The sticky red carpet and broken lampshades perfectly suit the quirky dress-up parties, cabaret line-ups and prop-themed nights at this cradle of the retro boom. Mehr erfahren.
This bar-restaurant-cabaret complex in an ex-factory building has become part of the furniture in E2: its little black-box stage is the beating heart of east London's alt performance scene. Mehr erfahren.
The scandalously successful New York nightspot established a London branch in early 2011. Mehr erfahren.
Some staggeringly clever design means that although there’s room for just 60 in this subterranean converted Victorian loo, CellarDoor never feels claustrophobic. Mehr erfahren.
This late-night cabaret-burlesque-drag-DJ club and live music venue is a Soho institution with a long and colourful history. Mehr erfahren.
The successor to the institution that was Pizza on the Park, this jazz and cabaret venue is also part of the Pizza Express stable.
Tucked away in a corner of the City, this cabaret outpost from the Proud stable is one of the lushest dinner-cabaret spaces in town. Mehr erfahren.
This legendary queer performance pub has a star-studded past (the gay Kray used to drink here, Regina Fong held court and Lily Savage got her start behind the bar) and insistently eclectic line-up. Mehr erfahren.
A major 2011 refurbishment of this bastion of new theatre included the launch of Downstairs, a dedicated comedy and cabaret space. Mehr erfahren.
This louche, intimate basement venue serves up some of the best burlesque in town beneath writhing absinthe-inspired arabesques. Mehr erfahren.
This nautical stalwart is home to musical-theatre favourites like Paul L Martin’s up-and-comers night Cheese ’n’ Crackers and notorious Christmas panto. Mehr erfahren.
The ranged balconies of this high-ceilinged supper club are great for the aerial work in its long-running floorshow. Mehr erfahren.
This sumptuous London institution is home to top-notch variety nights La Rève (Friday) and the Wam Bam Club (Saturdays). Mehr erfahren.
This intimate theatre regularly offers cabaret-style shows from vintage music hall to New York burlesque. Mehr erfahren.
One of the city’s premier venues for contemporary circus and performance work. Mehr erfahren.
The main stage and particularly the basement space here are regularly home to cabaret work.
The oldest functioning music hall in the world is one of London’s most beautiful venues and home to occasional magic and cabaret shows. Mehr erfahren.
