107. A cunning plan… George Sanger was a menagerist and showman from Kent who recalled how he constructed a devilish plan to attract huge audiences to his show in London in 1926. Mr Sanger owned twelve wolves, as tame as dogs, which he advertised to …
King Edward VI has been granted a licence for gay stripping. If you see what we mean. A Hillingdon gym set to train 2012ers has closed over a rent dispute. London’s all set for a circus bonanza this year. A rather complex 1 hour ticketing …
With Ghetto, Sin, Mean Fiddler, Metro, the Astoria and The End all having already pulled their doors firmly shut in the name of Crossrail, we’re beginning to wonder if the alternative West End scene has any life left in it as yet another venue announces …
Hippodrome Leicester Square, La Clique The Hippodrome on the corner of Leicester Square was opened as a home for real circus and performance in 1900. They had polar bears! A 100,000 gallon tank of water! Elephants, for goodness sake. Its revival in October last year …
Chaps, take note: Madame Zingara’s travelling theatre cum supper club is camped on these shores until the middle of February. Its unlikely location, a windblown industrial site in Battersea with the sombre spectre of the power station looming large in the background, makes it an …
In the grand setting of Camden Roundhouse, decorated with curtains and a backdrop of glittering stars, you get a great sense of anticipation of what lies ahead at Miss Behave’s Variety Nighty. With booze flowing, the show kicks off with Miss Behave in a creakingly …
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