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… Continue reading
Mainstream Entertainments Showcase 2015 Hen Lane club Coventry February 11th Producers Barry Herbert, Gary Smith& Glen Brazil Reviewer Mark Ritchie A comfortable and well-appointed Coventry social club provided the setting for this well-staged event. Compere Lee Lard was soon on stage with the quips and the comedy, in the form… Continue reading
Mark my words Mark My Words….Lines from UK Cabaret managing editor Mark Ritchie. In our fabulous February edition we have a number of reviews and the odd bit of news from the holiday Island of Tenerife. I travelled out to my favourite entertainment Island destination on January 12th and returned… Continue reading
UK Cabaret managing editor Mark Ritchie takes a trip to the Canary Island of Tenerife. So, who is who amongst the UK ex-pat entertainers and where are the good venues? I first visited the Island of Tenerife back in 1985 and have been paying regular visits ever since to what… Continue reading
Paul Taylor – Freemasons Being a Freemason, I have naturally performed and quite a number of Masonic functions and have a reasonable insight into what is expected of an entertainer, singer, comedian, the code of conduct when dealing with a Masonic audience, where to advertise as an entertainer, and even… Continue reading
Austin knight funnies Barmy Albert and Non-Stick Nora were married for many years. Whenever there was a confrontation, yelling could be heard deep into the night. Albert would shout, “When I kick the bucket, I will dig my way up and out of the grave and come back and haunt… Continue reading
Roger remembers Way back in 1969 somebody at The Stage Newspaper had a brainwave. There would be a Stage Awards Show featuring Club Acts of the Year with a final Gala Performance. People in various parts of clubland could submit names to a panel which would then choose acts for… Continue reading
Stars In Your Eyes – another viewpoint Back in the 90s, Stars In Their Eyes was an essential part of my pre-pub n club preparation routine. As much a part as that other popular show, Night Fever, but with ordinary folk rather than the glamour models and err, the failed… Continue reading
Stars In Your Eyes – one viewpoint Les Dennis, Bonnie Langford, Jim Davidson and Marti Caine were all catapulted to stardom from such shows as Opportunity Knocks, New Faces and even Ted Rogers classic quiz show 321. These were the type of talent shows that gave the Working Mens Clubs… Continue reading
