by This Is Cabaret | Sep 8, 2015 | Previews
From this week, cabaret comes this week to London’s merchant banker district in the form of a short Spiegeltent season. Once one of the busiest docks in the world, Canary Wharf goes big top-crazy for 11 days from this Thursday. Turn up on 10 September to see...
by Laura Cress | Sep 7, 2015 | Reviews
This Is Cabaret Rating: ★★★★ Hold onto your pints, Miss Behave is back to wreak havoc upon London Wonderground once more in Miss Behave’s Gameshow, bringing her cacophony of chaotic games to the Spiegeltent and anyone who’s loud and lairy enough for the ride along...
by Katharine Kavanagh | Sep 3, 2015 | Circus, Editorial, Features
Colder weather is coming, but festival season isn’t over yet, with the Wonderground continuing until 27th with a variety of cabaret nights and the brazen Briefs boys. September is also the month for the free annual Out There Festival of street and circus acts in...
by This Is Cabaret | Sep 2, 2015 | Drag, Previews
The dragageddon is upon us. This is not a drill, repeat, this is not a drill. Igor, crank up the cloning machine: this Friday sees no less than five mouthwatering shows in London running from the intimate to the extravagant. Virgin Xtravaganzah’s September...
by This Is Cabaret | Sep 1, 2015 | Editorial, Features
Another Edinburgh Fringe has passed. As Kath M Mainland CBE, Chief Executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society said, “I’ve no doubt every single person who watched a Fringe show, or experienced this wonderful festival city, will take away unforgettable...
by This Is Cabaret | Aug 29, 2015 | Magic, News
When award-winning magician and mentalist Neil Henry decided to propose to his girlfriend Charlie Gardner as part of one of his Edinburgh Fringe shows, did he: (a) go down on one knee, put on his best puppy eyes and pop the question? (b) hide the ring at the bottom of...
by This Is Cabaret | Aug 27, 2015 | Burlesque, Previews
Next month, The Big Burlesque Event, one of the biggest conventions of its kind in the UK, is taking place in East London. From the 24-26 September, many of the biggest stars from the UK burlesque industry will be coming together at the Bethnal Green Working Men’s...
by This Is Cabaret | Aug 26, 2015 | News
Controversy and comedy at the Edinburgh Fringe have been kissing cousins this year. Now, cabaret’s Frank Sanazi is being dragged into the fray. The Cowgateheadgate scandal saw many comedians’ festival plans upended as rival fringe operators Peter Buckley...
by Franco Milazzo | Aug 25, 2015 | Reviews
This Is Cabaret Rating: ★★★★ I know what you’re thinking: by making money from pretending to read minds, is Doug Segal’s latest show better described as theatre or fraud? In fact, would this show be better dealt with by The Stage or the police? Neither, really....
by This Is Cabaret | Aug 24, 2015 | Features
With a new concept each night, Showstoppers! provides a different experience in every show. Its troupe of talented singers and actors improvise a variety of musical scenes based on audience suggestions and the end result can be as hilarious as it is unpredictable. The...
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