Preview: The Big Burlesque Event

Preview: The Big Burlesque Event

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...
Why Are Our Knickers Getting Smaller?

Why Are Our Knickers Getting Smaller?

Frilly knickers no longer enjoy the favour they once did among professional bump-and-grinders. Singer and compère Ivy Paige considers the impact of C-strings and merkins in the aesthetics of modern burlesque.   Do you dare to bare? Once upon a time it was all about...
Fringe Review: The Magic Faraway Cabaret

Fringe Review: The Magic Faraway Cabaret

Something about The Voodoo Rooms seems to keep attracting good shows. Revisiting the premise of 2008 revue The Magic Faraway Travel Agency, London vaudevillians Dave the Bear, Claire Benjamin and Mister Meredith star in a riotous showcase of unapologetic goofiness....
Secrets of the Gig Bag

Secrets of the Gig Bag

All the glamour and fabulousness you see on a cabaret stage has to come from somewhere. Where it comes from, generally, is a wheelie-bag. Yes, those very wheelie-bags that you bash your shins against on the tube, when you’re trying to dart cleverly between more...