Christmas cabaret round-up for the Evening Standard

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Some of the festive cabaret fare on offer in London for 2018.

Christmas cabaret round-up for Evening Standard

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A selection of 10 shows (plus glances at more) playing in London over the 2017 festive season.

EXCLUSIVE: Why Jonny Woo is moving out of London

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East London’s ringmaster can’t afford to live there any more. But the show will go on – starting with Woo’s verbatim-theatre history of the Shoreditch scene.

FABULOUS RUSSELLA / RUSSELL (image © Holly Revell)

Holly Revell on her Transformations portrait series

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The London queer-performance photographer talks about her long-exposure portraits, which show artists in and out of drag in the same shot.

Evening Standard Christmas cabaret round up 2015

Christmas cabaret round-up for Evening Standard

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 Oops. This is a bit late to be of any use but, for the record, here’s a round-up of Christmas cabaret shows I did for the Evening Standard, featuring the likes of Barb Jungr, David Hoyle, Jonny Woo, Le Gateau Chocolat, Scottee, the RVT and Excess All Areas pantos, Diane Chorley, Gary Williams, Amy Grimehouse, […]

Clockwise from top left: Penny Arcade – Longing Lasts Longer; E15; Transformer; Dandy Darkly's Trigger Happy!; K'Rd Strip – A Place to Stand; Tales from a Cabaret

Edinburgh Fringe 2015 round-up part one: politics and place

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Reviews of six shows that deal with challenging changes to urban space including Penny Arcade, Jonny Woo, Dandy Darkly, the Creative Martyrs, K’Rd Strip and E15

24 cabaret shows to see at Edinburgh Fringe 2015

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Two dozen shows to look out for from across the Cabaret section of this year’s Edinburgh Fringe programme

Virgin Xtravangzah (Photo Paul Grace)

The spirit of Easter: ritual, rebellion and rising again

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A review of Easter queer cabaret shows in London including David Hoyle at Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club, Pussy Faggot at the Glory and Virgin Xtravangazah at the Black Cap

Dressed as a Girl

Five highlights from BFI Flare 2015

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Festival report on BFI Flare London LGBT Film Festival 2015 including Dressed as a Girl, The New Girlfriend, Tab Hunter Confidential, 54: The Director’s Cut, Save the Tavern and Something Must Break

The logo for The Glory, the new venue from Jonny Woo, Colin Rothbart, Zoe Argiros and John Sizzle, opening in Haggerston this week

Jonny Woo tells all about his new venue The Glory, opening this week

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  Christmas is coming early! There’s so much bad news these days around queer and alternative venues facing the threat or reality of closure that it’s a bit of a thrill to be able to report a new one setting up shop – especially when it comes with a pedigree this strong. The Glory has been […]

 
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