by This Is Cabaret | Dec 5, 2014 | Reviews
The sad closure of Madame Jojo’s last month may a silver lining to it if the events of the last seven days are anything to go by. On Saturday, the cabaret community gathered in numbers and (unusually) in daylight to mourn the iconic venue’s passing in...
by This Is Cabaret | Dec 3, 2014 | Reviews
Although there was a funereal air to last Saturday’s Madame Jojo’s march, there’s life yet in the campaign to stop equally injurious closures in Soho. An open letter has been penned by Tim Arnold (aka the Soho Hobo) and sent today to London Mayor...
by Franco Milazzo | Nov 29, 2014 | News, Photos
If there is a silver lining to the demise of Madame Jojo’s, it is that it managed to bring the cabaret community together – and well before gin o’clock. A violent incident involving the club’s security staff just over a month ago led to the...
by This Is Cabaret | Nov 27, 2014 | News, Variety
Last Friday. it was officially confirmed that Madame Jojo’s licence to thrill had been revoked by Westminster Council. The repercussions from a night of baseball bats and flying glass bottles mean that one of Soho’s iconic venues now faces closure and...
by This Is Cabaret | Nov 21, 2014 | Burlesque, Drag, News
Just after midnight on Friday 24 October, security staff at legendary Soho venue Madame Jojo’s and sister club Escape were involved in a violent incident. As seen on CCTV, bouncers pulled baseball bats hidden in black bin liners to take on assailants throwing...
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