In Pictures: Rumpus

In Pictures: Rumpus

More Jubilee-inspired frolic happened last Friday with Rumpus Vol. 10: A Very Royal Jubilee. Nicknamed “the way parties should Be,” this celebration of The United Kingdom of Great Adventures and Magical Menageries was hosted at the Metal Works in Angel. An...
Square Peg’s Rime

Square Peg’s Rime

Roundhouse and Jackson’s Lane associate company Square Peg premieres its first full-length show as part of the 2012 CircusFest. Rime is a newly conceived circus show performed by acrobats, aerialists, dancers and actors, based on Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s...
Playing With Fire

Playing With Fire

Stay away from cabaret if you don’t want to draw the heat. From burlesquers and jugglers to magicians and fire-breathers, London’s variety scene is filled with artists packing enough firepower to burn down the house. This Is Cabaret’s photo editor...
Review: Mat Ricardo’s London Varieties

Review: Mat Ricardo’s London Varieties

Cabaret, circus and magic meet videos, podcasts and talk shows. Live. In one stage. No one can accuse Mat Ricardo’s London Varieties of having a misleading title. The ambitious revue is at once modern and nostalgic. Part old-school vaudeville tribute, part multimedia...