by This Is Cabaret | Apr 24, 2016 | Features, Video
Desmond O’Connor has created a spot-on send-off to the recently deceased stars. Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get this thing called death. Electric word, death. It means forever and that’s a mighty long time. But I’m here to tell you...
by This Is Cabaret | Apr 22, 2016 | Features, Theatre, Variety
We have one pair of tickets for next weekend’s wildest event The Goblin King’s Masquerade Ball. For a chance to get your claws on them, read on. A wonderful darkside of fantasy, The Goblin King’s Masquerade Ball on Friday 29 April promises to be a...
by This Is Cabaret | Apr 21, 2016 | Variety
May The Farce Be With You is the latest themed cabaret night to hit London and is inspired by epic films of intergalactic drama and their many spin-offs. We sent intrepid explorer, Arthur Foxaque in to make his presence felt and find out what-the-Jedi is going on....
by Franco Milazzo | Apr 20, 2016 | Circus, Reviews
No man is an island said John Donne, and who are Circa to disagree? Their latest show takes the concept of teamwork to stunning heights. This year, the Udderbelly’s tentpole production (pun intended) is the London debut of Circa’s Closer. The troupe has outgrown its...
by Laurane Marchive | Apr 19, 2016 | Circus, Reviews
Closing CircusFest’s pop-up week at Jackson’s Lane, last weekend saw another Finnish SIRKUS offering with a double bill from Zero Gravity & WHS and Hanna Moisala. WireDo, which starts the evening, is a new work from tightwire walker Moisala that revolves...
by Laurane Marchive | Apr 15, 2016 | Circus, Reviews
Sceno is a new work from Agit-Cirk, directed by Sakari Männistö, also known for his work with Gandini Juggling. It premieres in the UK at Jackson’s Lane theatre as part of Circus Fest 2016, and the show is a blend of strongman tricks, acrobatics, live music and...
by This Is Cabaret | Apr 15, 2016 | Burlesque, Features, Interview
From 12 May, burlesque extravaganza Between The Sheets returns again to the London Wonderground and its fabulous Spiegeltent. Fast becoming an annual highlight of the cabaret calendar, this show has it all: gorgeous and talented performers, routines bursting with...
by Franco Milazzo | Apr 14, 2016 | Reviews, Theatre
This Is Cabaret rating ★★★★☆ Don’t look now but yet another new immersive theatre experience has landed in London. Is it any good? Based on the popular 1990s children’s horror novels written by American author RL Stine, this take on the Goosebumps books can be found...
by This Is Cabaret | Apr 12, 2016 | Burlesque, Features, Previews
What’s that? Burlesque and karaoke? What kind of crazy combination is this? Answer: the fun kind! Singing and stripping have been cosy bedfellows for decades. These days, the likes of Miss Polly Rae and Amber Topaz display considerable chops in both departments....
by Lu Cyrcus | Apr 8, 2016 | Circus, Reviews
Traditionally in Big Top circus the female aerialist is an object of desire, her distance as much a part of the other-worldly allure as her skimpy sequinned costume and her spectacular tricks. She is meant to be both sexy and unattainable, and that’s what keeps...
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