HEADLINE: MORE REVIEW PLANS. It seems that the double review feature in the last issue two weeks ago found favour with many. If you want to read reviews of cabaret events up and down the country, we are happy to send reviewers along and cover them. We will consider covering… Continue reading
DON’T BIN IT – FIX IT Is your stage P.A. equipment in need of a little T.L.C? We repair P.A. speakers and amplifiers, lighting units, mini-disc players and lap-tops. Anything you use on stage with a plug on it, we can fix it. Contact gail@audio-visual-equipment.co.uk or telephone 01977 793222 or… Continue reading
Who’s appearing and where We have taken the decision to delete our artiste’s directory with immediate effect. Instead we are giving all artistes who have subscribed to the fortnightly print version of UK Cabaret the opportunity to list their gigs here in the Who’s appearing and where section. Artistes who… Continue reading
Equity fund-raising concert Jubilee Club Leeds July 10 2014. Producer Ashley Wheelhouse Reviewer Mark Ritchie What a splendid evening for both Equity and the Yorkshire Air Ambulance charity as luminaries and Clubland artistes gathered for the latest extravaganza. With the delicious actress Malandra Burrows, ex- Leeds City Varieties supremo Peter… Continue reading
ROGER REMEMBERS Sometime in the later 1950s the magic partnership between Ronnie Dukes and Ricky Lee was established. By the beginning of the 60s the basic framework of their act had been set and they had already built up a tremendous reputation in the South Yorkshire area. There was Ronnie,… Continue reading
Reviews and how popular they are A survey in The Stage newspaper once revealed just how popular reviews were with readers of show business publications. Of course the overwhelming majority of reviews in The Stage reflect and cover the world of drama. We at UK Cabaret are different and in… Continue reading
Emails and comments -10th July 2014 This fortnight’s e mails, letters and comments from our Facebook friends; ‘Regarding UK Cabaret- I like it’! Retired entertainer Roy Holland formerly of The Carlton Brothers on Facebook ‘It’s great to be part of your wonderful new publication’. Little Sam Lyons of Freshly Squeezed… Continue reading
Roger remembers Les Booth was the driving force behind Greasborough Social Club. The story has it that he came out of the forces after the war with a vision of establishing an entertainment club in the Rotherham area. It started with a wooden hut and progressed from there. How he… Continue reading
The Great Musician in the Sky -THE MEDIA – SNOG MARRY AVOID? I was watching TV in bed with my sister and the dog, when I noticed celebs and chat show guests are now applauding themselves on the back-announce. What’s all that about then? I thought only primates, footballers and… Continue reading
Austin Knight’s Funny Page. This time around Austin delivers more of his own self-penned funnies. The taxi driver spouted inane drivel from the moment he picked me up at the airport. A barrage of unrelenting blather assaulted my ear holes. He informed me: “I just love my job. I’m self-employed…. Continue reading
