Review: The Apocalypse Gameshow

Review: The Apocalypse Gameshow

As economies tumble down like dominos and man-made disasters sweep the globe, all the signs spell out an unequivocal message: it’s time to party like there is no tomorrow. Through games so preposterous they might actually turn out prophetic, The Apocalypse Gameshow...
Review: Forever Crazy

Review: Forever Crazy

A seminal landmark in Parisian nightlife since the 1950s, cabaret club Crazy Horse is as famous for its glamorous dance shows as for the many celebrities it counts as patrons and collaborators. The eponymous spiegeltent on London’s South Bank saves you a trip to...
Review: Helen Arney: Voice of an Angle

Review: Helen Arney: Voice of an Angle

Ever wondered what led a young Schrodinger to think about a half-dead cat in a box? Or how the sun feels about lending its name to a tabloid newspaper? Never fear: Helen Arney is here to clear all that up. After a month-long run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the...
Review: The Double R Club’s Third Birthday

Review: The Double R Club’s Third Birthday

How can you improve an addictive evening of transgressive delights like The Double R Club? Cake is a good beginning. Celebrating three years of vaudevillian insanity “inspired directly or indirectly” by the work of David Lynch on September 20th, the award-winning...
Review: Apocastrip Wow

Review: Apocastrip Wow

Wild entertainment beyond the reach of decency, virtue and licensing laws is what follows whenever Mat Fraser and Julie Atlas Muz share the stage. Billing themselves as The Freak and the Showgirl, the two performers specialise in graphic antics that mock all notions...
Review: Greta

Review: Greta

Featuring three highly skilled actors, Greta alternates with burlesque showcases from Cirque du Cabaret on the Saturday night slot at Stoke Newington’s Trangallán. Literally miles away from the glitz of Piccadilly’s Café de Paris and the immensity of...