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Cutting edge neo-cabaret stars and purveyors of dark, twisted and camp hilarity, Bourgeois & Maurice are also sexy as all hell
Read moreThu Aug 28, Royal Vauxhall Tavern
David Benson's award-winning solo show about Kenneth Williams with a tour-de-force impersonation of Williams at his best and baddest
Until Aug 30, Clore Ballroom
Friday night after-hours programme of free Dorothy-themed cabaret and performance to complement new production of ‘The Wizard of Oz’
Critics' Choice
Thu Aug 28, The Dolphin
Learn to hula hoop at the third rockabillly beach party (erm… in sunny Hackney) that turns The Dolphin into a tiki heaven. Doo wop, 1920s jazz, surf and...
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Thu Aug 28, Electricity Showrooms
What sort of games would a supermodel be good at? What about cake face, pin the K on the key, and bulimia feast? Prizes if you're any good, public shame if...
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Thu Aug 28, Paper
Gorgeous purveyor of glamorous burlesque, Gwendoline Lamour presents this one-off show, including her crystal shoe routine. The Divine Miss Em and her...
Critics' Choice
Fri Aug 29, Royal Vauxhall Tavern
Dusty Limits' night of subversive neo-Weimar cabaret, tonight's guests Frisky & Mannish, PIff The Magic Dragon, The Call Of Cthulhu, and Les Objets Perdus....
Critics' Choice
Fri Aug 29, Apothecary
Formerly TK Maxx (until the brand of the same name when a bright shade of mental), Jonny Woo and Ryan Styles present this night of trans cabaret. Gaggles of...
Critics' Choice
Mon Sep 1, Paradise By Way Of Kensal Green
We're big fans of this deepest west London boozer, and this new open-ended series of weekly classes sounds just what we've been looking for. Pop down for...
Look out, London – the boy wonder's got plans
Comments (0)Poledancing and burlesque teachers Polestars offer their ten commandments
Comments (0)Mind-readers, Lost Souls, La Clique and perfecting the Fringe Bolt
Comments (0)Before the show started, the central auditorium of the Roundhouse was bathed in a hazy, rich, blood-crimson light. The sense of anticipation was palpable. Amy Saunders, aka Miss Behave, moved...
The 36-year-old alternative performance artist Johnny Woo picks a dedicated youngster with...
A momentary lapse in concentration resulted in Time Out’s Comedy editor, Tim Arthur, entering...
Forget hammy men in masks and tights, Lucha Libre is becoming an international phenomenon, with...
From folding jumpers on Regent Street to wearing hair skirts in downtown New York, Jonny Woo...
Time Out gets its frock out and dons its pearls as we hits London‘s thriving tea dance scene...
Can-can dancing is a fantastic French workout but are its sexual politics out of step? Time Out...
Time Out dons a mask and joins the hedonistic party scene and the ‘world’s sexual elite’
Immodesty Blaize reveals the strip performers – old and new – who get her excited
Shining cabaret star Camille is all set to ignite London
Clueless about cabaret? Bemused by burlesque? Try Social Club leader Simone Baird’s...
Visceral, subversive and, above all, entertaining: a new generation of performers are proving...
Time Out examines the Circus of Horrors and looks back at London’s centuries-long love affair...
Burlesque performer Miss Polly Rae tells Time Out London about her inspiration for her show at...