by Nicola Rainbow | Nov 27, 2014 | Burlesque, Cabaret, Circus, Drag, Features, Reviews, Variety
This winter, despite the sudden and sad departure of Soho venue, Madame Jojo’s, the cabaret scene remains as vibrant and festive as it has done in past years. In fact, all it seems to be missing this year is a stocking filled with glitter and a Frisky &...
by Candace Chan | Nov 25, 2014 | Drag, Reviews, Theatre
It really isn’t hyperbole to say Baby Lame is everything. She’s an international superstar whose fame and talent exceeds that of Madames Cyrus, Spears and Lohan. Her relationship with her manager/mother Moan Crawford makes Honey Boo Boo’s look positively tame. And,...
by This Is Cabaret | Nov 21, 2014 | Burlesque, Drag, News
Just after midnight on Friday 24 October, security staff at legendary Soho venue Madame Jojo’s and sister club Escape were involved in a violent incident. As seen on CCTV, bouncers pulled baseball bats hidden in black bin liners to take on assailants throwing...
by This Is Cabaret | Oct 1, 2014 | Drag, Musical Comedy, News
South London cabaret institution the Royal Vauxhall Tavern has been sold. There has been uncertainty for some time but the current joint owner James Lindsay has provided some details of its future direction in a lengthy statement published yesterday. In it, he...
by David Lloyd-Davies | Sep 24, 2014 | Drag, Reviews
Betty Legs Diamond, the drag creation of Simon Green, is one of the founding members of Blackpool club Funny Girls but left in 2010 after 16 years apparently due to interfering producers. Since then she has taken up residency in Newcastle’s Boulevard. I saw her...
by This Is Cabaret | Sep 21, 2014 | Drag, News
This week, the relationship between Facebook and many of its users went from “like” to “it’s complicated”. Although the policy has been in place for some time, the social network has declared that it will now be clamping down on those who it suspects are not using...
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