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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Curtains up Showcase session three Reviewer Mark Ritchie Close-up magician Matty Evans was busy bamboozling one and all in the foyer and key bookers gathered from all over the UK. The quality of a showcase audience is certainly more important than the quantity, as we hear reports of other ‘packed’… Continue reading
Edinburgh Fringe review 6
UK Comedy By Mark Ritchie | August 3, 2026 - 10:00 am |August 3, 2026 News UK COMEDYUK Cabaret comedy page this time features the language of Shakespeare no less! It was The Bard himself who first coined the phrase ‘Dragging the Dress’. Mark Ritchie writes about Drag, even including his own expe...
Edinburgh Fringe review 5
UK Comedy By Mark Ritchie | August 3, 2026 - 10:00 am |August 3, 2026 News UK COMEDYUK Cabaret comedy page this time features the language of Shakespeare no less! It was The Bard himself who first coined the phrase ‘Dragging the Dress’. Mark Ritchie writes about Drag, even including his own expe...
Edinburgh Fringe review 3
UK Comedy By Mark Ritchie | August 3, 2026 - 10:00 am |August 3, 2026 News UK COMEDYUK Cabaret comedy page this time features the language of Shakespeare no less! It was The Bard himself who first coined the phrase ‘Dragging the Dress’. Mark Ritchie writes about Drag, even including his own expe...
