by This Is Cabaret | Sep 20, 2015 | Features
Reading media reports, you could be forgiven for thinking that London’s cabaret scene is doomed. But while there are some storm clouds, there’s plenty of sunshine ahead if you know where to look. This time last year, you could have hung out with drag queens in...
by Katharine Kavanagh | Sep 3, 2015 | Circus, Editorial, Features
Colder weather is coming, but festival season isn’t over yet, with the Wonderground continuing until 27th with a variety of cabaret nights and the brazen Briefs boys. September is also the month for the free annual Out There Festival of street and circus acts in...
by This Is Cabaret | Sep 1, 2015 | Editorial, Features
Another Edinburgh Fringe has passed. As Kath M Mainland CBE, Chief Executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society said, “I’ve no doubt every single person who watched a Fringe show, or experienced this wonderful festival city, will take away unforgettable...
by This Is Cabaret | Aug 24, 2015 | Features
With a new concept each night, Showstoppers! provides a different experience in every show. Its troupe of talented singers and actors improvise a variety of musical scenes based on audience suggestions and the end result can be as hilarious as it is unpredictable. The...
by Katharine Kavanagh | Aug 18, 2015 | Cabaret, Editorial, Features
Every Thursday this festival season, Ben Walters – previous Cabaret Editor at Time Out, and now reviewer for The Scotsman and blogger at nottelevision.net – will be hosting the Chinwag, a panel session with some of the top performers at this year’s...
by This Is Cabaret | Aug 14, 2015 | Features
It hasn’t been a great year so far for those cabaratti wanting to win trophies. The London Cabaret Awards shut up shop a few weeks ago announcing that it had “no plans” to continue which could be something of a mixed blessing. At the Edinburgh Fringe...
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