Review: KINKY BOOTS at Château du Karreveld
Vincent Heden's bold, controversial Lola anchors a Kinky Boots that stumbles early and dances late — but Bruxellons' craft makes it sing regardless.…
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Vincent Heden's bold, controversial Lola anchors a Kinky Boots that stumbles early and dances late — but Bruxellons' craft makes it sing regardless.…
What did our critic think of KINKY BOOTS at CHATEAU DE KARREVELD?…
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After the incredible success of his show "men are from Mars and women from Venus" which made hundreds of thousands of happy couples, Paul Dewandre returns to our delight with his new show: "men are from Mars and women from Venus 2: the adventure continues". La vie à deux is not...
The Amazon Chantal Ladesou escaped from the theatre for a head to head with his audience. When your path will cross that of Chantal Ladesou you will no longer see the life of the same eye, his universe has an extra dimension. His life is a series of misunderstandings. It is the...
Eric Antoine imposed his unique style both through its many passages on television (notably in the side of Michel Drucker) and especially to his previous show "Reality or Illusion?". This was one of the big successes at the Voo laughter 2011, he returned with his new show for...
Acclaimed by the public as by the press, the troupe of the Jamel Comedy Club, real hatchery of the comedic talents of tomorrow identified by Jamel Debbouze, back today through a new collective show operating according to the same mechanics as the previous: stand up on stage...
Amel Bent became an artist in the French landscape. Since the release of his first single in 2006, Amel chained albums and success. Hot and powerful voice artist, it also proved on stage with tours to sell-out crowds in venues such as the Olympia or the Zenith.laureate of a...
Zaw, dispenser of portraits, excels in the art of observing people, humanity and its foibles. Portraits that go straight to the point, in the mile. The Zaw universe offers a unique humor and it must be said that it does not leave indifferent. It is a cheeky personality to the...
A native of Forbach in Alsace, France, the youngest child of seven, she fully deserves her success. Because of her unique vocal timbre, of course, but also because she has managed to improve that timbre over the years with hard work and tenacity, as if cutting and polishing a...
Gagnon still has the chops and panache to pull off a solo show, impersonating voices as diverse as Barry White, David Bowie and Susan Boyle …
At the age of 14, the Belgian-Italian Lara Fabian was unknowingly setting the stage for an impressive international career by singing in Brussels’s clubs. A few years later, after winning many European contests and gaining some popularity, she launched her first single, followed...
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