The Wau Wau Sisters Are Naked As The Day They Were Born Again! 4 ****

The bawdy babes from America are back in Edinburgh for a short run in Fringe 2013 and they are badder than ever.

Truly living up to their show title, half-sisters Adrienne Truscott and Tanya Gagne burst onto stage neked as … Read More

La Clique 4 Stars ****

There is no doubt that La Clique is a Fringe legend. Now in its 10th year the show is proving to be as popular as ever with the late evening crowd and is 90 minutes on virtually non-stop action.

The … Read More

In Flagrante – Flagrant Productions 3 Star ***

Flagrant Productions hail from New Zealand and are performing a late night cabaret / burlesque show nightly at Assembly Theatre’s Roxy Venue.

They are six attractive ladies who perform a dozen or more dance routines singularly or in groups … Read More

Lady Carol Betwixt and Between 5 Star *****

I have to admit up front that I have been a major fan of this lady since I first saw her a few Fringes ago and each time I have seen her subsequently that feeling has just been enhanced.

I … Read More

Blues and Burlesque Speakeasy Show 4 Stars ****

With a lot of Fringe shows the title bears no resemblance to the content or tries to attract attention with a snappy title. Not this one however. It does exactly what is says on the tin.

Playing in what is … Read More

Broadway Enchanté

****

Isabelle Georges makes a welcome return to the Fringe with her tribute to musical theatre in song, dance and sketches. She is a classy performer blessed with a compelling stage presence. On her musical journey looking back over decades … Read More

Berlin Cabaret

If you imagine the setting where Sally Bowles performs in ‘Cabaret’ then you get the premise of this decadent German club scenario.

Tales of debauchery, androgenous characters, scantily clad women and men abounded, interspersed with some basic songs (there was … Read More

Dorothy Squires: Mrs Roger Moore

*****

A little known fact is that only two singers have made the British charts with the song My Way. Frank Sinatra was obviously one and the other one was Welsh songstress Dorothy Squires. The lyrics of this song perfectly … Read More

Lady Sings It Better

*****

This singing sextet from Australia style themselves as feminist cabaret. Backed by a driving three piece band, they blend innocence with sexuality as they power and posture their way through a bundle of songs made famous by male artists.

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Chaz Royal’s Sexy Circus Sideshow

3 Star

***

This show is exactly what it says on the tin. An example of circus sideshows acts liberally mixed with sexy burlesque dancers, the whole shooting match loosely held together by Joe Black on the night I attended … Read More