by Rachel Phillips | Jul 11, 2012 | Reviews, Variety
Where else can you combine nipple tassels and real-life gorillas? Yes, Twisted Cabaret at London Zoo may be one of the only feasible, and legal, options. This show is just one element of the London Zoo Lates, the wildly popular and adult-only Friday night events. On...
by This Is Cabaret | Jul 9, 2012 | Features
The most amusing creatures at the London Zoo are not in the pens on Friday nights. Curated and hosted by Des O’Connor, the latest edition of Zoo Lates fed a menagerie of vaudevillians to an voracious crowd. Mr. O’Connor’s performing beasts included...
by This Is Cabaret | Jul 2, 2012 | Features
LGBT crowds are seldom more vocal than in cabaret, but last week rang with even louder voices bringing gender politics to London stages. On Wednesday, legendary performance artist Penny Arcade unleashed the newest season of Bitch! Dyke! Faghag! Whore! at the Arcola...
by This Is Cabaret | Jun 19, 2012 | Features
“If there is one thing I know about burlesque and cabaret performers is we hoard,” says Ivy Paige. After amassing a wealth of circus signs, props, wigs and costumes, some of which she’s never worn, the singer and compère organised the first edition of Ivy...
by Guilherme Zühlke O'Connor | Jun 10, 2012 | Features, Photos
Are critics untouchable? Literally not. Gui O’Connor witnesses cabaret legend Holly Penfield rough up C.J. Lazaretti at The Apple Cart festival, vindicating scores of panned vaudevillians (and putting on a killer act in the process). Ignoring the elementary premise...
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