About Franco Milazzo

We boldly go behind the scenes of one of London’s premier cabaret venues.

Roll up, roll up! This week’s Zingers include David Lynch-inspired cabaret, the winners of Baghdad’s Got Talent and a burlesque assassin.

London Burlesque Week shakes its tassels again from next Tuesday. We chat to the man behind it, Burlesque King Chaz Royal.

They say the worst things happen at sea. The pirates, sailors, deep sea divers and sea monsters at White Mischief’s fancy dress ball begged to differ.

We speak to the burlesque dancer who has created her own Kate Middleton routine.

Roll up! Roll up! The circus is back in town.

Bored of board games? On Easter Sunday, you can either scoff lots of chocolate eggs or run around playing secret agent in a real-life game on Southbank. Or both.

This week’s cabaret and burlesque recommendations include vegetable puppet theatre, a surly sorcerer, a Prince spectacular, a DIY arts and craft birthday party and a new circus night.

Less Mad Men and more Desperate Dentists, this period drama is not unlike Shakespearean theatre – and not in a good way.

They’re coming home, they’re coming home, they’re coming…mashups are coming home. World-famous San Francisco-based bootleg DJs Adrian and the Mysterious D pay homage next Friday with a rare gig.