by Guilherme Zühlke O'Connor | Apr 7, 2012 | Photos
Cabaret must be the last true refuge for freedom of expression and spontaneity in a world obsessed with political correctness, health, safety and all those topics that were little more than nonsense mere decades ago. Of course that means it’s also the right...
by Franco Milazzo | Apr 6, 2012 | Features, Musical Comedy
Talent shows don’t just have to be on the small screen. After 11 heats, this year’s Musical Comedy Awards come to a crescendo tomorrow (Saturday) night at the Bloomsbury Theatre. Judges including Time Out’s Comedy Editor Ben Williams and cabaret...
by Myra DuBois | Apr 6, 2012 | Features
Hiya. Let’s get down to business. Speaking frankly, I’ve been around the block. London may be in the midst of a Cabaret (with a C) boom right now, and I love Kander and Ebb as much as the next person, but I can pre-date that. I’ve been in show-business for years. I...
by C.J. Lazaretti | Apr 5, 2012 | Burlesque, Variety
March ended on a high note in the world of cabaret and burlesque. Gloves, pasties and merkins came off in Soho for a special farewell engagement, the Scala at King’s Cross hosted the first taster of Chaz Royal’s upcoming Olympic festival and a rock crowd...
by Franco Milazzo | Apr 2, 2012 | Features
Someone had to do it, and do it right: it’s high time London’s cabaret, burlesque and circus performers had a website of their own to cover the richest arts circuit in the UK. We’re ThisIsCabaret.com. That’s what we do. We’ve been doing it for...
by C.J. Lazaretti | Apr 2, 2012 | Reviews
Cabaret, circus and magic meet videos, podcasts and talk shows. Live. In one stage. No one can accuse Mat Ricardo’s London Varieties of having a misleading title. The ambitious revue is at once modern and nostalgic. Part old-school vaudeville tribute, part multimedia...
by C.J. Lazaretti | Apr 2, 2012 | Features
It’s in the news, the movies and, more importantly, in arts listings everywhere: cabaret and burlesque are definitely big. But they’re also easy to take for granted. Are the two words synonyms? What about variety? Or circus? Or drag? Never fear: This Is Cabaret is...
by C.J. Lazaretti | Apr 1, 2012 | Features
Social reformers have one less reason to worry about Soho: after a year’s reign on the prestige Thursday night spot at Madame Jojo’s, Bête Noire has been put to sleep. The black beast was London’s foremost showcase for raunchy burlesque and politically incorrect...
by Guilherme Zühlke O'Connor | Apr 1, 2012 | Photos
You’d be forgiven to think that social reformers have one less reason to worry about Soho now that Bête Noire has been put to sleep but having ended in full splendor just means the legacy will chase them in their nightmares. Don’t take my word for it, we...
by Will Davis | Apr 1, 2012 | Circus, Reviews
In the Magic Mirrors Tent at the Roundhouse, Collectif and Then…, new Roundhouse Circus Associate Artist, present the enchanting Lost Post, a show inspired by the short story The 6th Borough by Jonathan Safran Foer. An engaging initial sequence sees Francesca Hyde...
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