by This Is Cabaret | Mar 28, 2014 | Features, Musical Comedy, Previews
There will always be a place in our hearts for Anna Lou Larkin, the Glaswegian chanteuse who sings of blubber and blood and Trotsky apologists. This may be the twisted lyricist our mother warned us about but we can’t help but be enamoured by someone who rhymes...
by This Is Cabaret | Mar 27, 2014 | Musical Comedy, Previews
Over April and May, Joe Black will be bringing his latest show Ginfully Yours to venues in the UK and Ireland. He will be joined on this jaunt by Brighton’s House Of Grand Parade, a drag trio made up of Lydia L’Scabies, Rococo Chanel and Crystal Lubrikunt....
by Franco Milazzo | Mar 25, 2014 | Editorial, Musical Comedy
We’re used to the Guardian getting things wrong. It’s usually typos (it’s not nicknamed the Grauniad for nothing), accusing burlesque of being little more than posh stripping or lauding cabaret at the Edinburgh Fringe without actually naming any of...
by This Is Cabaret | Mar 23, 2014 | Musical Comedy, News
The next time you are enjoying a spot of chap hop, check out the seat next to you. It may just have Michael Gove in it. Shudder. The history of politicians trying to appear “cooler-than-thou” is not a short one. Prime Minister Harold Wilson recommended the...
by This Is Cabaret | Mar 20, 2014 | Features, Musical Comedy
Mystery has surrounded Mother’s Day since the dawn of time: why do mums like flowers? What’s the connection between cards and child labour? And just what did happen to Pervy Uncle Day? Ahead of their brilliant Shindig next Thursday, Bourgeois & Maurice are...
by This Is Cabaret | Mar 19, 2014 | Features, Interview, Musical Comedy
Not just a pretty face: Irish musical comedians will be performing at the Globe at the end of this month. The Rubberbandits will be appearing at the Globe on 30 and 31 March. Calling the Rubberbandits a pair of plastic bag-wearing lunatics from Limerick barely does...
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