Sirens of Swing: Ann Hampton Callaway – The Pheasantry. Unbridled joy at the annual visit of the magnificent American singer/songwriter/pianist Ann Hampton Callaway mixes with melancholy as an era is coming to an end at Chelsea’s beloved cabaret room, The Pheasantry.
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Farewell to Ruth Leon at London’s Crazy Coqs
The Crazy Coqs, the premier cabaret room in the West End, is no more – it reopens in September rebranded as Tonight At Zedel under its new artistic director, American singer-songwriter Scott Alan, with a broader canvas of activities aimed at making more use of the space. Much-loved programmer and host Ruth Leon said ‘Welcome […]
London Cabaret Awards 2015 – winners revealed
The Cafe de Paris with its mock-rococo decor and glamorous history proved the perfect venue for the London Cabaret Awards 2015. The event, created by Excess All Areas producer Paul L Martin celebrates the wealth and diversity of talent on offer to Londoners practically every day of the week. As the evening’s host – the inimitable […]
Stefan Bednarczyk Sings Coward – Crazy Coqs
Stefan Bednarczyk: Stefan Sings Coward at the Crazy Coqs, London, continues until 19 July. Can there be a better interpreter of Noel Coward operating in the UK – in the world – than Stefan Bednarczyk? For those in the know, such as Coward’s biographer, the late Sheridan Morley, he was the preferred interpreter of choice. This […]
Natalie Douglas – Crazy Coqs
Natalie Douglas sings Four Women: Nina, Lena, Abbey & Billie at the Crazy Coqs, London, until 15 February. New York jazz and cabaret star Natalie Douglas is one of those performers who fills a room with warmth and sheer loveability just by coming on the stage. Her second residency at the Crazy Coqs, one of […]
