by This Is Cabaret | Sep 13, 2016 | Features, Interview
A new arts project co-presented by producer Jeremy Goldstein and Run-Riot founder Jamie McLaren will see a number of participants speaking out on one topic: “Who has power over you and what do you want to say to them?” Between Wednesday 21 September and...
by Franco Milazzo | Sep 13, 2016 | Reviews
Designed to raise the big questions about love, death and the human condition, Dream Play (at the Vaults until 1 October) is a promenade immersive theatre production. Unintentionally, it raises questions about the very essence of performance and immersive theatre in...
by Candace Chan | Sep 12, 2016 | Drag, Reviews
Christeene is what nightmares are made of – a genderfuck powerhouse of terror in tatty underwear who seems to have just emerged from the sewer. With the Soho Theatre stage bare save for hazy UV lighting and a few DIY props, the US alt-drag queen inhabits a grimy...
by This Is Cabaret | Sep 9, 2016 | Cabaret, Musical Comedy, Variety
Whisper it quietly, but even the theatre world hankers after some high-class cabaret action now and then. This week sees the start of the Hightide Festival in Aldeburgh. Ostensibly a celebration of all things dramatic, this annual festival of new plays takes place...
by This Is Cabaret | Sep 9, 2016 | Previews
Tally-ho! Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be the wags say but there’s no denying the creeping feeling that having a jolly time was something done better way back when. Over the next two Saturdays, cocktail creators par excellence Bourne & Hollingsworth are...
by This Is Cabaret | Sep 5, 2016 | Drag, Interview
Briefs, a recurring darling of the South Bank’s London Wonderground, opens next week with a new look. Led by the bearded beauty that is Fez Fa’anana and featuring star performer Captain Kidd (past winner of the King Of Burlesque title, as anointed by the...
by This Is Cabaret | Sep 3, 2016 | Variety
This September, Mondays will be worth getting up for. There are few shows that can be described as “an experience” but Miss Behave’s Game Show is certainly one. There are only three more chances (Mondays 5, 12 and 19 September) to catch it at the...
by This Is Cabaret | Aug 29, 2016 | Magic, Reviews, Theatre, Variety
Clown performer Francesca Martello writes for us after taking part in the Edinburgh Fringe #CircusVoices residency to develop new critical languages for the circus sector, run by The Circus Diaries with support from the Roundhouse, the Network of Independent Critics,...
by Katharine Kavanagh | Aug 29, 2016 | Circus, Reviews, Theatre
I realised I must have officially become a fangirl when I found myself inadvertently joining in with Famous Seamus and SeanTastic‘s arm-flinging, hip-grinding introductory catchphrase: ‘Lords – Of -Strut! (Mmmmmmm)’. I don’t often find...
by This Is Cabaret | Aug 24, 2016 | Burlesque, Variety
Those tempted to go down to Brighton this weekend are in for a treat. Known best for its vibrant gay scene, variety shows have been relatively rare in this seaside town but, going by examples like Veronica Blacklace’s Cabaret Boheme and Cherry...
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