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: The Double R Club’s Third Birthday

Review: The Double R Club’s Third Birthday

How can you improve an addictive evening of transgressive delights like The Double R Club? Cake is a good beginning. Celebrating three years of vaudevillian insanity “inspired directly or indirectly” by the work of David Lynch on September 20th, the award-winning...
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...
Review: Scottee’s Camp

Review: Scottee’s Camp

Commissioned by The Roundhouse, Scottee: Camp fights the cause of light entertainment in the Studio Theatre. With a burst of sparkle, Scottee takes to the stage in a glorious entrance, singing a pop-tastic rendition of Copacabana, while the back-up dancers of...