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Pleasance has announced more than 100 shows which have been added to its Edinburgh line-up. This roster of shows joins the 20 recently announced shows supported by the Pleasance Futures programme, including this year’s winners of the Charlie Hartill Special Theatre Reserve Fund and Comedy Reserve Fund, marking Pleasance’s commitment to nurturing talent and supporting... Continue Reading →
Underbelly has announced 86 new shows joining its Fringe programme. Exploring everything from mental health, millennials’ issues, sibling competition, addiction and current state of politics to dinosaurs, 19th century palaeontology, ancient Troy, novels of Jane Austin, Mary Shelley and Brothers Grimm and, of course, the ultimate quest to find the love of your life, Underbelly’s... Continue Reading →
Last month UK music fans were treated to a taste of Texas as some of the state’s most popular artists descended on Covent Garden’s Roadhouse for an unforgettable night. The third annual Texas Music Takeover saw a host of talented singer songwriters from the Texas music scene take to the stage, performing their hits in... Continue Reading →
"Divorced, beheaded, died. Divorced, beheaded, survived." We’re no doubt all familiar with the story of Henry VIII and his many marriages in his quest to have a son, but now thanks to Six, each of his six wives finally get to take to the mic and tell her own story for the very first time. Written... Continue Reading →
“Bohemia inspires genius, great art and madness.” At least that’s according to Miss Frisky, emcee of the Black Cat Cabaret. And it’s most certainly true as the circus cabaret act returns to the South Bank’s Spiegeltent, this time with their latest show, Bohemia, said to be their “most dark and daring theatrical spectacular to date.”... Continue Reading →
At London’s Above the Arts Theatre and for one night only, Kira Morsley was on top form during her solo cabaret show, telling a packed audience of how she accidentally became a feminist. The Offie-nominated vocal powerhouse took to the stage for over an hour, delighting with anecdotes from her childhood growing up in Australia,... Continue Reading →
