Photos: South Bank Big Top Hosts Xmas Soiree
The cabaret cast of La Soiree hosted Christmas Soiree last night (30 November 2010), a festive party where Scandinavian contortionist Captain Frodo, hostess Miss Behave and comic actresss Mooky Cornish were joined by a host of guests from stage and screen including Benedict Cumberbatch, Alison Steadman and Steven Berkoff.
Featuring many of the acts who previously appeared in La Clique at London’s Hippodrome and Roundhouse, La Soiree, which opened on 21 October (previews from 12 October), continues its limited run until the extended date of 27 February 2011.
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Offering a mixture of cabaret, new burlesque, circus sideshow and contemporary variety, the company has performed seasons around the world including Sydney, Melbourne, Montreal, Dublin and New York in addition to regular summer stints at the Edinburgh Fringe.
La Clique made its London debut at the London Hippodrome on 10 October 2008 (previews from 2 October), initially due to run for just four months and eventually extending until 27 June 2009, when it closed ahead of the venue’s redevelopment as a casino complex. That same year, it won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Entertainment, and in November 2009, it moved to the Roundhouse for a nine-week Christmas season.
La Soiree is presented in London by Brett Haylock, Mark Rubinstein and Mick Perrin for Just for Laughs Live.
