In Pictures: Zoo Lates

In Pictures: Zoo Lates

As the weather gets hotter, you may feel the urge to sate those animal instincts. Where better to unleash that inner tiger than London Zoo which has started up again its series of after-work Friday night extravaganzas, Zoo Lates? As wild as anything on display last...
In Pictures: Hamburger Queen

In Pictures: Hamburger Queen

Cabaret’s most outrageous talent show returns to the Royal Vauxhall Tavern.  While talent shows are a divisive topic in cabaret, Hamburger Queen (known as Burger Queen in 2011 and 2012) has won a special place in the scene’s calendar. The search for...
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...
In Pictures: Burger Queen 2012 Final

In Pictures: Burger Queen 2012 Final

This year’s Burger Queen was a five-week, four-heat, free-falling, too-good-to-be-true, wonderous affair. The contest championing plus-size talent across the capital and beyond was like a box of Quality Street chocs with the cheap caramels taken out: you never...
Review: Burger Queen 2012

Review: Burger Queen 2012

Put down that pot of healthy bio-yogurt and check this out: not everyone wants to be thin. Shocking, we know, but TIC columnist Scottee has never been one to adhere to society’s rules. The second year of his Burger Queen contest at the Royal Vauxhall Taven was a...