Meow Meow: cat on a hot tin roof by Ben Walters

Always one step from disaster on stage, cabaret sensation Meow Meow is charming audiences and reeling in a roll-call of fans from Barry Humphries to David Bowie. Ben Walters meets her ahead …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:34am on July 31, 2016☆⚑

Burlesque: the daily grind by Ben Walters

A new breed of performers has transformed burlesque " is it now performance art? By Ben WaltersIt's a cold December night but inside the Bethnal Green Working Men's Club in east London, thin…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:08am on December 14, 2015☆⚑

From Christ to Lou Reed: the Edinburgh fringe shows celebrating trans life by Ben Walters

A staging of Lou Reed's Transformer and a revival of Hedwig and the Angry Inch appear alongside androgynous aliens and a trans-accepting Jesus at this year's fringe " but is the greater visi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:38am on July 29, 2015☆⚑

Penny Arcade: New York 'doesn't see the value of culture, only of status' by Ben Walters

The former Warhol Superstar's current show, Longing Lasts Longer, lambasts the gentrification of her beloved city, which she rechristens 'the Big Cupcake'Penny Arcade wants to use the past t…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:10pm on July 28, 2015☆⚑

Jurassic lark: Hollywood blockbusters retold at the Edinburgh fringe by Ben Walters

Movies including Jurassic Park, Back to the Future and Terminator 2 will be re-imagined on a tight budget at the Edinburgh festival this summerWhen popular movies are adapted for the stage, …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:09am on July 16, 2015☆⚑

Forest Fringe: the DIY theatre extremists by Ben Walters

From fake televangelists to staging Sex And The City one-on-ones, we meet the non-profit group for whom DIY is an ideology Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:00am on December 6, 2014☆⚑

Meow Meow: cat on a hot tin roof by Ben Walters

Always one step from disaster on stage, cabaret sensation Meow Meow is charming audiences and reeling in a roll-call of fans from Barry Humphries to David Bowie. Ben Walters meets her ahead …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:01am on May 15, 2014☆⚑

Julian Clary: 'Comedy is flooded with blokes talking about their girlfriends' by Ben Walters

The comedian's onstage chatshow Canned Clary revisits the intimate atmosphere of his early performancesPolysexual polymath Julian Clary began performing on the alternative comedy circuit in …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:00am on March 16, 2014☆⚑

Cabaret: at home in ballrooms and broom cupboards by Ben Walters

Self-determining, nimble, adaptive " cabaret companies such as Black Cat work to fit the space and audience availableDripping with rococo ornamentation and covered in mirrors, the Café Roya…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:43am on January 28, 2014☆⚑

Cabaret " worth making a song and dance about by Ben Walters

Appropriately, in a city where the form is enjoying a vibrant and diverse revival, cabaret will feature prominently when London's Southbank Centre celebrates Berlin in the 20s and 30s this w…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:53pm on February 28, 2013☆⚑

Burlesque: the daily grind by Ben Walters

A new breed of performers has transformed burlesque " is it now performance art? By Ben WaltersIt's a cold December night but inside the Bethnal Green Working Men's Club in east London, thin…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 4:29pm on December 13, 2010☆⚑