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May 25 2012
The email from Proud Cabaret's events and entertainment manager, dated May 18 and sent to two dozen acts 'that we consider our nearest and dearest...
Posted: May 16 2012
Ben Walters asks whether burlesque is artistic and skilful or simply just glamorous and commercial. Have your say with our burlesque poll.
May 17 2012
'Community theatre is the new rock 'n' roll,' insists Simon Casson. The Duckie producer has done his best to make it so but the latest project is perhaps...
Posted: May 2 2012
Find the best festivals for cabaret this summer. See great cabaret, drag and burlesque at festivals including Latitude and Lovebox. Also get details on the...
May 2 2012
Some club names are bland, some are funny, some are obscure. Then there's Pussy Faggot. With serious connections to New York's downtown performance and art...
Apr 27 2012
'We've had to be more strict this year because of the competition - during the review process, if we didn't think each person had a shot at the first-place...
Apr 19 2012
Born in New Jersey in 1971, Amy Lamé co-created queer performance group Duckie in 1995. She's also a radio presenter, former Mayoress of Camden and colossal...
Apr 13 2012
Vanessa Toulmin grew up on a fairground in Lancashire in the 1970s. 'I saw the very last of the sideshows,' she remembers. 'They were the shows I loved -...
Posted: Oct 28 2011
Listen to audio reviews of the latest cabaret events in London by Time Out Cabaret editor, Ben Walters. Find reccommended cabaret shows in London.
Mar 29 2012
Shamelessly silly, endlessly inventive and unexpectedly touching, the physical comedy company Spymonkey has tackled everything from literature (in 'Moby...
Posted: Mar 27 2012
Cabaret performer Scottee explains why his new show 'Camp' at Roundhouse will be family-friendly. Scottee preivews 'Camp' for Time Out Cabaret.
Mar 15 2012
Circus is going from strength to strength as a form of performance on the international stage, yet those who aren't actively involved in the scene often...
Mar 2 2012
Performer and artist Bryony Kimmings takes seriously the parts of life we often dismiss as frivolous. (Her last show, 'Sex Idiot', was a prime example.)...
Feb 28 2012
I have a strange relationship with TV. Don't get me wrong, I love it (well, I love the good bits - obviously, you'd have to put a gun to my head and my...
Posted: Feb 17 2012
London Cabaret Awards panellist Ben Walters reveals the winners and backstage gossip from the event which took place on February 16 2012.