Review by Christian Maddick ★★★★ Seeing somebody onstage whose online presence precedes them can be a bit worrisome, as there is no certainty of their talent translating well in a live setting. In ‘Bailey J Mills: Unfiltered + Scummy’, drag artist Bailey J Mills quashes any of these concerns from the beginning, creating an utterly … Continue reading Bailey J Mills: Unfiltered + Scummy – Gilded Balloon Teviot
Written by Sarah-Louise Young Directed by Sioned Jones ★★★★ It would seem singers and Mermaids have something in common: sometimes, it takes losing their voice to realise aspects they long forgot and push them to embark on an unexpected, though necessary journey. With loose tones of The Little Mermaid (with only an ounce of some … Continue reading The Silent Treatment – Summerhall
Created by Eleanor Perry & Daniel Hay-Gordon ★★★★ Cobbling together as varied and enriched a style as they can muster, duo Eleanor Perry (Tight) and Daniel Hay-Gordon (Thick) combine an arrangement of queer culture, design, mime, choreography and heaping of dramatic inspiration into this mixed arrangement of short pieces. Seven. To be exact. Though unfortunately … Continue reading Short & Sweet – The Studio
Creative Team: Dominic Lewis, Felicity Halfpenny, Finlay Turaball, Andrew Layton & Annie Stoner Video Produced & Edited by Mark WIlson ★★★★ Where better to begin, than with a touch of Cabaret. Live, from The Three Sisters, or gracing your digital screens with their filmed rehearsals, Rory McKeon’s Wilkommen sets things off with a bang - and how … Continue reading We Belong – Bare Productions
★★ For near-on over a decade, Texan vocalist Lauren Turner has been a crowd favourite across the Cabaret haunts of New York City. Featuring five of Turner’s memorable song choices from her childhood and cabaret career, Play On is a demonstration of which tunes led her down the path to the woman she is today. With a … Continue reading Lauren Turner: Play On – Broadway Records
Written by Various Serving up a digital variation of their usual live den of inequities, Beau Jangles hosts Razed and Confused, an evening of song, cabaret, experimental art, but above all else, an appreciation and promotion of queer artistry. This evening, four producers who are receiving funding and coaching from other creatives manifest their talents, their … Continue reading Razed & Confused goes Digital – Online
Music & Lyrics by John Kander and Fred Ebb Book by Joe Masteroff Directed by Rufus Norris Madame’s & Monsieur’s you are cordially invited to Berlin’s it Kit Kat Klub, a den of iniquity, vice and never a virtue. Life has always been a Cabaret: it’s bombastic, emotional and contains just a few surprises, with fewer … Continue reading Cabaret – The Festival Theatre
Written by Rachel Flynn Directed by Ryan Alexander Dewar Performances on August 13th & August 20th at St. John's Church Want to know the measure of a company? It lies principally in their reaction to a technical fault. No falter, no floundering, Interabang Productions response to such events is admirable. They know where, when and … Continue reading Being Liza – Just Festival, St. John’s Church
