Showcase Productions 2014 – session 1

viva blackpool

Showcase Productions 2014 – session 1 Viva Cabaret Blackpool Producer Barrie Lucas& Colin Jones November 3rd and 4th Blackpool seafront during the famous illuminations provides a great backdrop for an inaugural event such as this. Producer Barrie Lucas has been on the wrong end of some, in my view, thoroughly… Continue reading

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John Howe Presentations Ltd. Showcase 2014

Tank Sherman

John Howe Presentations Ltd. Showcase 2014 Riverside Park Bognor Regis November 17th 2014 Producer: Richard Walker-Glen After many successful years spent in the agency business, John and Dot Howe staged their winter showcase at The Riverside. After paddling through the rain and mud into the room, where Noah could well… Continue reading

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Mark My Words

Mark Ritchie

Mark My Words written by Mark Ritchie Managing editor UK Cabaret. In this December and Christmas edition of UK Cabaret we are pleased to feature full showcase coverage from Showcase productions event in Blackpool and John Howe Presentations in Bognor. The whole business of the trade showcase enables UK Cabaret… Continue reading

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UK Cabaret subscribers tell you where they are currently appearing.

Calendar

UK Cabaret subscribers tell you where they are currently appearing. Steve Lucock North east holiday parks Walking Back to Happiness Luke Murgatroyd cabaret on Brittany Ferries El Loco/ Beastro touring Haven and Butlins centres Whips and Kanes- The Diva Tour- Greece Mykonos Festival. Lee Lard- Sensatori hotels Grace Lamont- Clubs… Continue reading

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JMA Productions Showcase 2014 – Session 2

westlands

JMA Productions Showcase 2014 – Session 2 Westlands Leisure Complex Yeovil October 13th Producer John Mills Reviewer Mark Ritchie JMA Evening session. As South coast and West-Country bookers gathered for the evening session, with everyone fed and watered, it was up to comedy one-off Andy Ford to set the tone…. Continue reading

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JMA Productions Showcase 2014 – Session 1

westlands

JMA Productions Showcase 2014 – Session 1 Westlands Leisure Complex Yeovil October 13th Producer John Mills Reviewer Mark Ritchie This is a great venue for a showcase and armed with a production team covering all bases and as sharp as a tack, it was soon time for this flagship South… Continue reading

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West end entertainments annual showcase 2014

liner hotel

West end entertainments annual showcase 2014 Liner Hotel Liverpool October 21st Producers Barbara Brown and Pete Pinnington Reviewer Mark Ritchie In a continuation of the business built up by the late and great Tony West, Barbara Brown and her merry crew always push the boat out at their annual event…. Continue reading

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Sue Barton asks ‘can you smell nostalgia’?

Sue Barton

Sue Barton asks ‘can you smell nostalgia’? During the sixties and seventies there was a certain smell to a working men’s club. The pungency of old hops and fermenting yeast permeated the air, and added to this was the lingering aroma of tobacco, pipe, cigarette, cigar or roll-up. The bouquet… Continue reading

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Roger Remembers

Roger Holmes

Roger Remembers. The well-known show business writer Roger Holmes writes exclusively for UK Cabaret on the subject of show business nostalgia. Clubland has always had its characters and one I recall particularly, and always with a smile, is a musician, entertainer and scourge of committee men, little George Ryder. If… Continue reading

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Curtains up Showcase session four

Circus tavern

Curtains up Showcase session four   Reviewer Johnny Tait The final session of Curtains up opened with 4 piece covers band Back 2 Skool With Lady Z. Fronted by an attractive young lady with a powerful voice backed by 3 top musicians. The sound and vision was absolutely first class…. Continue reading

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