by Franco Milazzo | Apr 22, 2017 | Interview
The times, they are a-changing. A year on from the Brexit referendum and nearly 100 days since Donald Trump became President, the political landscape in both the US and the UK is unrecognisable from where it was just twelve months ago. Who better to reflect on this...
by Franco Milazzo | Aug 18, 2016 | Reviews
Who among us has not sinned? The seven deadly sins we all know and practice were first listed by Pope Gregory The Great back in AD590 and it was he, the patron saint of musicians and singers, that decided upon the septet of lust, gluttony, avarice, sloth, wrath, envy...
by This Is Cabaret | Jun 14, 2016 | Burlesque, Circus, Drag, Features, Interview, Previews
In a scene which thrives on variety, Fancy Chance has one of the most diverse repertoires of all. We’ve seen her as a drag king at Alternative Eurovision, stripping at the Hebden Bridge Burlesque Festival, hair-hanging at The Double R Club and The Raunch and...
by Franco Milazzo | Mar 18, 2016 | Reviews
Very few performers have pushed the boundaries of cabaret like Empress Stah (above, centre). She started out strutting her stuff as a drag queen in Sydney clubs and has progressed to incorporating burlesque and circus into her increasingly inventive acts which have...
by This Is Cabaret | Aug 13, 2015 | Features, Video
When The Double R Club goes to the London Wonderground, something quite special happens. The Lynchian-themed soiree is renowned for its particularly crepuscular take on cabaret. Everywhere, the commonplace is made creepy and the creepy commonplace. Sometimes, though,...
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