by Franco Milazzo | Feb 24, 2016 | Editorial, Features
Back in 2014, Soho Estates, owners of the block containing Madame Jojo’s, promised that the iconic burlesque joint would return in “a couple of years” following its premature closure; the place was shuttered after its licence was revoked due to a violent fracas but...
by Franco Milazzo | Feb 18, 2016 | Musical Comedy, Reviews
This Is Cabaret Rating: ★★★★★ Sometime in the late 1980s, Kenny Everett, Freddie Mercury and Princess Diana apparently walked into a South London gay bar. If you need to Google any of those names, there’s a good chance that Royal Vauxhall is not for you. Details of...
by Franco Milazzo | Feb 11, 2016 | Reviews, Theatre
Ursula Martinez is not shy about exposing herself in the name of art. Her burlesque-cum-magic red hanky routine made her name over a decade ago and, when a performance of that act was unofficially uploaded to the internet, Martinez turned her feelings about the affair...
by Franco Milazzo | Feb 3, 2016 | Drag, Reviews
Self-described “action transvestite” Eddie Izzard has come a long way from his early days of performing on the cobbles of Covent Garden and his first gig at Balham’s Banana Cabaret. Three decades on, he has returned to the West End with Force Majeure:...
by Franco Milazzo | Feb 1, 2016 | Reviews
If you’re reading this, you’re alive. You may barely notice that your heart is beating or your lungs are expanding and contracting but you’re alive. What’s more, you’re going to be alive for the rest of your days and every one of those days has the potential for a new...
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