Finger in the Pie Cabaret: Showcase Spectacular listings

Finger in the Pie Cabaret returns this June with a stellar line up of Cabaret stars including the fabulous Michael Twaits, comedy from the award winning Rosie Wilby, burlesque from a bevy of beguiling beauties including Audacity Chutzpah, Cat Aclysmic, Victoria L’Etoile, Luli Blue and Starla Haze; not to mention character comedy from Holly Burn, the surreal world of Miguel Orango and a touch of Second World War nostalgia from cabaret duo Doodle and Bug. With resident comperes Moonfish Rhumba at the helm it really does promise to be an outstanding night of cabaret!

Finger in the Pie Cabaret Showcase is London’s largest platform for new cabaret, vaudeville and variety performers. It has launched the careers of some of London’s most famous cabaret acts including Bourgeois and Maurice, and has hosted nearly 400 different performers in the past three years. A full list of previous acts can be found at: http://www.fingerinthepie.com/Showcase/Complete_Lineup.html. Finger in the Pie has featured on Channel 5’s Generation Sex and Time Out London’s Rising Talent 2008.

Finger in the Pie Cabaret is based at London’s most famous cabaret venue, Madame Jojo’s - an intimate West End nightclub still going strong after 50 years!

June 6th acts include:

Comperes: Moonfish Rhumba

Brace yourselves for a baptism of waistcoats, a moustache and a slice of the divine, the sublime and the downright ridiculous. Oddball laughter makers, the Moonfish Rhumba, aka Dan Lees and Guy Combes, were Amused Moose finalists and Hackney Empire finalists 2009. This anarchic duo have rapidly become cult favourites on the comedy and cabaret circuits, adored for their unique blend of musical mayhem and off the wall comedy.

“A vision of what the '70s could have been if only they'd tried harder” - Time Out.

“A fantastic musical comedy group ... I really loved it!' - Smooth FM.

http://www.moonfishrhumba.com

Michael Twaits

Previewing work from his upcoming show ‘Confessions Of A Dancewhore’, Michael Twaits presents his unique cabaret – song, comedy and drunken ramblings combine in an inimitable act.

“Unmissable … one of London’s fastest rising star” - Time Out.

“He is an engaging and engaged presence” - Lyn Gardener, The Guardian.

Rosie Wilby

An excerpt from Rosie’s new solo show, a spoof scientific lecture where Rosie investigates sexual chemistry, attraction, sexual identity and more

Cat Aclysmic

Cat Aclysmic performs a circus themed striptease with an unforgettable finale. The Bearded Lady oozes dark sensuality to a freak show soundtrack, shedding veils and finally clothes in a mesmerising dance; suddenly the music picks up and she reveals herself to be a gold sequinned clad circus performer ... nothing to reveal at all ... or is there? At the end of a bump and grind strip lies a final shocking revelation, she reveals a perfectly shaped beard alright ... but not on her face!

Victoria L’Etoile

Black & Gold: Victoria performs a modern, sexy burlesque striptease to the wonderful Sam Sparro track. Bridging the divide between burlesque and pop culture beautifully, Victoria enchants the audience with all the talents and artistry that the best burlesquers possess, to a track that the audience knows well.

Luli Blue

With hips a shakin’ and feathers a flyin’ Miss Luli Blue is a Belly-Burlesque act that wows the crowd. This gal really knows how to work the stage and her body with snake hips and bird wings! Miss Luli Blue brings us the mystery of the East with her sizzling hips, and the best of the burly West with her feather fans and glitter kisses; a most remarkable fusion of the best of burlesque and Bellydance.

Starla Haze

Starla is the Ice Queen, reaching the end of her reign as spring approaches and begins the winter thaw. This performance is a classic striptease with a difference, with a custom-made costume created to give the illusion that it is ‘melting’ on stage, and will involve use of liquid water. Each layer will ‘melt away’, shedding water as clothes are removed. A fog machine will be used to create atmosphere and at the conclusion of the act, Starla will ‘disappear’ in a plume of dry ice, leaving nothing but her discarded clothes and a puddle of water on the stage!

Audacity Chutzpah

‘Waiting for Stanley’ is a wartime tale of love and longing set at a train station. War wife Audacity is waiting patiently for her beloved Stanley to return from the war, but he never arrives. What has really happened to Stanley is revealed from the perspectives of everyone present – including an old man, a pigeon and Stanley himself (yes, he’s not dead ...)

Holly Burn

Holly is a radical and inventive comedy performer … you won’t have seen anything like her before. She has performed three one-woman character comedy shows at The Edinburgh Festival and received 4/5 star reviews for At Home With Holly, which was set in her flat.

“Dangerous but hilarious” - The Stage.

"… the lively and inventive comic behind the wonderful cult show At Home With Holly" - London Is Funny.

http://www.hollyburn.org.uk

Miguel Orango

Miguel Orango, the most Mexican accordionist in the world, shows his own way of getting a woman reclined under his poncho, so that he can sing and play for her the Argentinean Tango 'Silueta Portena'. But once he has succeeded, he will find more interesting agilities to perform than just singing the song.

http://artimmediate.com/cabaret.htm

Doodle and Bug

Lady Penelope Bug and her housekeeper Dorothy Doodle live in an air raid shelter during the Blitz. They are practising their show for the troops when they decide to embark on a seance in order to get help from ‘the other side’.