by This Is Cabaret | Oct 1, 2017 | Drag, News
Ahead of her upcoming UK tour, Bianca Del Rio is preparing to lay down some home truths to her UK fans. As the first Hispanic winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race, Bianca Del Rio already has her place in the history books. The Louisiana-born performer was well-known as...
by Chris Dudley | Jul 1, 2017 | Cabaret, Drag, Reviews
Australian drag cabaret star Trevor Ashley makes a welcome return to the Paradiso Spiegeltent with his celebrated tribute to Liza Minnelli. Appearing on stage with seven-piece band, we’re treated to Ashley’s uncanny impersonation of Liza, complete with...
by This Is Cabaret | Jun 2, 2017 | Drag, Features
Just when you thought British politics couldn’t get any more exciting, cabaret performer and celebrity impersonator Fagulous will be hosting through-the-night election coverage at Her Upstairs as Prime Minister Theresa May. The Fagulous Election Broadcast Spectacular...
by This Is Cabaret | Jun 2, 2017 | Drag, Musical Comedy, Reviews
The wooden Paradiso Speigeltent is back on the Southbank for the summer. Erected in its usual boozy enclave near Waterloo, it is all sparkly-mirrored retro glamour, promising 1920s-style Teutonic debauchery. Joe Black’s Meet Me at The Eldorado is a show that has...
by This Is Cabaret | May 31, 2017 | Burlesque, Circus, Drag
Briefs’ bandleader Fez Fanaana spills the beans on their new show. The all-male Australian comedy-slash-circus-slash-drag-slash-boylesque cabaret phenomenon known as Briefs returns to London next month. Once again, they will be taking over the Paradiso...
by This Is Cabaret | May 9, 2017 | Drag, Features
Controversialist. Anti-drag queen. Philosopher king. David Hoyle has been called all these things but who is he really? Now that we are neck-deep in drag queens on our screens, it is not unusual for the mainstream media to label any cross-dresser with a novel angle as...
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