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...
by C.J. Lazaretti | Nov 15, 2012 | Features
Has it really been five years since The Cheek of It! started its influential series of burlesque courses? C.J. Lazaretti talks to founder Lady Cheek about the impressive achievements her school has amassed in its hectic rise to prominence. “The last five years have...
by This Is Cabaret | Nov 2, 2012 | Burlesque, Features
This month, burlesque impresario Chaz Royal celebrates a decade of decadent productions with a special show at Bush Hall. Royal is a man on a roll. In May, his World Burlesque Games (a cheekily rebranded version of his London Burlesque Week event) brought together...
by Franco Milazzo | Nov 1, 2012 | Features, Interview
A recurrent burlesque performer at variety bills all over the UK, Crimson Skye has also taken her one-woman show Death Row Diva to a number of theatres in Manchester and London. Earlier this year, West End hit Jumpy employed her as a burlesque consultant. Franco...
by C.J. Lazaretti | Oct 31, 2012 | Reviews
Audience interaction and sadistic cruelty may sound like a sure recipe for criminal charges, especially in Soho. At theatre company The Sticking Place’s bracing hodgepodge of drama and cabaret, though, your physical integrity and enjoyment are both safe. Terror 2012:...
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