Cabaret

Massive glitter ball explosion of thanks to everyone who took part in Time Out's take-over of the Royal Opera House's Deloitte Ignite Festival over the weekend. It culminated with Un Ballo in Mascara, Jonny Woo's celebration of all thing gender-bending, cross-dressing, cabaret and chaotic.

Jonny Woo debuted his hilarious collaboration with Bourgeois & Maurice – 'Don't Google Me, Mother' – and the Crush Room saw the likes of Dusty Limits, La John Joseph in that paper dress, the ever-brilliant Scottee, a green-painted Dickie Beau, Fancy Chance doing a stunning new routine, and many, many others.

Highlight of the night was the vogue ball, though – quick thank you to all of the judges, including Beth Ditto, Gareth Pugh, Mary Portas and my co-judge, Andrew Logan. Horse Meat Disco's gorgeous boys kept the hall full to bursting, too.

Biggest thank you? To everyone who came down. It was occasionally chaotic, often surreal but surely one of the best things I've seen all year.

Many a sore head on Monday (turns out you can't drink wine like water, although I really did try) so thank God for these great photos I spied on Flickr taken by AbsolutQueer Photography. Simone Baird