by This Is Cabaret | May 28, 2013 | Features, Variety
Cabaret stars give a worthy cause a helping hand at next weekend’s The Big Mix festival. Running over the weekend of 1-2 June and split across six venues in Shoreditch, The Big Mix returns for its fifth year with a heavenly blend of live entertainment. On offer...
by Helen Whitcher | May 24, 2013 | Circus, Features, Reviews
What goes around: London Hoopfest 2013 returns for another week featuring many hues of hectic hula action. We take stock of what this week’s events and look forward to the remaining highlights. The Mile End Pavillion has been swept up by hoop fever this week as...
by Guilherme Zühlke O'Connor | May 22, 2013 | Features, Photos
One of the highlights of the cabaret calendar, Alternative Eurovision was (again) a superb spectacle. On the eve of the real thing, Time Out Live’s Alternative Eurovision stuck two fingers up to regional backrubbing, cynical commentary and the will-sapping...
by Franco Milazzo | May 22, 2013 | Cabaret, Features, Interview
Like many other cabaret performers, Nigel Osner is no stranger to wigs and gowns. The ex-barrister will be playing at Crazy Coqs on 28 May. Although a legal background is not a prerequisite for success in cabaret, neither is it unheard of: burlesque star Bettsie...
by This Is Cabaret | May 21, 2013 | Cabaret, Features
If your concept of drag starts and stops with Lily Savage and RuPaul, say hello to the rather swanky Miss Hope Springs. The life of Miss Hope Springs has been eventful, to say the least, with marriage failures, celebrity flings and a career that has taken her from the...
by This Is Cabaret | May 20, 2013 | Features, Interview
Its not all mud, tents and toilet queues: for some this year, festivals will be the only place they will see some of London’s finest cabaret performers. We speak to Tania Harrison who is programming Latitude 2013’s cabaret tent. Acts confirmed there...
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