Review: House Of Burlesque At London Wonderground

Review: House Of Burlesque At London Wonderground

There are few more fitting surroundings than a 1920s-style Spiegeltent on London’s South Bank on a summer’s night for an evening of burlesque. Whether sat in the booths around the circumference of the venue or in the stalls, the mirror-lined big top is a perfect place...
Diagnosis Merde : Marcel Lucont IS

Diagnosis Merde : Marcel Lucont IS

I think my affaire with Marcel Lucont may be over. This was our third date – a thrilling quickie at Alternative Eurovision was followed by a longer more impassioned evening together soon after, but one year on during which time he didn’t phone, he didn’t write, this...
WINNERS AND LOSERS: Burlesque Hall Of Fame 2014

WINNERS AND LOSERS: Burlesque Hall Of Fame 2014

The judges have judged and the results are now in. Who were the winners at this year’s Burlesque Hall of Fame? What goes on in Vegas sometimes has international significance: the Burlesque Hall Of Fame is the premiere competition in the world for this artform...
Review: Batt On A Hot Tin Roof

Review: Batt On A Hot Tin Roof

After a stint at the Crazy Coqs last August, the Batt is back. No, not Christian Bale in another Christopher Nolan instalment of rubber-clad and gruff-voiced comic book histrionics but Bryan Batt, known to some as Mad Men’s Sal Romano and, judging from his latest...
Review: Meow Meow’s Feline Intimate

Review: Meow Meow’s Feline Intimate

A masterclass in the art of post-modern cabaret from the Australian-born chanteuse. The self-styled post-post-modern diva Meow Meow’s unique brand of “kamikaze cabaret” and performance art exotica returns to the Southbank, following last year’s concert with the London...