by Mia Boum Boum | Jun 7, 2016 | Burlesque, Circus
From the winner of the “Most Innovative” award at the prestigious Burlesque Hall of Fame, the London premiere of Aurora Galore’s highly introspective new show Glamorous Weirdo is a colourful affair. With liberal use of indoor smoke machine, a fuchsia Aurora bursts...
by This Is Cabaret | Jun 6, 2016 | Features
Get your summer solstice on with two tickets to this slice of mid-June madness courtesy of This Is Cabaret. Your feet have been restless too long. They itch. They burn. They want to be set free to dance like they have never danced before. Are we right or are we right?...
by This Is Cabaret | Jun 3, 2016 | Burlesque, News
The most prestigious burlesque industry event of the year has been hit by a “rape joke” storm on its first night. Held annually in Las Vegas, the Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekend takes place from Thursday to Sunday on the first weekend of June. Since its inception as...
by Franco Milazzo | Jun 2, 2016 | Reviews
Ahead of the opening of the The Black Cat’s latest Wonderground production next week, we speak to Hotel Black Cat’s director Laura “Frisky” Corcoran. The Black Cat is on the prowl again this summer with another much-anticipated production at the London...
by Katharine Kavanagh | Jun 2, 2016 | Cabaret, Circus, Reviews, Theatre
Many visitors are attracted to the iconic Coney Island amusement district of New York for its open air rollercoasters, games of chance, or sandy beach and hotdogs. For others though, the main attraction lies in a building on the corner of West 12th Street, transformed...
by This Is Cabaret | May 23, 2016 | Features, Previews
This week, vaudeville returns to one of Yorkshire’s iconic music halls. On 27 May, the City Varieties Hall in Leeds will host The Velvet Curtain Cabaret, a show with a phenomenal line-up of burlesque and variety headlined by Kitten ‘N’ Lou (voted top of the latest...
by This Is Cabaret | May 19, 2016 | Features, Musical Comedy
When Diane Chorley speaks, people listen. Otherwise known as the Duchess of Canvey, the Essex lass is not one to brook backchat from anyone. An ex-drug dealer who brought up her younger brother Wayne after her mother went to prison for murdering her philandering...
by Franco Milazzo | May 18, 2016 | Burlesque, Interview, Musical Comedy
Henley Festival may well be the poshest of its kind around. While wellies, jeans and a silly hat are de rigeur at Glastonbury, those attending the event in Berkshire will be asked to observe a more upmarket dress code: men are advised to wear black tie while ladies...
by This Is Cabaret | May 17, 2016 | Burlesque, News
One of the most successful UK burlesque dancers ever will make a rare appearance this August at the Sexhibition weekender. Of all the burlesque artistes from the UK to have gone to Las Vegas and competed for the highest prize of all, only one has come back victorious....
by This Is Cabaret | May 15, 2016 | Musical Comedy, News
It might be hard to believe but, once again, Alternative Eurovision at the London Wonderground proved to be as good as the real thing. This weekend, there were no shortage of events in the name of Eurovision held this year is held in the Swedish capital of Stockholm....
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