Riverside Studios, LondonHumour abounds in this Star Wars-themed cabaret, as Boba Fett bumps and grinds while Han Solo and Chewbacca share a Backstreet Boys numberMight there be an overlap between sci-fi fans – I speak as one myself – and audiences who…
Continue ReadingLafayette, LondonAn irreverent mix of erotic trapeze, penis tricks and audience participation won’t disappoint groups out for a laugh – and a gaspIf anything needs its own word, surely it’s the ceremonial practice of opening a champagne bottle with a s…
Continue ReadingLafayette, LondonAn irreverent mix of erotic trapeze, penis tricks and audience participation won’t disappoint groups out for a laugh – and a gaspIf anything needs its own word, surely it’s the ceremonial practice of opening a champagne bottle with a s…
Continue ReadingAfter 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…
Continue ReadingCriterion 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 …
Continue ReadingSoho 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…
Continue ReadingSoho 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…
Continue ReadingAssembly 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…
Continue ReadingUnderbelly, 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…
Continue ReadingPhotographer Murdo MacLeod presents his view of the opening week’s shows at Scotland’s annual arts spectacular Continue reading…
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