by This Is Cabaret | Sep 9, 2016 | Cabaret, Musical Comedy, Variety
Whisper it quietly, but even the theatre world hankers after some high-class cabaret action now and then. This week sees the start of the Hightide Festival in Aldeburgh. Ostensibly a celebration of all things dramatic, this annual festival of new plays takes place...
by This Is Cabaret | May 19, 2016 | Features, Musical Comedy
When Diane Chorley speaks, people listen. Otherwise known as the Duchess of Canvey, the Essex lass is not one to brook backchat from anyone. An ex-drug dealer who brought up her younger brother Wayne after her mother went to prison for murdering her philandering...
by Franco Milazzo | May 18, 2016 | Burlesque, Interview, Musical Comedy
Henley Festival may well be the poshest of its kind around. While wellies, jeans and a silly hat are de rigeur at Glastonbury, those attending the event in Berkshire will be asked to observe a more upmarket dress code: men are advised to wear black tie while ladies...
by This Is Cabaret | May 15, 2016 | Musical Comedy, News
It might be hard to believe but, once again, Alternative Eurovision at the London Wonderground proved to be as good as the real thing. This weekend, there were no shortage of events in the name of Eurovision held this year is held in the Swedish capital of Stockholm....
by This Is Cabaret | Mar 4, 2016 | Features, Musical Comedy, Reviews
The award-winning NY chanteuse Lady Rizo returns next week to the Soho Theatre stage for the UK debut of her new show Multiplied. This time around, she’s joined not just by a backing band but by her months-old son, Tennyson. Before she touched down in London, we spoke...
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...
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