by This Is Cabaret | Aug 13, 2015 | Features, Video
When The Double R Club goes to the London Wonderground, something quite special happens. The Lynchian-themed soiree is renowned for its particularly crepuscular take on cabaret. Everywhere, the commonplace is made creepy and the creepy commonplace. Sometimes, though,...
by This Is Cabaret | Aug 12, 2015 | Features
The Independent may have their view on burlesque but we would be surprised if their columnist Imogen Harris popped in to see Elsie Diamond’s Edinburgh Fringe show The Sensible Dresser. If Harris did, she would have seen a performer who was more than...
by This Is Cabaret | Aug 11, 2015 | Features, News, Video
After a £2 million National Lottery-funded restoration project, East London’s historic Hoxton Hall is due to open later this year with “contemporary variety” being its stated mantra. The Grade II* listed Hoxton Hall is one of Britain’s few surviving...
by Katharine Kavanagh | Aug 10, 2015 | Editorial, Features
Better known for their upside-down purple cow, Udderbelly’s brand new Circus Hub is described as “the first ever major venue dedicated to circus at the Edinburgh Fringe”. An ambitious programme will see a round dozen shows including two European...
by Katharine Kavanagh | Aug 7, 2015 | Circus, Editorial, Features
Whatever the weather throws at us this month, there’s something circusy out there to see us through. Shall we start with the inevitable? Edinburgh Fringe Festival. This year, producing powerhouse Underbelly has cottoned on to the major draw of circus, and have set up...
by Nicola Rainbow | Jul 29, 2015 | Cabaret, Features, Reviews, Variety
Say it quietly but cabaret sometimes happens outside London. We sent in editor Nicola Rainbow to check out the Latitude Festival’s cabaret tent. She’s already revealed the good and the not so good of what went down on Friday but how did the Saturday and...
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