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Category Archives: Features – Theatre and Cabaret News
Angela Lansbury – Superstar By Encouragement
Recently, I have lost two important public figures in my professional life- The Queen and Angela Lansbury. I’ve had the privilege of playing each of them on stage. I’ll write about both in time, but right now, I feel I must say something about Angela, in the light of her recent passing. Continue reading →
Being Yourself on Stage -an interview with Ty Jeffries
One of the things people who sing cabaret find so daunting is the thought of being themselves onstage, especially engaging with the audience in patter, and for some even singing when not being in character can induce anxiety. Continue reading →
Jeff Harnar: The 1959 Broadway Songbook
Jeff Harnar returns to London to present his new show The 1959 Broadway Songbook – a celebration of the 21 musicals you could have seen in New York that year…The structure of the show itself sounds intriguing with an homage to the Golden Age of Broadway – a ‘boy meets girl’ narrative, and created around the musical structure of a Broadway show of that era. Continue reading →
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Lucy Dixon: Lulu’s Back in Town
Lucy Dixon is not an artist to stand still – neither artistically nor physically. Her work has moved from performing in musical theatre to French gypsy jazz, tap dancing, improvised percussion and much else. Having trained from childhood as a … Continue reading →
A Spoonful of Sherman
The version of A Spoonful of Sherman currently appearing at Live at Brasserie Zedel is a pared down production of the 2-act show with 4 performers staged at the then St James Theatre in 2014. Celebrating a century of songwriting … Continue reading →
Shell Shock
Shell Shock is a powerful and acutely-observed new one-man play soon to tour the UK describing a young soldier’s difficulties in settling back into civilian life, and the effects on his mental health and family life.
Read the interview with adaptor and director Tim Marriott and actor Tom Page here: Continue reading →
Bounder and Cad
Bounder and Cad‘s alter-egos, Adam Drew and Guy Hayward, are in reality two very personable young Cambridge graduates having found themselves on the cabaret circuit almost by accident. They met as students, sang in choirs, put together a song for … Continue reading →
Tom Carradine: Carradine’s Cockney Sing-A-Long
“..dedicated and growing following..Carradine really gets the atmosphere going…accomplished musician..old-fashioned concept” Continue reading →
5th London Cabaret Awards to be voted for by public!
Announcement: the 5th London Cabaret Awards to be voted for by public, not judging panel. Read more here
London Festival of Cabaret 2015
The London Festival of Cabaret has kicked off again with a launch at Crazy Coqs. For details of many of the shows, read here:
Capital Cabarets And Shows Scene 