The Week in Cabaret: After the Cow

The Week in Cabaret: After the Cow

How long does it take to clean up after a giant purple cow? After the end of the E4 Udderbelly Festival, the inflatable bovine at the Southbank Centre vanished without a trace in mere 11 days, to make way for the new additions to the Priceless London Wonderground....
The Week in Cabaret: Varied Variety

The Week in Cabaret: Varied Variety

Saturday saw The LipSinkers performing as part of the Revival Festival in new pop-up venue Marylebone Gardens. From Madonna to The Pogues via punk and disco, they brought to life a soundtrack so cool and varied that we can almost smell Quentin Tarantino’s...
Mat Ricardo’s Edinburgh Diary: Drowning in Flop Sweat

Mat Ricardo’s Edinburgh Diary: Drowning in Flop Sweat

When does a show title become a literal truth? Mat Ricardo’s ascetic research continues as he develops one-man show Vaudeville Schmuck for this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Read the second part of his exclusive series for This Is Cabaret.   Four Weeks to Go I’ve...
Mat Ricardo’s Edinburgh Diary: Vaudeville DNA

Mat Ricardo’s Edinburgh Diary: Vaudeville DNA

Gentleman juggler Mat Ricardo has been putting together a new show for this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Catch a glimpse of what life is like behind the balls and the suits in this exclusive series for This Is Cabaret.   Eight Weeks to Go Last week I performed my...
The True Stories of Waiting for Stanley

The True Stories of Waiting for Stanley

Acclaimed play Waiting for Stanley weaves its poignant tale of wartime hardship from real events in the lives of British men and women during the Second World War. Amidst preparations for the show’s upcoming run in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, actress Leela Bunce...
The Week in Cabaret: Beauties and Beasts

The Week in Cabaret: Beauties and Beasts

The most amusing creatures at the London Zoo are not in the pens on Friday nights. Curated and hosted by Des O’Connor, the latest edition of Zoo Lates fed a menagerie of vaudevillians to an voracious crowd. Mr. O’Connor’s performing beasts included...