by Franco Milazzo | Feb 24, 2013 | Variety
At University College London, students are being tempted away from their precious study by a new variety night. We speak to magician and producer Edward Hilsum. As old doors close, new ones open. Two popular cabaret venues, the Old Vic Tunnels and Marylebone Gardens,...
by C.J. Lazaretti | Apr 2, 2012 | Reviews
Cabaret, circus and magic meet videos, podcasts and talk shows. Live. In one stage. No one can accuse Mat Ricardo’s London Varieties of having a misleading title. The ambitious revue is at once modern and nostalgic. Part old-school vaudeville tribute, part multimedia...
by C.J. Lazaretti | Apr 2, 2012 | Features
It’s in the news, the movies and, more importantly, in arts listings everywhere: cabaret and burlesque are definitely big. But they’re also easy to take for granted. Are the two words synonyms? What about variety? Or circus? Or drag? Never fear: This Is Cabaret is...
by Guilherme Zühlke O'Connor | Apr 1, 2012 | Photos
You’d be forgiven to think that social reformers have one less reason to worry about Soho now that Bête Noire has been put to sleep but having ended in full splendor just means the legacy will chase them in their nightmares. Don’t take my word for it, we...
by Alita O'Ginn | Mar 22, 2012 | Features
Cabaret and burlesque shows may be all about excess and impropriety, but even drunken reprobates who parade immoral antics onstage for a living have their limits. So here it is, for the edification of the masses: the cabaret etiquette code in 12 simple rules. The...
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