Review: SOPHIE'S SURPRISE PARTY, Underbelly Boulevard
by Franco Milazzo - Nov 21, 2025
If you only see one circus show this year, you should try and get out more but Sophie's Surprise Party at Underbelly Boulevard is an excellent choice for people who don't mind having their jaws occasionally scrape the ground.
Review: LA CLIQUE, Leicester Square Spiegeltent
by Franco Milazzo - Nov 13, 2024
Returning to the West End La Clique is back with a new cast. After two decades of presenting some of the finest vaudeville talent around, is this the beginning of the end or the end of the beginning for this cabaret institution?
Review: TESS, Peacock Theatre
by Franco Milazzo - Feb 2, 2024
Filled with a couple of operas’ worth of tragedy, Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the d’Urbervilles is not the likeliest source of inspiration for a dramatic circus show but Ockham's Razor are here to prove us wrong.
Review: LA CLIQUE, Leicester Square Spiegeltent
by Franco Milazzo - Nov 16, 2022
When it comes to London Christmas stage institutions, there’s an argument for saying that La Clique now deserves a place alongside Handel’s Messiah, A Christmas Carol, The Nutcracker and Mother Goose.
BWW Review: LA CLIQUE, Underbelly Festival, London
by Franco Milazzo - May 20, 2022
Due to its intrinsically adult nature, cabaret as an art form is a revolution that cannot be televised. And nor should it be — like some other grownup activities, it is best experienced in the flesh, preferably in company and in dark, intimate surroundings.
Acts Announced For LA CLIQUE at This Year's Underbelly Festival
by Stephi Wild - Apr 25, 2022
Underbelly Festival today announces the cast for critically acclaimed, genre-defining cabaret show, La Clique. Returning to the stage in the majestic Spiegeltent just off Oxford Circus at London's Cavendish Square in just two weeks, will be tension strap artist Lj Marles alongside physical comedienne J'aiMime, incredible London aerialist Katharine Arnold and crowd favourites, the death-defying Skating Willers III.
LA CLIQUE Comes to Leicester Square
by Stephi Wild - Oct 5, 2021
Let the festivities begin, as LA CLIQUE makes its triumphant return to London's West End this Christmas with an incredible new show in The Leicester Square Spiegeltent.
LOST IN TRANSLATION Circus Will Tour London This Summer For its 10th Anniversary Year
by Stephi Wild - May 21, 2021
Lost in Translation will celebrate their 10th anniversary with a London tour this summer. This circus company has delighted audiences across the world from Australia to the Edinburgh Fringe. As leaders in the field of story-led circus productions, Lost in Translation's summer tour will feature full-length productions featuring acrobatic skills across the capital.
'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE… By Cirque Du Soleil Opens at Hulu Theater At Madison Square Garden
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 20, 2019
The Madison Square Garden Company (MSG) announced coming from their sell-out engagement from the Chicago Theatre, the all-new family production 'Twas the Night Beforea??by Cirque du Soleil has opened with nine sold out performances for its New York engagement at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, which opened December 12 and is running through December 29, 2019. This brand-new holiday production celebrated its world-premiere at The Chicago Theatre on November 29 and ran through December 8, 2019 selling more than 50,000 tickets marking a sold-out run for its 17-show engagement to Chicago audiences!
Cirque Du Soleil Announces Cast & Creativs For New Holiday Production 'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE…
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 16, 2019
Cirque du Soleil and The Madison Square Garden Company (NYSE: MSG) announced today the casting and creative team for the all-new family production, 'Twas the Night Beforea??, which will make its debut at The Chicago Theatre this holiday season. 'Twas the Night Before... is an exhilarating spin on the beloved Christmas classic as only Cirque du Soleil could imagine. This festive show about the wonders of sharing and friendship promises to spark lasting memories in the hearts of families this holiday season. The production makes its World Premiere at The Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State Street, from November 29 through December 8, 2019 for 17 performances. Tickets are on sale now.
THE BLACK CAT CABARET Returns to Southbank
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 20, 2018
The Black Cat Cabaret is London's trail-blazing, award-winning cabaret troupe, captivating the city's audiences with their forward-thinking brand of cabaret entertainment for more than a decade. Black Cat: Bohemia is the company's most ambitious circus show to date, and premieres with a first headline run at Underbelly Festival Southbank. Combining acrobatic feats and intricate ensemble work with comic turns and a live band, the show's exceptional 12-strong cast elevate cabaret and circus to new levels of jaw-dropping glamour.