The spring has sprung and performers who subscribe to our publication are hopefully looking forward to a busy and lucrative summer list of gigs and shows. The holiday centres have always been a vitally important part of our income and speaking as someone who, up until recently, was actively involved in the holiday centre business, … Continue reading →

  Boogie Management are the exclusive bookers of entertainment for Brittany Ferries. We are currently searching for high quality acts  of all kinds for our fleet of six ships cruising between Portsmouth and Plymouth to France, Spain & Ireland.   We are particularly looking for music duos, speciality, tribute, and solo vocalists.   Contracts vary … Continue reading →

Mark My Words….UK Cabaret managing editor Mark Ritchie. I am pleased to announce that UK Cabaret has a new person join the team. This individual has taken over from me as publisher, although I shall continue in my role as managing editor. The publisher wishes to remain in the background on this venture and I … Continue reading →

The Lee Lard tribute to Peter Kay show St Johns Terrace club Normanton March 6th There are now a number of comedy tributes out there right now in cabaret-land, as folk who wish to see a comedy favourite in their own backyard continue to pack venues to capacity. There is Ricky Lane performing his Bernard Manning act, Anthony Vernolini as … Continue reading →

UK Cabaret managing editor Mark Ritchie takes a look at Blackpool’s resurgent cabaret scene as the resorts multi-million pound face-lift begins to attract massive numbers once again. It’s been a long time since the Blackpool heydays of wakes weeks and workers playtimes, but it seems that Blackpool is back. Bigger, stronger, newer and brighter, the … Continue reading →

When I started going to clubs in the early 1960s it was good to see how interested many of the folk there were in the acts they saw. Some artistes gained quite a following and people would go round to places where they were appearing.  Easy enough then, with clubs everywhere. I lived in South Yorkshire then, … Continue reading →

The taxi driver spouted inane drivel from the moment he picked me up.  A barrage of unrelenting addlepated blather assaulted my lugholes. He informed me: “I just love my job. I’m self-employed.  I’m my own boss and nobody ever tells me what to do.”   I said to him, “Next left here, mate.”       During the wedding rehearsal, … Continue reading →

In our fabulous March edition we feature a complete showcase review from the Mainstream Management showcase, which I attended in Coventry. Agents who subscribe to UK Cabaret magazine can request a showcase review, if they happen to be staging one of course. We will do our best to make sure a suitable reviewer manages to … Continue reading →