by C.J. Lazaretti | Dec 9, 2012 | Reviews
An event announced as “the most salacious third birthday in history” was bound to turn more than a few heads, though thankfully none from Ofsted. EastEnd Cabaret’s anniversary special honoured their tradition of indecorous musical comedy with an unusual setlist,...
by Ed Gosling | Dec 5, 2012 | Reviews, Variety
A new show is always a calculated risk, but Vivacity Bliss’s Cabaret Roulette goes one step further by letting the audience choose the theme. She then commissions cabaret performers to create relevant routines and puts them on at Madame Jojo’s, one of the most popular...
by C.J. Lazaretti | Dec 1, 2012 | Reviews
Fairy tales are good for nothing but post-modern appropriation these days, it seems. Kathakali Kabaret, the latest show by comic crooner Aletia Upstairs, re-imagines the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs through a syncretic combination of Anne Sexton’s poem,...
by Ed Gosling | Dec 1, 2012 | Circus, Reviews
Du Goudron Et Des Plumes (or tar and feathers for “les anglais”) is the latest project from circus visionary Mathurin Bolze shown at the Barbican as part of the ongoing International Mime festival. This is an immense show defiantly mixing physical theatre,...
by C.J. Lazaretti | Nov 28, 2012 | Reviews
If you’ve been to more than one date of The Cheek of It! Burlesque Revue, you know what to expect: an extensive line-up of acts in different tones of funny and sexy, surrounded by a non-stop party vibe, courtesy of the many friends and relatives who cheer and howl in...
by Jide Salami | Nov 27, 2012 | Reviews
Hot on the high heels of cult show Burlexe, its sister production Boylexe took over the incandescently chic confines of the Shadow Lounge inSoho last Wednesday, for the first of two engagements. A show that mixes male burlesque with monologues, live music, gender...
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