Category Cabaret

REVIEW: Pickled Republic

Reading Time: < 1 minutePickled Republic is a surreal one-woman theatrical cabaret show for adults, created and performed by Ruxy Cantir, exploring our deep-rooted need for purpose. Encased in a pickle jar, Ruxy uses exceptional clowning, puppetry, mask theatre, and movement to portray a plethora of characters, asking deep existential questions and offering ridiculous answers.

REVIEW: EM The Master

Reading Time: 3 minutesAs I settled into the intimate atmosphere of the Charing Cross Theatre, I couldn’t help but feel the Cabaret offerings in the small area of Embankment were stacked: KitKat Klub to my left at the Playhouse, Dita Von Teese to my right at the Emerald. Here I was nestled in the superbly capable hands of emerging young artist EM the Master. 

IN CONVERSATION WITH: Thomas Currie

Reading Time: 3 minutesAward-winning performer Thomas Currie brings his late-night cabaret show Basically Nocturnal to Edinburgh. A celebration of the midnight hours, Currie reimagines classics and performs original songs, sharing gripping stories from ghostly tales to unforgettable dates. Gilded Balloon Patter House (Blether), from 30th July – 25th August at 21:40

REVIEW: Beautiful World – Litter And Be Gay

Reading Time: 2 minutesAs part of the Beautiful World cabaret series curated by theatre icon Janie Dee, Litter and Be Gay bursts onto the stage as the drag, clowning, and cabaret debut of Josephina Ortiz Lewis. It’s a dazzling, daring hour that grabs your attention from the moment Jo stumbles onstage—comically buried under a heap of shopping bags—and doesn’t let go until the final note.