5 Shows You Should See This Christmas

There’s something for everyone out there in cabaret-land this Christmas. Forget your woes, forget Trumpageddon, and immerse yourself in some live entertainment. This week, Jason Reid runs down his top seasonal cabaret shows… 

 


Family Fierce Presents: Beauty and the Beast

13th – 17th December 

Hen and Chickens Theatre

£13.50/£16.50

Family Fierce reprise their hit show with a strictly limited run at the Hen and Chickens in Highbury. Beauty and the Beast gets a queer makeover from Meth and this hugely creative company, so you can expect a sprinkling of socio-political commentary, a sackful of pantomime traditions, and plenty of trumped-up, big musical numbers. 

Beauty and the Beast

 


Carols by Candlelight 

19th December 

The Two Brewers

£10/£12

prideinlondon.org

Jacqui Swallows hosts a traditional Christmas carol concert, in aid of London Pride, with performances from Jack Feuresien, Michael Twaits, George Hicks, Woe Addams and many more. The back bar of Clapham cabaret den The Two Brewers will be transformed into a winter wonderland, with waiter service and complimentary mulled wine and mince pies. 

Carols by Candlelight 

 


Prince Bendover in Boots

Royal Vauxhall Tavern

Now – 5th Jan 

£16

vauxhalltavern.com 

A thigh-slapping, musical menagerie of pure adult campery and FUN. The RVT panto is now in its tenth year, and goes from strength to strength. Bendover in Boots stars drag favourite Topsie Redfern and Vauxhall’s very own Bonnie Langford,  Faye Reeves –  both returning  for a second consecutive year. This is a show brimming over with filthy innuendo. Just how pantomimes should be. 

Prince Bendover in Boots

 


Le Gateau Chocolat: Icons

12th Dec – 7th Jan

Soho Theatre

From £12

sohotheatre.com 

Every list of top Christmas shows should have a non-ding-doing-merrily-on-high offering, in my opinion. And if that’s what you’re looking for, then this is the show for you. The colossal talent that is Le Gateau Chocolat explores his and our relationships with the icons of our time. Expect breathtaking vocals and an eclectic mix of musical genres, from Kate Bush to Whitney via Pavarotti. 

Le Gateau Chocolat: Icons

 


Abba – The Panto 

Hackney Attic

27 & 28 Dec

picturehouses.com 

The team behind Bar Wotever combine Sweden’s most treasured pop group with a good old-fashioned British theatre tradition. Starring Adam All, Apple Derrières and Virgin Xtravaganzah, if you love ABBA, you should mark a date in the diary for this show. And who doesn’t love ABBA? Even a little bit… 

Abba - The Panto 

 

They’ve got the look… 

Who caught my eye this week?

If anyone knows how to excel at camp, it’s Alfie Ordinary. And yes, camp is a good thing, before Huff Post pipes up. Embrace it. Check out Alfie’s 12 slays of Christmas on Facebook; a daily Crimbo gift from the drag prince.  

The mother of gawd, Virgin Xtravaganzah, is also the mother of bloody amazing, flawless looks. I know I mention her a lot on this page, but how can I not? Last week Virgin was papped on the red carpet with her wee pal, Lady Gaga. Virgin NEVER disappoints with the looks. 

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