by Franco Milazzo | Dec 18, 2014 | Reviews
Is 2015 the year that London will turn the clock back on cabaret? Venerable venues like Madame Jojo’s and the Royal Vauxhall Tavern which have cornerstones of alternative nightlife for decades are both facing highly uncertain futures while Wilton’s Music Hall’s latest...
by Rishi Dastidar | Dec 18, 2014 | Reviews
There is a faint air of menace tangible in the Purcell Room as we wait for the seasonal show by globetrotting post-modern diva Meow Meow to start. A dirty Jesus figurine sits atop an old, boxy TV; a Heath Robinson arrangement of cardboard boxes is set off by a lone...
by This Is Cabaret | Dec 17, 2014 | Reviews
What exactly is going on at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern? Is it really going to turn into London’s latest wine bar? If so, what will this mean for its regular shows? With the all the smoke and mirrors around what the future holds for the venue, there are...
by Franco Milazzo | Dec 14, 2014 | Reviews, Variety
Let’s look at the evidence. Mrs Hudson’s Christmas Corker features all three founders of the ever-superb Spymonkey larking about with none-too-drab Sophie Russell. The script is co-written by Barry Cryer, a deft wit heard and seen on various radio and TV...
by This Is Cabaret | Dec 11, 2014 | Reviews
Over three nights next week, those deviant siblings Bourgeois & Maurice team up with the no-less-perverse Scottee for . Everyone is invited to the Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club – and not just to watch. The audience will be encouraged to request...
by Franco Milazzo | Dec 11, 2014 | Reviews, Variety
Snow does terrible things to London. Railways choke up at the first sight of a snowflake, roads become seas of putrid slush and pavements turn into slippery deathtraps. The sudden influx of frozen water also inspires some awful shows. One such is The Palace Of The...
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