by Lauren Ball | Oct 1, 2015 | Reviews, Theatre
This Is Cabaret Rating: ★★★★★ Bryony Kimmings and Tim Grayburn decided to make a show about the taboo of male depression just after Robin Williams died. Well, that’s a half truth: Kimmings had the idea much earlier, after accidentally discovering that her partner of...
by Johnny Fox | Oct 1, 2015 | Cabaret, Reviews
‘Wanna Sing a Show Tune’ starts Michael Feinstein, cementing a career which has stretched across thirty years of meticulous analysis and delivery of the entire catalogue of the ‘Great American Songbook’ – a songbook which, he tells his British audiences, is truly...
by Franco Milazzo | Sep 30, 2015 | Reviews
Situated along a stretch of road between Old Street and Shoreditch, the Trapeze Bar is equal parts Digital Roundabout and Magic Roundabout. Here, the booted and suited sit alongside the hirsute hipsters in booths and around tables, all shouting over the incredibly...
by This Is Cabaret | Sep 25, 2015 | Drag, Features, Musical Comedy, Reviews, Theatre
By now you will have read what some of London’s finest theatre critics think of the musical Kinky Boots which opened this month. Inspired by a true story. the plot revolves around Charlie, the owner of a failing Northampton shoe factory who, while on a visit to...
by This Is Cabaret | Sep 25, 2015 | Reviews
Feel like putting on the ritz and seeing something rather exquisite? The luxuriant Scarfes Bar cabaret returns for another season of monthly shows and you could be at the next one. Decorated with and inspired by the works of Gerald Scarfe, the venue in Holborn’s...
by Franco Milazzo | Sep 24, 2015 | Reviews
One of the victims of the fire that reduced part of the Battersea Arts Centre to ashes in March, Jess Thom’s Backstage In Biscuitland has resurfaced at the Barbican this week before it heads for a run at the Soho Theatre. Bold, beautiful and bizarre, the show takes as...
by This Is Cabaret | Sep 20, 2015 | Features
Reading media reports, you could be forgiven for thinking that London’s cabaret scene is doomed. But while there are some storm clouds, there’s plenty of sunshine ahead if you know where to look. This time last year, you could have hung out with drag queens in...
by This Is Cabaret | Sep 15, 2015 | Previews
Those long-toothed demon dogs of dark cabaret chanson The Tiger Lillies have not one but two devilish projects up their sleeve before the end of the year. Formed over 25 years ago, the trio of Martyn Jacques, Adrian Stout, Adrian Huge hit the big time with Shockheaded...
by This Is Cabaret | Sep 14, 2015 | News
Reports are suggesting that Liza Minnelli has cancelled this month’s two shows in London and Sheffield. The Cabaret star was due to appear at the London Palladium this Sunday followed by Sheffield’s City Hall on 22 September. In a statement by her...
by This Is Cabaret | Sep 9, 2015 | Drag, News
After a tough year for venues, the campaign to keep the Royal Vauxhall Tavern open scores a significant victory. How will its owners react? Madame Jojo’s. The Joiner’s Arms. The Black Cap. Kaff Bar. Man Bar. This list of cabaret venues to have given up the...
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