by Laurane Marchive | Apr 21, 2015 | Circus, Reviews
Talent contest Circus Maximus returned to the Southbank’s Udderbelly for its third year on its mission to find the best big top artists in the UK. For a week, twenty acts competed from across a veritable kaleidoscope of disciplines (such as aerial, juggling,...
by Candace Chan | Apr 21, 2015 | Drag, Reviews
It’s a Drag Race fan’s dream come true: in RuPaul’s Drag Race: Battle of the Seasons (BOTS), stars of the hugely popular reality show descended upon the Clapham Grand for a special evening of what RuPaul would call “eleganza extravaganza”. This is an epic show. It is...
by Nicola Rainbow | Apr 20, 2015 | Burlesque, Features, Previews
The Hebden Bridge Burlesque Festival 2015 opens its doors next Thursday for four packed days of shows, workshops and more. We look into what this shining jewel of the UK burlesque scene has to offer. Fans of the art of burlesque may remember the frankly and rather...
by This Is Cabaret | Apr 18, 2015 | News, Photos
Last Sunday, the Black Cap’s owners tried to wash away decades of gay history overnight. Despite the Camden pub being declared an Asset Community of Value by the local authorities only days previously, Faucet Inn shuttered the Camden pub with very little in the...
by This Is Cabaret | Apr 18, 2015 | Burlesque, Reviews
Imelda Staunton stars in Gypsy, musical theatre’s tribute to the life and times of striptease artiste Gypsy Rose Lee. This latest outing has had rave write-ups from writers who wouldn’t know a pastie from a pasty so what did our reviewer Rebecca Wigmore...
by This Is Cabaret | Apr 13, 2015 | Drag, News
After what looked like a last minute reprieve only last Wednesday, Camden’s iconic gay pub The Black Cap has been closed by its owners ahead of possible redevelopment. The Black Cap’s rollercoaster of a year came to a sudden halt last night as the pub’s...
by This Is Cabaret | Apr 12, 2015 | News
Multi-award-winning compere and singer Dusty Limits is working on his album Grin and is calling out to the universe – via crowdfunding site Kickstarter – for help. Together with the London cabaret scene’s premier musical director Michael Roulston,...
by This Is Cabaret | Apr 12, 2015 | News
According to a new poster adorning the site of Madame Jojo’s, the Brewer Street cabaret joint is “returning soon”. The closure of the historic Soho venue Madame Jojo’s last November was both unexpected and sudden. What started as a night of...
by This Is Cabaret | Apr 9, 2015 | Reviews
Drag artistes are not renowned for holding their tongues but what Dublin-based Panti said last year on stage was heard around the world. When Panti – who describes herself as “a drag queen, a performer, and an accidental and occasional gay rights...
by This Is Cabaret | Apr 9, 2015 | Drag, Previews
Influencing everybody from RuPaul and Madonna down, Paris Is Burning is a drag documentary that celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. Those who didn’t catch it the first time around can now see it on the big screen for free. Released in 1990, Paris Is...
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