by Franco Milazzo | May 15, 2017 | Burlesque, Musical Comedy, Reviews
Now this is a rarity: a variety night with stand-up comics as a regular part of the bill. And that’s comics plural as regular Underbelly Festival event Friday Night Filth takes not one but two comedians away from their usual microphone stands and puts them in a tent...
by This Is Cabaret | Sep 27, 2016 | Features
Next month sees the launch of the 2017 All Nude Cabaret Charity Calendar in aid of Cabaret vs Cancer and, once again, we have exclusive images from behind the scenes. For the last four years, the fundraising campaign spearheaded by Rose Thorne has put together an...
by Franco Milazzo | Jul 1, 2016 | Reviews
Short of a lunatic asylum or a prison, apparently the best place to meet an assortment of crazy characters is a hotel. From American Horror Story to The Grand Budapest Hotel to Crossroads, the accepted wisdom is that, if one sits in a lobby and waits long enough,...
by This Is Cabaret | Jun 3, 2016 | Burlesque, News
The most prestigious burlesque industry event of the year has been hit by a “rape joke” storm on its first night. Held annually in Las Vegas, the Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekend takes place from Thursday to Sunday on the first weekend of June. Since its inception as...
by Franco Milazzo | Jun 2, 2016 | Reviews
Ahead of the opening of the The Black Cat’s latest Wonderground production next week, we speak to Hotel Black Cat’s director Laura “Frisky” Corcoran. The Black Cat is on the prowl again this summer with another much-anticipated production at the London...
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