by This Is Cabaret | Mar 26, 2014 | Circus, Features, Previews
Spread across five weeks and five venues, this spectacular celebration of big top action is too good to miss. Once every two years, London becomes the epicentre of something quite amazing. A feast of modern contemporary circus lands in the capital and infects and...
by Franco Milazzo | Mar 25, 2014 | Editorial, Musical Comedy
We’re used to the Guardian getting things wrong. It’s usually typos (it’s not nicknamed the Grauniad for nothing), accusing burlesque of being little more than posh stripping or lauding cabaret at the Edinburgh Fringe without actually naming any of...
by This Is Cabaret | Mar 24, 2014 | Magic, Video
We’ve all been there: the close-up magician picks up some small object, turns it this way and that and then, kazam, the object disappears. Only to re-appear behind their ear. So far, so whatever. But what happens when that same trick is bravely applied to...
by This Is Cabaret | Mar 23, 2014 | Musical Comedy, News
The next time you are enjoying a spot of chap hop, check out the seat next to you. It may just have Michael Gove in it. Shudder. The history of politicians trying to appear “cooler-than-thou” is not a short one. Prime Minister Harold Wilson recommended the...
by This Is Cabaret | Mar 20, 2014 | Features, Musical Comedy
Mystery has surrounded Mother’s Day since the dawn of time: why do mums like flowers? What’s the connection between cards and child labour? And just what did happen to Pervy Uncle Day? Ahead of their brilliant Shindig next Thursday, Bourgeois & Maurice are...
by This Is Cabaret | Mar 19, 2014 | Cabaret, Features, Previews
From Mad Men to Crazy Coqs: TV star Bryan Batt will be performing in London as part of Crazy Coqs’ May/June line-up. Perhaps best known for his role as art director Salvatore Romano in the 1960s-set TV show but Bryan Batt has recently been adding new strings to...
by This Is Cabaret | Mar 19, 2014 | Features, Interview, Musical Comedy
Not just a pretty face: Irish musical comedians will be performing at the Globe at the end of this month. The Rubberbandits will be appearing at the Globe on 30 and 31 March. Calling the Rubberbandits a pair of plastic bag-wearing lunatics from Limerick barely does...
by Mia Boum Boum | Mar 17, 2014 | Burlesque, Musical Comedy, Reviews
Singing be damned! Lynn Ruth Miller is one hot Granny Gone Wild. Singing be damned! Lynn Ruth Miller is one hot Granny Gone Wild. Lynn Ruth Miller is one sassy octogenarian. Within five minutes of appearing onstage at a packed Soho Theatre, having announced “Hi, I’m...
by This Is Cabaret | Mar 13, 2014 | Circus, Features, Videos
We love circus. We love cats. We’re not fans of animal circuses but in the case of these cheeky Acro-Cats, we’ll happily make an exception. Why? Well, have a look and see for yourself. Roll VT. Hat-tip to Buzzfeed for bringing Samantha Martin and her...
by Laura Cress | Mar 13, 2014 | Cabaret, Reviews
With the London Festival of Cabaret about to hit the capital in May, there’s still plenty of time to get acquainted with the Great American Songbook. One place to start would be New York’s Aaron Weinstein who is playing this week at the Crazy Coqs. ...
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