"Too much of a good thing... can be wonderful" - Mae West
When we were invited to have our own residency at the Oak Bar, Stoke Newington, we couldn't resist taking the opportunity to create a cabaret night that makes no compromises and takes no prisoners! We wanted to recreate the bygone cabaret of the wild, wilful and wickedly expansive divas like our heroine Mae West by bring you the best in today's stand up, musical comedy, puppetry, grotesques and magic.
Our acts take up space, fill your vision and don't hold back on the chat - you won't see much in the way of insecure girls trying their amateur hand at some tragic stripping but you will see and hear a new generation of professional acts guaranteed to take you to the edge of your comfort zone, to the pain barrier of the your laughter endurance and to the height of all the warm, fuzzy happiness you deserve by turns.
And each night is hosted by either the Riot Showgrrrls, favourites of Edinburgh and festivals the length and breadth of the country, or by Bunny Morethan, resident compere for the Circus Big Top at Glastonbury Festival.
Our residency is on the first Friday of the month and Mother Mae I! alternates with the Rainbow Tea Party, our cake fuelled love-in of a band night, so check the website home page for which one is on this month.
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