The Week in Cabaret: Magic Initiations

The Week in Cabaret: Magic Initiations

When did you last hear of cabaret at the Royal Albert Hall? That’s exactly what The Boom Boom Club did last Saturday. Taking over the Elgar Room of the prestigious venue, the seminal revue delivered a top-of-the-range show that revamped their dark and decadent format...
Bête Noire Says Good-Bye to Madame Jojo’s

Bête Noire Says Good-Bye to Madame Jojo’s

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...
Backstage Etiquette: How to Behave in Cabaret

Backstage Etiquette: How to Behave in Cabaret

Cabaret and burlesque shows may be all about excess and impropriety, but even drunken reprobates who parade immoral antics onstage for a living have their limits. So here it is, for the edification of the masses: the cabaret etiquette code in 12 simple rules. The...

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