Review: The Horne Section

Review: The Horne Section

Musical comedians The Horne Section may be among the most modest of acts. Despite being able to pack out shorter shows during their three Edinburgh Festival Fringe runs, they have chosen again to share their longer and high profile run at the Southbank Centre with two...
Man The Barricades: The Cabariot Is Coming

Man The Barricades: The Cabariot Is Coming

Just who does Gary Barlow think he is? When he’s not busy abusing the British tax system, the X Factor judge has been doing the same to the good name of cabaret. Three weeks ago, we highlighted his comments about the last batch of eager wannabes under his...
Fringe Interview: Edward Reid

Fringe Interview: Edward Reid

Appearing at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Edward Reid became an overnight sensation in April, 2011, storming to the semi-final of Britain’s Got Talent with an arsenal of quirky songs that mashed pop tunes with lyrics from children’s...
Review: Alternative Eurovision

Review: Alternative Eurovision

Hello europhiles! This is London calling with our scores for last Friday’s Live Alternative Eurovision presented by Time Out Live. We’ve been knocking back the sherry with our pinkies aloft (of course) so some of the scores are a bit arbitrary. But only...
Cabaret Meets the Olympics

Cabaret Meets the Olympics

  Do glitter and tracksuits go together? Matthew Floyd Jones and Leela Bunce (AKA Mannish and Audacity Chutzpah) adapt real Olympic events to the medium of cabaret.   Ask a varied cross-section of the cabaret community as to their disposition towards some form of...