Le Gateau Chocolat

Synopsis

Indulge in a feel-good feast for the soul... Expect the completely unexpected, as this joyous phenomenon hits London and opens up his wardrobe and his heart in a show like no other! Le Gateau Chocolat (renowned soloist from La Clique and La Soiree) takes his audience on an intimate and heart-warming journey full of dazzling costume changes and mesmerising music, as this opera-trained diva sings everything from Bassey to Radiohead accompanied by his live band.

Our Review:

21 August 2012

Glittery dresses on hangers, a cornucopia of costumes, flowers on the perfume and lipstick-strewn dresser: welcome to Le Gateau Chocolat's dressing room.

Given the “drag cabaret” label, that's a bit like including the disclaimer "warning, contains nuts" on a packet of cashews. Perhaps it's to weed out less open-minded audience members, as the show is oh so much more than that.

For the fabulous Nigerian-born singer with a law degree, "why not?" has always been more fun a question to ask than “why?” By the close of this fringe-fest-friendly show (running time of one hour fifteen), you'll probably agree.

Owing no small debt to cabaret greats like Camille O'Sullivan, who can switch from fever pitch to hushed whisper, Le Gateau Chocolat jokes and smoulders his way through Barbra Streisand, Les Miserables and Into The Wo...