‘A sight to behold!’ Soho Theatre Walthamstow brings live performance back to historic venue

After a major restoration, new theatre in east London announces opening programme with Sara Pascoe and Rosie Jones on the bill – plus panto and a new show by Bryony KimmingsIt opened as a Victorian music hall, had various incarnations as a picture hous…

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Titanique review – camp musical sails into silliness with Céline Dion onboard

Criterion theatre, LondonIt goes on and on but this madcap spoof of the blockbuster film has a sparkling cast, including Lauren Drew as Dion and Layton Williams as the icebergImagine James Cameron’s 1997 disaster film romance Titanic as a camp musical …

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Le Gateau Chocolat: Musicals Mayhem review – dazzling charisma and thundering sonic richness

Soho theatre, London The major showman takes a solo stroll through show tunes, sing alongs and seasonal hits with vocal highlights that leave you gasping for breathSome Christmasses ago, Le Gateau Chocolat and Jonny Woo teamed up for a cabaret double a…

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Ginger Johnson Blows Off! review – this crude, fart-fuelled comedy runs out of gas

Soho theatre, LondonThe Drag Race UK winner draws inspiration from a human cannonball in an unsubtle hour of daredevil feats and jokes about flatulenceSome shows win new fans; some just please existing ones. UK Drag Race champ Ginger Johnson’s latest m…

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Reuben Kaye: Live and Intimidating review – the voice of an angel and a devil

Assembly George Square, EdinburghThe mesmerising Australian comic’s song-laced, sassy and polemical set is a clarion call for queer expressionHighest star wattage on the Edinburgh fringe? Give that award to Reuben Kaye right away. Best comedy show? Wel…

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House of Life review – glittering benediction from a joyously funky double act

Underbelly, Cowgate, Edinburgh A sequinned ‘RaveRend’ and his sidekick Trev help the audience banish sadness in this ebullient hourAnointed with glitter paint, taking our seats to a score of dirty funk licks, we are not so much an audience as a congreg…

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Main Character Energy review – boudoir cabaret deconstructs Temi Wilkey’s inner celeb

Roundabout @ Summerhall, Edinburgh The writer-performer’s playful show sends up actorly tropes while battling intrusive thoughts that could derail her bid for stardomTemi Wilkey is chasing the spotlight – literally. She scurries to bask in its beam as …

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Edinburgh festival 2024: find the funny with these 20 comedy shows

A one-woman 90s romcom, boundary-testing standups and a new Taskmaster contestant make our comedy critic’s list of the fringe’s most promising ticketsOlga Koch stepped into the big league at Fringe 2023 with a show, Prawn Cocktail, pairing sassy tales …

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Edinburgh festival 2024: the best comedy, theatre and dance already reviewed

Five-star standup, late-night debauchery, staggering circus tricks … as the arts spectacular approaches, here are some of the shows rated by our writersGary McNair builds a joyful one-man show from interviews with ordinary people about what they think …

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