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As the world faces a global pandemic that has altered the way we all interact and lead our lives, Barb Jungr, Britain’s provocative cabaret/jazz artist, is releasing ‘In My Troubled Days’, a timely new song for the strange times we currently find ourselves in. She said: “Last spring John McDaniel and I decided to write... Continue Reading →
Sonia Friedman Productions is delighted to announce an eclectic and exciting programme of late-night cabaret, drag and stand-up comedy at the Ambassadors Theatre. The season of incredible one-off performances will play alongside the previously announced runs of Baby Reindeer and The Shark is Broken. With further acts to be announced. SFP is committed to accessible... Continue Reading →
Barb Jungr, Britain’s provocative cabaret/jazz artist, is to showcase her new recording, Bob, Brel and Me, in her eagerly awaited debut performance in historic Wilton’s Music Hall, on Tuesday 26 May. In this brand new show exploring love in all its colours, Barb turns her acclaimed ability at reinvention and reinterpretation to a set of... Continue Reading →
January may seem like a depressing month, what with Christmas now firmly in the past and pay day still a lifetime away. But it also signals the start of the VAULT Festival, London’s biggest arts festival. Over the next eight weeks venues throughout Waterloo will play host to a wide range of theatre, comedy and... Continue Reading →
The fastest growing arts festival in the UK, VAULT Festival 2020 is back from Tuesday 28th January with its biggest ever edition across eight packed weeks. With more than 500 shows now on sale, the bold and innovative programme will feature shows from more than 2,700 artists, with 64% of work being female-led, 33% and... Continue Reading →
The Prince is throwing a ball and we’re all invited! He’s ruled the kingdom for a thousand days, and with a deadly prophecy hanging over him, he’s opened the doors to his palace in a bid to try and cheat death. Guests are invited to don their masks, step inside the Prince’s palace, explore the... Continue Reading →
Production images have today been released for immersive adult fairy tale Red Palace at The Vaults, which showcases cabaret, circus, dance and genre-defying performance. Following the huge success of Divine Proportions, Shotgun Carousel return to The Vaults with a Gothic cabaret guided by an irresistible tale. Join The Prince and meet the court; witness the beautiful,... Continue Reading →
The cast has been announced for London’s new immersive masquerade ball, Red Palace, which showcases cabaret, circus, dance and genre-defying performance. Shotgun Carousel invite their audiences to be escorted by a glorious array of audacious characters through swirling revelry to a place of glamour, danger and transformation where they can find their own fairy tale... Continue Reading →
Leicester Square’s festive offering comes with more spice than a glass of mulled wine this year as La Clique, the world’s original and trailblazing Spiegeltent cabaret show, confirms its return to the capital to knock audience’s Christmas stockings off. A decade on from their Olivier Award-winning run at the Hippodrome (Best Entertainment), La Clique returns... Continue Reading →
Described as the ‘darkest, funniest and most debauched kabarett club this side of Berlin’, the Little Death Club, a family of misfits, miscreants and fantastic freaks, arrived at the Southbank’s Spiegeltent for the Underbelly Festival. Created by Bernie Dieter and Creative Director Tom Velvick, the Little Death Club is a cabaret show with a difference,... Continue Reading →
