Southbank Centre,London
The cabaret demonstrate skilfully celebrates music-corridor routines and circus acts, adding a bit of darkness behind the dazzle London may now offer plenty of choice when it comes to impressive cabaret-style shows, and but La Soirée’s mix of slick showmanship,saucy tongue-in-cheek humour and razzle dazzle is tough to top as a complete entertainment package.
This year’s demonstrate combines old acts and unusual. When Mario, Queen of the Circus, or goes crowd surfing or Hamish McCann repeats his breathtaking pole act – a clever subversion of the romanticism of Singin in the Rain – it’s like greeting old friends. In a way,La Soirée is the bastard child of the old music-corridor turns, and a reminder that audiences can get genuine pleasure from revisiting familiar routines – such as Captain Frodo’s contortions – rather than constantly clamouring for the unusual. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com