Forthcoming Showcases to be covered by UK Cabaret.

​Forthcoming Showcases to be covered by UK Cabaret. If you are a UK Cabaret magazine subscriber and you are the producer or agent/organiser of a showcase event, please contact us if you would like to be considered for a review. Details at the bottom of the page. John Howe Productions… Continue reading

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Tufty Gordon obituary 

​ Tufty Gordon obituary  We look at the life and career of Tufty Gordon here, in obituary form, through the admiring eyes of UK Cabaret managing editor Mark Ritchie. An accomplished musician, specialising in Saxophones, Oboe and Piccolo, Thomas Gordon Tuft (aka Tufty Gordon) died on October 13 2016, aged… Continue reading

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Austin Knight Oct 2016

A mere £3 will buy water and food for a whole family in Africa. But don’t let your heart rule your head. Tesco are doing 3 cases of Stella or Magners for £16.00. I put a load of the wife’s old clothes in a charity bag outside the house this… Continue reading

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Showcase productions Preview

Showcase productions Preview It is now time to look ahead to perhaps the flagship showcase event of the year, as Blackpool agents Barrie and Vicci Lucas prepare to welcome their guests to Showcase Productions Blackpool Showcase. UK Cabaret magazine editor Mark Ritchie previews the event and talks to some of… Continue reading

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Where Are They Now

Where Are They Now? Retired UK Cabaret subscribers make up a very significant percentage of our magazine subscribers. In this new feature, Mark Ritchie takes a look at past careers and meets former show business favourites. This month’s subject is anything but fully retired. Kenny Cantor lives, eats, sleeps and… Continue reading

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UK Cabaret design news

UK Cabaret design news This month we dedicate some space to say a great big thank you to our outgoing Design Manager John Stokes. UK Cabaret managing editor Mark Ritchie explains John’s massive contribution to the birth of this publication and his work during the first two years of this… Continue reading

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October Gossip gatherer

October Gossip gatherer Our nationwide search for tittle-tattle takes in many ports of call this month. Our mystery gossip-gatherer has come up with some tasty morsels of meaningless mulch, from the lives of UK Cabaret subscribers. Read on…. We start in Sheffield, where one of the big cheeses within the… Continue reading

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Glad to be Gay

Glad to be Gay? The gay cabaret scene is incredibly vibrant and full of good old-fashioned variety. UK Cabaret managing editor Mark Ritchie takes a look at the scene in general. If you think that Gay entertainment is all about OTT Drag artistes and general cross-dressing fun, think again. The… Continue reading

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August Gossip Hoover

August Gossip Hoover. Once again our mystery writer trawls the world of show business for gossip and tittle-tattle. Here’s what the Gossip Hoover discovered. To Winchester firstly, where comedy performer Tim Ames is looking forward to performing in his very first pantomime. Tim has seen success in the highly unusual… Continue reading

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