Christmas

Supper clubs & shows
Bonobo Presents
Dec 18
Fine festive frippery and food in opulent surrounds. More info from www.bonobopresents.com.
Bonobo Presents, The Grill Room, 68 Regents St, W1B 5EL. Piccadilly Circus tube.

La Clique
until April 2009
Stunning chanteuse Camille O’Sullivan joins this ragtag bunch of circus stars until January.
La Clique , London Hippodrome, Leicester Square, WC2H 7JH (www.lacliquelondon.com). Leicester Square tube

The Double Club
Carsten Holler’s new installation is this part-Western, part-Congolese restaurant and bar, with musicians every night.
www.thedoubleclub.co.uk">The Double Club, 7 Torrens Street, EC1V 1NQ  (020 7837 2222/ www.thedoubleclub.co.uk.)

Madame Zingara Theatre Of Dreams
Dec 12-March 15 2009
New theatrical dining experience on the London block. Pricey, but set in a decadent speigel tent by the Battersea Power Station.
Madame Zingara Theatre Of Dreams, Battersea Power Station, Kirtling St, SW8 5BP (www.madamezingara.com). Battersea Park rail.
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Medium Rare
Dec 10-12
An international band of performers including rock-chick trapeze duo The Wau Wau sisters.
Medium Rare , Bush Hall,310 Uxbridge Rd, W12 7LJ (020 8222 6933. www.mediumrare.tv). Goldhawk Road tube.


Bawdy burlesque
Hurly Burly
Dec 12-20
Headed by the delicious Miss Polly Rae, an acclaimed show of glamorous burlesque, cabaret and song.
Hurly Burly, Leicester Square Theatre, 5 Leicester Place, WC2H 7BP (07766011340/www.hurlyburlyuk.co.uk). Leicester Square tube.

Ivy Paige’s Scandalous
Dec 13
Putting the ‘aw’ in bawdy, Ivy Paige hosts her ‘house of whorecraft’.
Volupte, Saturday.
Ivy Paige’s Scandalous, Volupté, 9 Norwich St, EC4A 1EJ (020 7831 1622/www.volupte-lounge.com). Chancery Lane tube.

Red Hot Riding Hood
Dec 10
Finger In The Pie and their adults-only panto.
Red Hot Riding Hood, Favela Chic, 91-93 Great Eastern St, EC2A 3HZ (020 7613 5228/www.favelachic.com). Old Street tube.

Ice Palace of Malice
Dec 14
Empress Stah’s spectacular aerial show is a tinsy bit burlesque and a whole lot mindblowing.
Ice Palace of Malice, The Brickhouse,152c Brick Lane, E1 6RU (www.thebrickhouse.co.uk). Liverpool Street tube,Liverpool Street rail

Grind A Go Go
Dec 13
Get on your biggest, tallest beehive.
Grind A Go Go, Bethnal Green Working Men's Club, 42-44 Pollard Row, E2 6NB (020 7739 2727/ www.myspace.com/grindagogo). Bethnal Green tube.

Sisters in sparkles
Wig Out!
Dec 12
Don’t miss a rare screening of cult voguing documentary ‘Paris Is Burning’.
Wig Out!, Royal Court Theatre,Sloane Square, London, SW1W 8AS (020 7565 5000/www.royalcourttheatre.com). Sloane Square tube.

The Christmas Story
until Dec 30
The full gaggle of twisted East End Bistrotheque trannies, including Lisa Lee and Spanky, rework panto.
The Christmas Story, Bistrotheque,23-27 Wadeson St, E2 9DR (020 8983 7900/www.bistrotheque.com)

Happy Crispmas
Dec 13
The House of Homosexual Culture pay tribute to Quentin Crisp with performances by La John Joseph.
Happy Crispmas, Purcell Room,South Bank Centre, London, SE1 8XX (0871 663 2500/www.southbankcentre.co.uk). Waterloo tube, Waterloo rail

Performance at Flash
until Jan 5 2009
Can’t get a table at Bistrotheque’s popup restaurant? Fret not: make for the Monday night cabaret party.
Performance at Flash, Royal Academy of Arts, 6 Burlington Gardens, W1J OBD (020 7300 800/0www.royalacademy.org.uk)

Eat Your Heart Out
Dec 11
Avant-garde riot-starter Scottee launches his performance party.
Eat Your Heart Out, Bethnal Green Working Men's Club,42-44 Pollard Row, E2 6NB (020 7739 2727/www.workersplaytime.net). Bethnal Green Tube.