Sweden Review: The Crack

Sweden Review: The Crack

Variety show The Crack features some famous names from the London cabaret circuit alongside European stars. What will the audiences in the Swedish capital make of them? Sana Ng reports. Where else other than the bantam bohemian theatre of Södra Teatern, Stockholm’s...
Win Tickets To Burlexe Next Week

Win Tickets To Burlexe Next Week

If theatre,musical and burlesque met one night on Shaftesbury Avenue, hit it off after a few cocktails and went back for a stylish threesome, we reckon the beautiful progeny would look something like Burlexe. Next week, Burlexe begins its new season and This Is...
Review: Burlesque Assassins

Review: Burlesque Assassins

The Cold War was never this hot. Canadian director Jonathan Joffe’s debut feature The Burlesque Assassins deploys pasties, parachutes and pastiche in a preposterous rollercoaster ride of action-packed espionage satire. With a select contingent of international...
The New Wave of Live Music in Burlesque

The New Wave of Live Music in Burlesque

  Live music in burlesque is on the rise, but still an exception. C.J. Lazaretti talks to some of the artists behind the latest live-backed revues and probes the effects of recorded backing tracks beyond the obvious budget issues.   The next time someone tells you CDs...
Review: Apple Cart Festival: Cabaret Tent

Review: Apple Cart Festival: Cabaret Tent

Do cabaret and wellies go together? The second edition of The Apple Cart festival at Victoria Park held eight unflinching hours of non-stop mayhem in its cabaret tent, under non-stop rain. It was a muddy affair. Literally as well. Rising popular demand for variety is...