creation of Québec company The 7 Fingers (Les 7 Doigts de la Main), fizzles with danger and beauty. Seeing this show at Sadler’s Wells Peacock Theatre, I was reminded of a moment when Aaron Sparks talks about modern...
by Candace Chan | Sep 3, 2014 | Burlesque, Circus, Drag, Reviews
Briefs‘ reckons itself as “Rupaul’s Drag Race meets Cirque du Soleil” but I disagree. Whilst Briefs does display fierce trannies and acrobats, what they offer is something completely different. A performance troupe that dance around the borders...
by Katharine Kavanagh | Aug 29, 2014 | Circus, Editorial, Features
The end of summer may be in sight, but the UK is still kicking with circus shows to keep things hot. Here’s what’s what… The big news is that Canadian elite Les 7 Doigts De La Main (otherwise known simply as the “7 Fingers”) are...
by This Is Cabaret | Aug 21, 2014 | Circus, Features, Photos, Variety
Hands down one of the best variety nights in town, Boom & Bang Circus have been entertaining the denizens of the Hippodrome Casino for quite some time now. The show has been on the road before but their most recent event was something of a spectacular, even for...
by Katharine Kavanagh | Aug 12, 2014 | Burlesque, Circus, Drag, Reviews, Theatre
Welcome to the wonderful world of Dixey. A fabulous fairy-tale where burlesque meets Walt Disney. Always light, always entertaining, and with the noblest unicorn I’ve ever seen. Dixey (named for the first ever male burlesquer Henry E Dixey) is a top class show,...
by Katharine Kavanagh | Aug 8, 2014 | Burlesque, Cabaret, Circus, Reviews
With all the Country-love going round since Dolly Parton’s appearance at Glastonbury earlier this year, Southern glamour-pusses The Wau Wau Sisters go down a treat in this Edinburgh Fringe Spiegeltent. Tragically for them (but luckily for us) they don’t always get...
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