London Wonderground 2016 Brochure

A WORLD OF CIRCUS, CABARET AND FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT...

5 MAY - 25 SEPTEMBER

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE PROUDLY PRESENT LONDON WONDERGROUND AT SOUTHBANK CENTRE 2016!

WELCOME

We’re thrilled to welcome you to London Wonderground, our spectacular slice of Coney Island in the centre of London.

Back for its fifth award-winning season at Southbank Centre, the festival is renowned for bringing the best in international circus and cabaret to the very heart of the capital.

Our headline show this year is the amazing Barbu by Cirque Alfonse. Crammed with crazy circus, a thumping live music score and lots of humour this is the most fun you’ll have in a tent for a very long time.

Add to this the world premiere of rodeorocking cabaret The Raunch, the return of Briefs for a strictly limited run and a whole host of cabaret, burlesque and family shows in our magnificent Spiegeltent.

Have a great festival!

Ed Bartlam and Charlie Wood Directors, Underbelly

Who doesn’t want to break free of the humdrum and revel in an atmosphere of wit, spectacle and the risqué?

That’s why we’re inviting you to explore the huge range of shows that we’ve organised this year in our London Wonderground. And the presence of the historical Pleasure Gardens in this area is a tradition we’re happy to preserve.

We hope you have an exhilarating time.

Jude Kelly, OBE Artistic Director, Southbank Centre

SHOWS FAMILY SHOWS THE SPIEGELTENT CALENDAR HOW TO BOOK

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FROM THE PRODUCERS OF CANTINA AND LIMBO

BARBU

CIRQUE ALFONSE

presents

‘THE MOST FUN YOU’LL HAVE IN A TENT THIS YEAR’ HHHHH THE SCOTSMAN

Packed with astonishing acrobatics and perfectly groomed beards, Cirque Alfonse’s Barbu cavorts into the capital for its London premiere this summer.

Daring, raucous, eccentric and downright FUN, Barbu combines edge-of-your-seat acrobatics with crazy cabaret acts and a heart thumping score from the show’s live band. It’s cabaret circus for the 21st century and it’s like nothing you’ve ever seen before.

Founded in 2005, Cirque Alfonse are the beating heart of the Québec circus world and were last seen in London with their hit show Timber! at Southbank Centre. Cast members have worked with some of the most renowned companies in the world including Cirque Du Soleil, Cirkus Cirkor and Les 7 Doights de la Main (Seven Fingers).

Barbu arrives in London hot on the heels of its critically acclaimed European premiere at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe last year. Run away with the (mad) circus and get ready to party!

‘WEIRD, WACKY AND VERY HAIRY. A NEW CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN’ THE TIMES

‘A HELLUVA NIGHT OUT’

HHHHH THE LIST

BOOKING INFO

WEDNESDAY 15 JUNE - SUNDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 15 June - 17 July: Tue - Fri 7.45pm Sat 6.30pm & 9.30pm Sun 6.30pm 19 July - 25 September: Tue - Fri 7.30pm Sat 6pm & 8.30pm Sun 7.30pm No performances Mondays, no shows 26 & 27 July.

Stall seats: £35, £30, (£25 previews) Posh seats: £40, £35, (£30 previews) Ringside seats: £45, £40, (£35 previews) Whole booth for up to 9 people, including two bottles of bubbly £235, £190, (£145 previews) Cheap seats: £20, £15, (£10 previews) Preview pricing 15 - 23 June only.

See page 16 for seating plan and descriptions.

A complimentary programme worth £10 is included with every ticket.

Photo: Idil Sukan

THuRSDAY 5 MAY SuNDAY 12 JuNE Welcome to The Raunch! A whip-cracking, high-flying, all-twerking, rodeo-rocking night out, starring legendary cabaret performer Empress Stah. Featuring the Most Wanted of the international cabaret and circus scene and a toe tapping, disco-hoedown soundtrack.

The Raunch also stars Alternative Miss World Fancy Chance, hip-hop, rapping-tapping, dancing twins My Bad Sister, international sword-swallowing femme-fatale Jewels Good, albino ivory-tinkler Stephen Thompson, daring circus superstar Jo Moss, and the indescribably irreverent Mr Teds.

The Raunch is a world premiere commissioned specifically for the London Wonderground.

Saddle up for the most fun you’ll have this summer.

Age 16+. For the fun-hearted, not the faint hearted!

BooKING INFo Tuesday – Friday 7.45pm Saturday 5.15pm & 7.45pm Sunday 7.30pm No performances Mondays.

Posh seats: £30, £25 (£15 previews) Stall seats: £25, £20 (£10 previews) Whole booth for up to 9 people, including two bottles of bubbly: £212.50, £167.50 (£100 previews) Cheap seats: £17.50, £12.50 (£10 previews) Preview pricing available 5 – 10 May only.

A complimentary programme worth £10 is included with every ticket.

Photo: David Levine

MONSKI MOUSE’S BABY DISCO DANCE HALL

MORGAN & WEST’S

Sundays 8, 22 & 29 May, 12 & 26 June, 10 & 17 July, 7, 14, 21 & 28 August, 11, 18 & 25 September. Saturdays 28 May & 3 September and Monday 30 May

Tuesday 31 May – Sunday 5 June

A RETRO-FABULOUS VINTAGE DISCO FOR THE UNDER 5’S

UTTERLY SPIFFING SPECTACULAR MAGIC SHOW FOR KIDS (AND CHILDISH GROWN-UPS!)

Time travelling Victorian magic duo Morgan & West unload another boxful of bafflement and impossibility. Mixing brain busting illusion and good old-fashioned tom-foolery, Morgan & West present a show for all the family, where magic and silliness abound! Fun for ages 5 to 105.

Why toddle when you can dance? Join Monski Mouse and her dancers in this international hit early childhood event that lets parents and under fives loose on the dance floor in the friendliest of discos. Created and hosted by Australian DJ, Producer and Mum of two, Monski Mouse. Get your disco-dancing-booties on to an eclectic selection of retro hits and funky nursery rhymes.

‘A sure-fire hit with all under the age of 5’ ★★★★

‘Brilliantly funny’ ★★★★★ ThreeWeeks ‘Hugely talented’ ★★★★ Daily Mirror Adelaide Fringe 2013 Nominee: Best Family Show

Edinburgh Festivals Magazine

3pm (50 mins, 0 – 5 years) £8 / £25.60 Family ticket (for four including at least one child) Free entry for children under six months.

3.30pm, except Sat 2.30pm (50 mins, 5+) £10 / £32 Family ticket (for four including at least one child) Presented by Electric Talent

Presented by Monski Mouse Media

HOW TO BE A ROCKSTAR Saturday 16 July

SHLOMO’S BEATBOX ADVENTURE FOR KIDS Bank Holiday Monday 29 August

Spandex, sequins and killer dance moves collide in Tessa Waters’ multi-award winning, hilarious physical comedy for kidz. Part disco/part rock-star training montage, learn the essential skillz required to explode the dance floor and the audience’s minds!

A show about body positivity and feeling like a mega rock star.

3pm (50 mins, 3+) £10 / £32 Family ticket (for four including at least one child) Presented by Dead Man

Photo: Nathan Gallagher

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Shlomo is a world record-breaking beatboxer who makes all kinds of music using just his mouth and a mic.

Join this sonic superhero and become one of his sidekicks in a world of funny sounds, brilliant noises and cool music, whether you’re aged 1 or 101!

‘Master of the fine art of beatboxing’ The Independent 3.30pm (45 mins, all ages) £10 / £32 Family ticket (for four including at least one child)

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‘CIRCUS AND ACROBATIC SHOW PERFECT FOR FAMILIES’

‘PULLS OUT ALL THE STOPS...A KNOCK OUT’

★★★★★ Edinburgh Festival For Kids

★★★★ The Times (Critics’ Choice) on Metta’s Mouthful

‘EXTRAORDINARY… MAGICAL’

★★★★ Libby Purves on Metta’s Alice

‘EXQUISITE...IMPRESSIVE’

★★★★ The Times on Metta’s Arab Nights

THURSDAY 21 - SUNDAY 31 JULY Everyone put your bins out, tonight’s bin night and the Trash Test Dummies are on duty! This award winning, sidesplitting, slapstick comedy, circus routine takes the household wheelie bin to new heights, and delivers a dump-truck full of hilarity!

Winners of the Best Children’s Presentation at the Adelaide Fringe Festival 2015, the Trash Test Dummies are as full of laughs as their bins are full of surprises.

3pm (60 mins, 4+) No performance Mondays. £10 / £32 Family ticket (for four including at least one child)

BEDTIME STORIES Tuesday 30 August - Sunday 4 September Immerse yourself in a magical journey.

Celebrate the magical time of the day when stresses and strains of life melt away and enter a world of imagination and dreams with Bedtime Stories.

JUNGLE BOOK

Tucked up with your family and friends in a bedroom installation, take this chance to unwind and be dazzled with circus, theatre, dance and projections from circus theatre pioneers Upswing.

Kipling’s classic tale re-imagined with street dance, circus and spoken word.

‘An enchanting piece of family entertainment’ Everything Theatre

Mowgli is finding her way in the urban jungle.

With a beat-boxing bin man Baloo, graffiti artist Bagheera and a skateboarding Wolf crew, this heart-warming coming of age story will astonish and amaze. Featuring jaw-dropping tricks from an extraordinary cast of international performers.

This is a show for everyone from 8 to 108!

‘A truly immersive, and truly different, piece of theatre’ Children’s Theatre Reviews

WINNERS – BEST CHILDREN’S PRESENTATION AWARD 2015 WINNERS– BEST CIRCUS AWARD NOMINATION 2015 WINNERS – GASWORKS CIRCUS SHOWDOWN 2014 WINNERS – HIGHLY COMMENDED CIRCUS & PHYSICAL THEATRE AWARD 2014

12.45pm & 3pm.

Saturday 12.45pm only.

(60 mins) All ages (best for children aged 3 - 10) £10 / £32 Family ticket (for four including at least one child) Presented by UPSWING in partnership with Stratford Circus Arts Centre

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Saturday 13 - Sunday 28 August

(70 mins, recommended age 8+, younger children will be admitted) Tuesday - Thursday £18 / £10 children / £52 Family ticket Friday - Sunday £22 / £14 children / £60 Family ticket Tue - Fri 3pm Sat 12.45pm & 3pm Sun 12.45pm (Extra 12.45pm performance Friday 19) No performances Monday.

No performance Tuesday 16th.

OPENING SPECTACULAR Thursday 5 May

WONDER SEATS Avoid the queues and be guaranteed a sensational seat in the Spiegeltent. Wonder Seats are premium seating in the first few rows, and we’ll hold them for you until 10 minutes before the start of the show, giving you extra time to buy your drink. Wonder Seats are available for a £5 upgrade on a standard ticket.

Back for its fifth year, the London Wonderground is open for business, ready to bring you the very best of cabaret, circus and music! In this opening spectacular, expect an exhilarating cocktail of cabaret, skills and otherworldly delights, peppered by some of the London circuit’s comedy best. A true night of variety, this spectacular set in the magnificent Speigeltent is sure to whet your appetite and give you a taste of the brilliant programme to come. Full line-up on londonwonderground.co.uk.

For more information, ask at Box Office or visit londonwonderground.co.uk

9.30pm (90 mins, 18+) £17.50 / £16 concessions / £22.50 Wonder seats Presented by TheProducersUK

HOUSE OF BURLESQUE STRAIGHT UP… THE NEXT ROUND

FAMILIES GET 20% OFF

6 & 26 May, 16 June, 7, 23 & 28 July, 11 & 17 August and 1 & 7 September

When booking a family ticket (for four including at least one child). Available on all shows p8 – p11.

Terms and conditions apply.

20% OFF

What’s your poison? The ladies of the House of Burlesque are ready to mix up the next helping of delicious delights, inspired by the nation’s favourite pastime... the demon drink. Grab the olives and vermouth as international showgirl superstar Miss Tempest Rose leads you through the contents of her liquor cabinet, from ice-cold vodka vixens and champagne showgirls, to martini guzzling bond villains and absinthe fantasies, some hangovers are worth having.

SEE MORE, SAVE MORE

The best and most entertaining burlesque in town, with a twist. Come and be intoxicated.

‘Rip-roaring fun’ HHHH The Stage ‘House of Burlesque is in my opinion by far the best show of its kind in London’ HHHHH Everything Theatre

Get 20% off when you book for three or more shows at either London Wondergound or Udderbelly Festival.

9.30pm, except 16 June & 7 July 9.45pm and 23 July 10.30pm (90 mins, 18+) £17.50 / £16 concessions / £22.50 Wonder seats

Enter promo code SEASONTHREE when booking online.

Terms and conditions apply.

Presented by TheProducersUK

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DUSTY LIMITS

BLACK DOGS (OF DEATH)

BETWEEN THE SHEETS

Saturday 7 May

AN INTIMATE BURLESQUE CABARET

Last year Dusty Limits, the inventor of ‘sit-down misery’, gave birth live to his first album, Grin. This year he returns, with his gorgeous band, a bunch of new songs, and some very surprising guests, to tackle the black dog of depression and tickle its tummy. Oh the gaiety!

Thursday 12 May, 9 & 30 June, 21 July, 4, 18 & 25 August and 8 September

After a highly successful season in 2015, Burlesque superstar Miss Polly Rae (‘Best Burlesque’ London Cabaret Awards 2015) returns to the Wonderground for a third year with her critically acclaimed raunchy revue.

9.30pm (75 mins, 18+) £15.50 / £14 concessions / £20.50 Wonder seats Presented by Dusty Limits

SWING OUT

Celebrating all things sensual, sexy and saucy, Between The Sheets is a contemporary burlesque cabaret bursting with a dynamite mix of song, dance, comedy, circus and glorious innuendo designed to titillate, tickle and tease.

A JOURNEY BACK TO THE HEYDAY OF THE 1940S

Monday 9 May, 20 June & 1 August

From foreplay to fetish, romance to rudeness, bosoms to belly laughs, Between The Sheets guarantees to set London on fire yet again this Summer!

An interactive 1940s vintage dance experience with live Swing music to keep you stompin’, jumpin’ & jivin’! Step back in time in your best victory rolls, seamed stockings & two-tone shoes. Learn the steps from the experts. Plus fun competitions & performances! Your hosts for the evening: The UK’s No 1 Jitterbugs Simon Selmon and Anna Lambrechts!

9.30pm, except 30 June 9.45pm (75 mins, 16+) £19.50 / £18 concessions / £24.50 Wonder seats Presented by Miss Polly Rae (Best Burlesque London Cabaret Awards 2015) and Yellow Entertainment

7.45pm, except 1 August 7.30pm (180 mins, 16+) £12.50 / £11 concessions Presented by Swing Dance UK

ALTERNATIVE EUROVISION

TINA C EATING COUNTRY

Wednesday 11 May, Tuesday 7 June & Wednesday 3 August

Friday 13 May

Join the world famous US country music singer Tina C for the launch of her Southern Cookbook. Hear how global political events were turned around by Tina’s thrice-baked molasses pumpkin cheesecake. Warning: contains live cooking and red hot songs! As heard in the BBC Radio 4 series Tina C: Herstory.

9.30pm (70 mins, 12+) £12.50 / £11 concessions / £17.50 Wonder seats

Who will be crowned the 2016 champion? Welcome to the world of Eurovision – where the cream of the cabaret crop fight for the most glamorous and absurd award around. Hosted by the all-singing, all dancing DJ Anna Greenwood (Guilty Pleasures), this is sure to be the silliest night of the season. Full line-up on londonwondergound.co.uk ‘Eurovision not camp enough for you? Then this extravaganza of drag queens, erotic dancers and glorious bad taste will surely hit the spot’ Chortle 9.30pm (90 mins, 18+) £15.50 / £14 concessions / £20.50 Wonder seats

Presented by Christopher Green

Presented by TheProducersUK

‘A genuinely fine country singer, but with a twist of satire and insight which is rare and highly to be prized’ Stephen Fry

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THE SPIEGELTENT Our stupendous festival site boasts a magnificent performance venue, the Paradiso Spiegeltent. Originally built in Belgium in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, these circular, mirrored tents are wonderfully atmospheric and authentic.

Most shows are general admission but our headline shows, The Raunch and Barbu, offer tiered price seating based on the plan below. Any questions, please ask the ticket office when booking.

The Spiegeltent is fully accessible to wheelchairs with ramped access throughout the site. We would advise patrons with mobility issues to allow extra time to get to the tent and make yourself known to a member of staff upon arrival. For more information on accessibility and to book tickets, please contact the box office on 0844 545 8282 or boxoffice@londonwondergound.co.uk

WAY IN BAR CHEAP SEATS

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DEBRA STEPHENSON

NIGHT OF ONE HUNDRED VOICES

Saturday 14 May

The star of BBC’s Dead Ringers and The Impressions Show, ITV’s Newzoids, Coronation Street and Bad Girls takes to the stage for an evening of comedy, music and impressions!

‘An amazingly accomplished performer’ Radio Times 9.30pm (60 mins, 12+) £17.50 / £16 concessions / £22.50 Wonder seats Presented by So Comedy

EYES DOWN! BINGO WITH IDA BARR Sunday 15 May & Saturday 10 September Music Hall singer turned purveyor of Artificial Hip Hop, Ida hosts the best game of Bingo ever!

Thrill as your dabbers tremble when you compete to win top prizes. Ida’s got her own calls so remember Idi Amin = 15, and get ready to laugh hard and win big!

‘Ida Barr is leg-crossingly funny and occasionally heartbreakingly moving’ The Times ‘Missy Elliot meets Marie Lloyd. Awe inspiring’ The Guardian

Sunday 4pm & Saturday 3pm (70 mins, all ages) £12.50 / £11 concessions / £17.50 Wonder seats Presented by Christopher Green

ABANDOMAN’S BASS DROP CEILIDH Wednesday 18 May,

DR SKETCHY’S ANTI-ART SCHOOL LONDON

8 June & 20 July

WHERE LIFE DRAWING MEETS CABARET

Monday 16 May, 6 & 27 June, 11 July, 15 August Dr. Sketchy’s is the world’s premier alternative drawing movement. Sketch glamorous models and compete in drawing contests in an atmosphere of artistic mayhem. Dr. Sketchy is for everyone, no previous artistic ability required. So don’t be shy: put pencil to paper, move it around and see what happens – you might be surprised! Hosted by Dr. Sketchy’s evil headmaster Dusty Limits. It’s what art classes would be if the class was let loose in the Moulin Rouge.

7.45pm (180 mins with breaks, 18+) £15.50 / £14 concessions

Fiddles play, drums cascade and the sound of skipping feet fill the room. You hear a throbbing sound in the distance… what will you do when the Bass Drops?

9.30pm (65 mins, 15+) £15.50 / £14 concessions / £20.50 Wonder seats Presented by by arrangement with Dawn Sedgwick Management

Presented by Dr. Sketchy London

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What happens when you fuse the atmosphere of a traditional Ceilidh with the energy and sound of an all-out rave?

When you mix Flatley with Flux Pavilion?

Accordion with Avicii? Live traditional and electronic musicians use cuttingedge production and the audience’s wild energy to fuel the most anarchic, sweaty and riotous party in London this summer.

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CALENDAR

May

Thu 5 Thu 5 Fri 6 Fri 6 Sat 7 Sat 7 Sat 7 Sun 8 Sun 8 Mon 9 Tue 10 Wed 11 Wed 11 Thu 12 Thu 12 Fri 13 Fri 13 Sat 14 Sat 14 Sat 14 Sun 15 Sun 15 Mon 16 Tue 17 Wed 18 Wed 18 Thu 19 Thu 19 Fri 20 Fri 20 Sat 21 Sat 21 Sat 21 Sun 22 Sun 22 Sun 22 Mon 23 Tue 24 Wed 25 Wed 25 Thu 26 Thu 26 Fri 27 Fri 27 Sat 28 Sat 28 Sat 28 Sat 28 Sun 29 Sun 29 Mon 30 Tue 31

Tue 31 Tue 31

The Raunch p6 p13 Opening Spectacular p6 The Raunch House of Burlesque: Straight Up… The Next Round p13 p6 The Raunch p6 The Raunch p14 Dusty Limits: Black Dogs (of death) Monski Mouse’s Baby Disco Dance Hall p8 p6 The Raunch p14 Swing Out p6 The Raunch p6 The Raunch p14 Tina C: Eating Country p6 The Raunch Between the Sheets: An Intimate Cabaret p15 p6 The Raunch p15 Alternative Eurovision p6 The Raunch p6 The Raunch Debra Stephenson: Night of One Hundred Voices p19 p18 Eyes Down! Bingo with Ida Barr p6 The Raunch p18 Dr Sketchy’s Anti-Art School p6 The Raunch p6 The Raunch p19 Abandoman’s Bass Drop Ceilidh p6 The Raunch Lili la Scala: Another F*cking Variety Show p22 p6 The Raunch Lili la Scala: Another F*cking Variety Show p22 p6 The Raunch p6 The Raunch Lili la Scala: Another F*cking Variety Show p22 Monski Mouse’s Baby Disco Dance Hall p8 p6 The Raunch Lili la Scala: Another F*cking Variety Show p22 p22 Comedy at Alchemy p6 The Raunch p6 The Raunch p23 Aurora Galore: Glamorous Weirdo p6 The Raunch House of Burlesque: Straight Up… The Next Round p13 p6 The Raunch p23 Scottee & Friends Monski Mouse’s Baby Disco Dance Hall p8 p6 The Raunch p6 The Raunch p24 Miss Behave’s Gameshow Monski Mouse’s Baby Disco Dance Hall p8 p6 The Raunch Monski Mouse’s Baby Disco Dance Hall p8 Morgan & West’s Utterly Spiffing p9 Spectacular Magic Show p6 The Raunch p25 Sh*t-Faced Showtime

7.45pm 9.30pm 7.45pm 9.30pm 5.15pm 7.45pm 9.30pm 3pm 7.30pm 7.45pm 7.45pm 7.45pm 9.30pm 7.45pm 9.30pm 7.45pm 9.30pm 5.15pm 7.45pm 9.30pm 4pm 7.30pm 7.45pm 7.45pm 7.45pm 9.30pm 7.45pm 9.30pm 7.45pm 9.30pm 5.15pm 7.45pm 9.30pm 3pm 7.30pm 9.30pm 8pm 7.45pm 7.45pm 9.30pm 7.45pm 9.30pm 7.45pm 9.30pm 3pm 5.15pm 7.45pm 9.30pm 3pm 7.30pm 3pm 3.30pm 7.45pm 9.30pm

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Fri 3 Fri 3 Sat 4

Sat 4 Sat 4 Sat 4

Morgan & West’s Utterly Spiffing Spectacular Magic Show The Raunch Peter & Bambi Heaven Morgan & West’s Utterly Spiffing Spectacular Magic Show The Raunch Peter & Bambi Heaven Morgan & West’s Utterly Spiffing Spectacular Magic Show The Raunch Hotel Black Cat Morgan & West’s Utterly Spiffing Spectacular Magic Show The Raunch The Raunch Bourgeouis & Maurice and David Hoyle

p9 3.30pm p6 7.45pm p25 9.30pm p9 3.30pm p6 7.45pm p25 9.30pm p9 3.30pm p6 7.45pm p26 9.45pm p9 p6 p6 p25

2.30pm 5.15pm 7.45pm 9.30pm

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Sun 5 Sun 5 Mon 6 Tue 7 Tue 7 Wed 8 Wed 8 Thu 9 Thu 9 Fri 10 Fri 10 Sat 11 Sat 11 Sat 11 Sun 12 Sun 12 Sun 12 Mon 13 Wed 15 Thu 16 Thu 16 Fri 17 Fri 17 Sat 18 Sat 18 Sun 19 Mon 20 Tue 21 Wed 22 Wed 22 Thu 23 Thu 23 Fri 24 Fri 24 Sat 25 Sat 25 Sun 26 Sun 26 Sun 26 Mon 27 Tue 28 Wed 29 Thu 30 Thu 30

Morgan & West’s Utterly Spiffing Spectacular Magic Show The Raunch Bourgeouis & Maurice and David Hoyle Dr Sketchy’s Anti-Art School The Raunch Tina C: Eating Country The Raunch Abandoman’s Bass Drop Ceilidh The Raunch Between the Sheets: An Intimate Cabaret The Raunch Hotel Black Cat The Raunch The Raunch The Tiger Lillies: Piaf Monski Mouse’s Baby Disco Dance Hall The Raunch The Tiger Lillies: Piaf The Pride in London 2016 Spectacular Barbu Barbu House of Burlesque: Straight Up… The Next Round Barbu Hotel Black Cat Barbu EastEnd Cabaret Club Perverts Barbu Swing Out Barbu Barbu High Heels in Low Places by Panti Bliss Barbu High Heels in Low Places by Panti Bliss Barbu Hotel Black Cat Barbu Barbu Monski Mouse’s Baby Disco Dance Hall Barbu Marcel Lucont’s Cabaret Fantastique Dr Sketchy’s Anti-Art School Barbu Barbu Barbu Between the Sheets: An Intimate Cabaret

p9 p6 p25 p18 p6 p14 p6 p19 p6 p15 p6 p26 p6 p6 p27 p8 p6 p27 p27 p4 p4 p13 p4 p26 p4 p27 p4 p14 p4 p4 p29 p4 p29 p4 p26 p4 p4 p8 p4 p29 p18 p4 p4 p4 p15

3.30pm 7.30pm 9.30pm 7.45pm 7.45pm 9.30pm 7.45pm 9.30pm 7.45pm 9.30pm 7.45pm 9.45pm 5.15pm 7.45pm 9.30pm 3pm 7.30pm 9.30pm 7.45pm 7.45pm 7.45pm 9.45pm 7.45pm 9.45pm 6.30pm 9pm 6.30pm 7.45pm 7.45pm 7.45pm 9.45pm 7.45pm 9.45pm 7.45pm 9.45pm 6.30pm 9.30pm 3pm 6.30pm 8.30pm 7.45pm 7.45pm 7.45pm 7.45pm 9.45pm

p4 p26 p4 p4 p4 p4 p4 p4 p13 p4 p26 p4 p4 p8 p4 p29 p18 p4 p4 p4 p29 p4 p26 p8 p4 p4 p8 p4

7.45pm 9.45pm 6.30pm 9.30pm 6.30pm 7.45pm 7.45pm 7.45pm 9.45pm 7.45pm 9.45pm 6.30pm 9.30pm 3pm 6.30pm 8.30pm 7.45pm 7.45pm 7.45pm 7.45pm 9.45pm 7.45pm 9.45pm 3pm 6.30pm 9.30pm 3pm 6.30pm

p30 p4 p30 p4 p19 p10 p4 p15

7.45pm 7.30pm 9.30pm 7.30pm 9.30pm 3pm 7.30pm 9.30pm

Fri 22 Fri 22 Fri 22 Sat 23 Sat 23 Sat 23 Sat 23 Sun 24 Sun 24 Mon 25 Tue 26 Tue 26 Tue 26 Wed 27 Wed 27 Wed 27 Thu 28 Thu 28 Thu 28 Fri 29 Fri 29 Fri 29 Sat 30 Sat 30 Sat 30 Sun 31 Sun 31

Barbu Hotel Black Cat Barbu Barbu Barbu Barbu Barbu Barbu House of Burlesque: Straight Up… The Next Round Barbu Hotel Black Cat Barbu Barbu Monski Mouse’s Baby Disco Dance Hall Barbu Marcel Lucont’s Cabaret Fantastique Dr Sketchy’s Anti-Art School Barbu Barbu Barbu Joe Stilgoe: Songs on Film Barbu Hotel Black Cat How to be a Rockstar Barbu Barbu Monski Mouse’s Baby Disco Dance Hall Barbu Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night with Comedians Barbu Myra DuBois: Self AdMyra Barbu Abandoman’s Bass Drop Ceilidh Trash Test Dummies Barbu Between the Sheets: An Intimate Cabaret

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3pm 7.30pm 9.45pm 3pm 6pm 8.30pm 10.30pm 3pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 3pm 7.30pm 9.30pm 3pm 7.30pm 9.30pm 3pm 7.30pm 9.30pm 3pm 7.30pm 9.45pm 3pm 6pm 8.30pm 3pm 7.30pm

August Mon 1 Tue 2 Tue 2 Wed 3 Wed 3 Thu 4 Thu 4 Fri 5 Fri 5 Sat 6 Sat 6 Sun 7 Sun 7 Tue 9 Tue 9 Wed 10 Wed 10 Thu 11 Thu 11 Fri 12 Fri 12 Sat 13 Sat 13 Sat 13 Sat 13 Sun 14 Sun 14 Sun 14 Mon 15 Tue 16 Tue 16 Wed 17 Wed 17 Wed 17 Thu 18 Thu 18 Thu 18 Fri 19 Fri 19 Fri 19 Fri 19 Sat 20 Sat 20 Sat 20 Sat 20 Sun 21 Sun 21 Sun 21 Tue 23 Tue 23 Tue 23 Wed 24 Wed 24 Wed 24 Thu 25 Thu 25

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Trash Test Dummies p10 p4 Barbu p26 Hotel Black Cat p10 Trash Test Dummies p4 Barbu p4 Barbu House of Burlesque: Straight Up… The Next Round p13 p10 Trash Test Dummies p4 Barbu p24 Miss Behave’s Gameshow p10 Trash Test Dummies p30 Ali McGregor: Alchemy p25 Sh*t-Faced Shakespeare p10 Trash Test Dummies Stars and Strippers! An All American Burlesque Revue p31 p31 Jess Robinson p10 Trash Test Dummies p4 Barbu House of Burlesque: Straight Up… The Next Round p13 p10 Trash Test Dummies p4 Barbu p26 Hotel Black Cat p10 Trash Test Dummies p4 Barbu p4 Barbu p10 Trash Test Dummies p4 Barbu

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Swing Out Barbu Finger in the Pie’s Wünderfinger Barbu Tina C: Eating Country Barbu Between the Sheets: An Intimate Cabaret Barbu Hotel Black Cat Barbu Barbu Monski Mouse’s Baby Disco Dance Hall Barbu Barbu Being Louche Barbu Being Louche Barbu House of Burlesque: Straight Up… The Next Round Barbu Hotel Black Cat Jungle Book Jungle Book Barbu Barbu Jungle Book Monski Mouse’s Baby Disco Dance Hall Barbu Dr Sketchy’s Anti-Art School Barbu Finger in the Pie’s Wünderfinger Jungle Book Barbu House of Burlesque: Straight Up… The Next Round Jungle Book Barbu Between the Sheets: An Intimate Cabaret Jungle Book Jungle Book Barbu Hotel Black Cat Jungle Book Jungle Book Barbu Barbu Jungle Book Monski Mouse’s Baby Disco Dance Hall Barbu Jungle Book Barbu Starman Jungle Book Barbu Starman Jungle Book Barbu

p14 p4 p31 p4 p14 p4 p15 p4 p26 p4 p4 p8 p4 p4 p35 p4 p35 p4 p13 p4 p26 p11 p11 p4 p4 p11 p8 p4 p18 p4 p31 p11 p4 p13 p11 p4 p15 p11 p11 p4 p26 p11 p11 p4 p4 p11 p8 p4 p11 p4 p35 p11 p4 p35 p11 p4

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Between the Sheets: An Intimate Cabaret Jungle Book Barbu Hotel Black Cat Jungle Book Jungle Book Barbu Barbu Jungle Book Monski Mouse’s Baby Disco Dance Hall Barbu Shlomo’s Beatbox Adventure Bedtime Stories Bedtime Stories Barbu Bedtime Stories Bedtime Stories Barbu Trevor Ashley’s Liza’s Back (is broken)

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Bedtime Stories Bedtime Stories Barbu House of Burlesque: Straight Up… The Next Round Bedtime Stories Bedtime Stories Barbu Trevor Ashley’s Liza’s Back (is broken) Bedtime Stories Monski Mouse’s Baby Disco Dance Hall Barbu Barbu Trevor Ashley’s Liza’s Back (is broken) Bedtime Stories Bedtime Stories Barbu Miss Behave’s Gameshow Barbu Cabaret Whore Barbu House of Burlesque: Straight Up… The Next Round Barbu Between the Sheets: An Intimate Cabaret Barbu Briefs Eyes Down! Bingo with Ida Barr Barbu Barbu Briefs Monski Mouse’s Baby Disco Dance Hall Barbu Briefs Miss Behave’s Gameshow Barbu Briefs Barbu Briefs Barbu Briefs Barbu Briefs Barbu Barbu Briefs Monski Mouse’s Baby Disco Dance Hall Barbu Briefs Miss Behave’s Gameshow Barbu Briefs Barbu Briefs Barbu Briefs Barbu Briefs Barbu Barbu Briefs Monski Mouse’s Baby Disco Dance Hall Barbu

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AURORA GALORE

LILA LA SCALA

GLAMOROUS WEIRDO

Wednesday 25 May

ANOTHER F*CKING VARIETY SHOW Thursday 19 – Sunday 22 May

Enter a realm of performance art, avant-garde circus and theatrical annihilation through the eyes of Aurora Galore. The show will feature dangerous fire stunts, unique dance styles, mind-altering visuals and an array of other worldly circus performers. This is a weird and wonderful show dedicated to the lost minds of society. It has been carefully pieced together to display an original take on glamour, femininity and sexuality.

Mistress of ceremonies Lili la Scala and some of her most beloved cabaret reprobates entertain you at this rollicking late night show.

9.30pm (60 mins, 16+) £12.50 / £11 concessions / £17.50 Wonder seats

SCOTTEE & FRIENDS Friday 27 May

Come and feast your eyes upon a veritable variety smorgasbord: comedy, magic, burlesque, music and more.

‘Impeccable, mesmerising, perfect’

HHHHH Metro

For one night only multi-award winning show off and Peter Kay lookalike Scottee takes over Wonderground with his gang of weirdos.

‘Deliciously sexy, a little bit bizarre and a whole lot of unbridled, raucous fun’ HHHHH Broadway Baby

Join him and the UK’s most mediocre talent for a proper Saturday night knees-up. Naff drag queens, miserable hula, questionable magic and a meat raffle - it’ll be almost worth the ticket price.

9.30pm, (90 mins, 18+) £17.50 / £16 concessions / £22.50 Wonder seats Presented by Lee Martin for Gag Reflex

9.30pm (80 mins, 16+) £15.50 / £14 concessions / £20.50 Wonder seats Presented by Scottee

COMEDY AT ALCHEMY Monday 23 May

WONDER SEATS Avoid the queues and be guaranteed a sensational seat in the Spiegeltent. Wonder Seats are premium seating in the first few rows, and we’ll hold them for you until 10 minutes before the start of the show, giving you extra time to buy your drink. Wonder Seats are available for a £5 upgrade on a standard ticket.

Welcome big name UK stand-up comedians alongside hot new talent in this very special event for Alchemy. A night not to be missed! Alchemy is Southbank Centre’s annual festival celebrating the rich cultural relationship between the UK and the Indian subcontinent. Over eleven days discover the best dance, music, theatre, design, fashion, comedy and literature from the UK and South Asia.

For more information, ask at Box Office or visit londonwonderground.co.uk

8pm (90 mins, 18+) £15.50 / £14 concessions / £20.50 Wonder seats Presented by Southbank Centre

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SH*T-FACED SHOWTIME

MISS BEHAVE’S GAMESHOW

THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE

Tuesday 31 May & 26 July

#MBGS THE SOCIAL EXPERIMENT

From the professional piss-heads behind the international Fringe smash hit Shit-faced Shakespeare, comes an all singing, all dancing, all drinking, musical extravaganza! Shit-faced Showtime, by the legendary Magnificent Bastard Productions, is the hilarious combination of an entirely serious adaptation of The Pirates of Penzance with a single, entirely shit-faced cast member.

Saturday 28 May, Monday 25 July, 5, 12 & 19 September

An anarchic game show...with phones. Award-winning Miss Behave returns direct from the USA with her world smash-hit show. Mondays will never be the same again! #mbgs

9.30pm (60 mins, 16+) £12.50 / £11 concessions / £17.50 Wonder seats Presented by Magnificent Bastard Productions Ltd

PETER & BAMBI HEAVEN

‘Satirically subversive fun and games. Wickedly mischievous’ ★★★★ The Times

THE MAGIC INSIDE

Saturday 9.30pm, Monday 7.30pm (90 mins, 16+) £12.50 / £11 concessions 28 May only £15.50 / £14 concessions

Wednesday 1 & Thursday 2 June

Presented by Miss Behave

Magic is about to happen London. Asher Treleaven (La Soiree, Edinburgh Best Newcomer Nominee) and Gypsy Wood (Comic Strip) are Peter & Bambi Heaven, Australia’s most deluded dancing magicians. Imagine if David Copperfield and Claudia Schiffer were from Australia’s Gold Coast, now roll them in sequins, set them on fire, and you’re almost there.

9.30pm, (60 mins, 16+) £12.50 / £11 concessions / £17.50 Wonder seats Presented by Sharon Burgess Productions

BOURGEOIS & MAURICE AND DAVID HOYLE

MIDDLE OF THE ROAD

Winners of best sandwich at The British Street Food Awards

Saturday 4 & Sunday 5 June

Two of the UK’s most provocative and irreverent acts join forces for a celebration of everything that makes life on earth really boring.

‘A crude, silly and gloriously sarcastic hymn to our need, greater than ever, for alternatives’ ★★★★ The Guardian 9.30pm (75 mins, 16+) £15.50 / £14 concessions / £20.50 Wonder seats Presented by Tim Whitehead Management

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THE TIGER LILLIES PIAF Saturday 11 & Sunday 12 June Following their sell-out success at The Royal Opera House last year, Grammy nominated, cult sensations The Tiger Lillies return to London for two nights only with a brand new concert inspired by one of their greatest influences, the incomparable Edith Piaf.

‘The execution is impeccable throughout. Phenomenal’

★★★★★ The Guardian 9.30pm (90 mins, 16+) £17.50 / £16 concessions / £22.50 Wonder seats Presented by Tim Whitehead Management

THE PRIDE IN LONDON 2016 SPECTACULAR

THE LAUNCH OF THE UK’S BIGGEST LGBT+ FESTIVAL

Monday 13 June

Pride in London returns for the annual celebration of the LGBT+ community. A night of music and entertainment that will stir the soul, warm the heart and open the mind. Surprise special guests perform to support Pride in London’s work for the LGBT+ community. This night raises funds to help support Pride’s work.

7.45pm (120 mins incl. interval, 18+) £15.50 / £14 concessions / £20.50 Wonder seats

HOTEL BLACK CAT

Fridays 3 June - 26 August

Presented by LGBT+ Pride in London

London’s cabaret trailblazers return with a new spectacular for 2016. Hotel Black Cat is a place of decadent grandeur - notable for its artistes-in-residence, notorious for nights of giddy abandonment.

Guests are invited to step over the threshold into a bohemian melée of prima ballerinas, daredevil acrobats, miraculous musicians and other stylish reprobates. These artistes are in touch with great poetic beauty, yet danger and madness lurks behind every potted palm. Starring a cast of world-class circus and cabaret performers including Dusty Limits, Katharine Arnold, Florian Brooks and Vicky Butterfly. Directed

by Laura “Frisky” Corcoran.

EASTEND CABARET

CLUB PERVERTS

Saturday 18 June

Winner – ‘Best Production’, London Cabaret Awards 2014 ‘Cabaret in it’s most extraordinarily suave form’ The Guardian

Step inside, get a shot of something strong and grab a seat for the darkest, dirtiest and funniest show in London. Hosted by infamous deviants EastEnd Cabaret and bringing together a starstudded line-up of the hottest, weirdest and most hilarious acts in London, this is award winning, gin-soaked entertainment like never before.

‘Wildly talented… we watched mesmerised’ Metro ‘Glorious eccentricities, finely-tuned louche delivery and devilish humour’ The Stage ‘The Black Cat will have you purring’ Londonist 9.45pm (80 mins, 18+) £22.50 / £21 concessions / £27.50 Wonder seats

9pm (90 mins incl. interval, 18+) £15.50 / £14 concessions / £20.50 Wonder seats

Presented by The Black Cat Cabaret

Presented by Dead Man

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HIGH HEELS IN LOW PLACES

BY PANTI BLISS Wednesday 22 & Thursday 23 June

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Ireland’s High Queen, National Treasure, Performance Giant and Accidental Activist, Panti Bliss, returns to London for two nights only. High Heels in Low Places is her riotous stand-up show about life after ‘Pantigate’, which has played to rave reviews and chocka-block houses across Ireland and the UK, as well as Paris, New York and Sydney.

9.45pm (70 mins, 18+) £15.50 / £14 concessions /£20.50 Wonder seats

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MARCEL LUCONT’S CABARET FANTASTIQUE

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Sunday 26 June & 10 July

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Flâneur, raconteur and bon-viveur Marcel Lucont (BBC1’s The John Bishop Show) presents a feast of international cabaret.

A different line-up each night, hand-picked by Marcel from the worlds of comedy, cabaret, magic, circus and music, all held together by dry wit and a dry white. cabaretfantastique.com 8.30pm (90 mins, 16+) £15.50 / £14 concessions / £20.50 Wonder seats

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JOE STILGOE SONGS ON FILM Thursday 14 July

G R E AT SUMMER AHEAD

After two sell-out years at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the internationally acclaimed Joe Stilgoe finally takes his smash hit show on tour. Songs on Film plays tribute to much loved films as self-confessed film buff Joe puts his own original and stylish orchestrations on some of the most memorable moments in cinematic history.

‘Dapper, handsome and quick witted’ HHHH The Times 9.45pm (60 mins, all ages) £15.50 / £14 concessions / £20.50 Wonder seats Presented by ebp

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STARS AND STRIPPERS!

SHAKESPEARE’S TWELFTH NIGHT WITH COMEDIANS Monday 18 July

AN ALL AMERICAN BURLESQUE REVUE

Wednesday 27 July

The Folly Mixtures are back, with their biggest show yet! Joined

by Cabaret legend Dusty Limits, this selection box of Burlesque beauties present a fun and fabulous show celebrating everything you love or loathe about the USA! Their unique blend of sexy and silly will leave you wiggling and giggling down the Southbank!

It’s the twelfth day of Christmas, and in Olivia’s country house the festivities are still in full swing. The booze flows and the music jumps, in spite of clean-living Malvolio’s attempts to quell the party. Shakespeare’s text has been abridged for a very 2016 take on this classic story. Directed by twice Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Liam Williams and former artistic director of Boundless Theatre, Matt Bulmer.

7.45pm (90 mins) £15.50 / £14 concessions / £20.50 Wonder seats

7.30pm (60 mins, 18+) £12.50 / £11 concessions / £17.50 Wonder seats Presented by The Folly Mixtures

Presented by Fight In The Dog

MYRA DUBOIS

JESS ROBINSON

SELF ADMYRA

IMPRESSIVE

Tuesday 19 July

Wednesday 27 July

Fresh from her appearance on BBC1’s The John Bishop Show, Rotherham’s least celebrated daughter makes her London Wonderground debut. Expect acid tongued conversation, razor sharp observation and songs in this unapologetic hour of selfadoration.

‘Acid tongued and funny to the bone’ Time Out

Vocal gymnast and impressionist Jess Robinson dazzles with her incredible live band! Join Edinburgh’s 2015 double award-winning star of ITV’s Newzoids & Rory Bremner for showstopping singing & irreverent celebrity impressions.

9.30pm (60 mins, 16+) £12.50 / £11 concessions / £17.50 Wonder seats

9.30pm (60 mins, PG) £15.50 / £14 concessions / £20.50 Wonder seats

Presented by So Comedy

Presented by Phil McIntyre Entertainments

‘Stunning’ HHHHH Edinburgh Evening News

FINGER IN THE PIE’S WÜNDERFINGER Tuesday 2 & 16 August

ALI MCGREGOR ALCHEMY Tuesday 26 July Ali McGregor is one of Australia’s most successful cabaret exports. In Alchemy, she draws on all of her influences from opera, cabaret and trashy 80s pop divas for inspiration. Expect to hear unique mash-ups and genre defying versions of Madonna, Salt-N-Pepa and Kiss, like they were sung by a 40s siren in Vegas.

‘Ali McGregor has the kind of silky smooth singing voice that transports you to a different plane’ The Scotsman

An anarchic explosion of badly behaved late night cabaret led by the infamous Baby Lame. Expect disarmingly sexy mimes and scorchingly hot circus girls in a totally unpredictable whirlwind of grotesque surreal madness.

Do not partake shortly before or after a large meal.

7.30pm (60 mins, 14+) £12.50 / £11 concessions / £17.50 Wonder seats

9.30pm (60 mins, 18+) £15.50 / £14 concessions / £20.50 Wonder seats

Presented by ebp

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WONDERFUL WONDERGROUND! Ladies and gentlemen, we proudly present London Wonderground at Southbank Centre.

London’s finest amusement park for all ages, and you can enter without a ticket to a show! From 28 July, you’ll be able to explore the expanded and enormous London Wonderground site. A playground for the people, leave your real life at the door and step inside…

HIGH FLYING

London Wonderground hosts all manners of oddities, curiosities and eccentricities including the 60-metre high Star Flyer which gives you an unrivalled view over London’s rooftops (if you can bear to keep your eyes open).

MERRY DRINKING

A splendid place to sit and while away the summer at our Riverside bar; enjoy a chilled Heineken, a glass of Pimm’s or whatever your tipple of choice is. After work drinks never felt this good.

FAMILY FUN

Families get 20% off when booking a family ticket (for four including at least one child). Available on all family shows on pages 8 - 11.

FOOD GLORIOUS FOOD!

Burgers, pizza, sausages, chips, ice cream, salads and shakes. Have we forgotten anything? Most probably. Our handpicked stars from the London street food scene will feed you until you can eat no more. Delectable, organic food for all tastes and ages await.

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BEING LOUCHE Tuesday 9 & Wednesday 10 August

THE BOAT WE’ RE IN

WITH RO BERT PLAN T A N D F R IE N D S

LAURA MA RL ING GUY GARV E Y FEMI KU TI I AM KLOOT

Through song, soliloquy and singular shtick, rant, rhyme and unreason, Benjamin Louche charts his slow and worrying malformation from wannabe actor to munchkin, to mummy, to malcontent mime, to wannabe novelist, into the dark, the disquieting and the quintessentially LOUCHE. Benjamin Louche, Winner of ‘Best Host’ London Cabaret Awards 2014

WITH LIVE O RCH EST R A

D R U N K AT VO G U E K .O.G & T H E ZO N G O B R I G A D E

Presented by Double R Club Guy Garvey © Thomas Butler

THE STAVES LIFT TO E XP E RIE NC E CONNAN MOC KASIN THIS IS T HE KIT

9.30pm (70 mins, 18+) £12.50 / £11 concessions / £17.50 Wonder seats

STARMAN Tuesday 23 & Wednesday 24 August For years man has looked to the heavens for inspiration and guidance. But now the heavens have come to them. Starman, a heavenly mix of circus, comedy and cardboard.

‘I can’t recommend Starman enough’ HHHHH Western Australia ‘This is a jubilant celebration that takes inspiration from the anarchy of punk, controlled skill of circus and tenderness of friendship’ HHHHH The Stage

D I F F E R E N T ST R O K E S D J S

GUY GARVEY’S

10 – 19 JUNE

9.30pm (55 mins, 8+) £15.50 / £14 concessions / £20.50 Wonder seats Presented by Tumble Circus

FAMILIES GET 20% OFF

M E LT D O W N

When booking a family ticket (for four including at least one child). Available on all shows p8 – p11.

Terms and conditions apply.

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HHHHH HHHHH ‘Masters of the art of boylesque… putting the sex in sextet’ freakish, funny and beautiful’ ‘These shameless, slap-wearing hunks can’t help

TREVOR ASHLEY’S LIZA’S BACK!

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BRIEFS FACTORY PRESENTS

(IS BROKEN)

Wednesday 31 August, Friday 2 & Saturday 3 September Liza’s Back! (Is Broken) explores all the great Broadway roles that Minnelli should have played over the last forty years, in one special night.

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND, FOR 14 SHOWS ONLY!

Trevor Ashley (Les Miserables, Hairspray) returns with a new show, after hit seasons of Liza (on an E) across Australia, Europe, and on London’s West End.

Friday 9 - Saturday 24 September

Direct from rehab, and with a 7-piece big band, don’t miss Liza singing Broadway’s greatest hits.

After a dazzling, sell-out run in 2015, the larger-thanlife Briefs boys return to London Wonderground in 2016. Your glamorous host Shivannah guides you through a jaw-dropping, eye-popping evening of extravagant birdbath boylesque, too-close-for-comfort yo-yo tricks, valiant aerial acrobatics, irreverent interludes and show-stopping drag artistes.

They’re back, with more circus skills, more disorder and more burlesque... with balls!

Wed & Fri 9.30pm, Sat 10.30pm (120 mins incl interval, 12+) £15.50 / £14 concessions / £20.50 Wonder seats Presented by Showqueen and MEI theatrical

9.30pm, except 10.30pm on Saturdays (60 mins, 16+) No performance Mondays.

Thursday – Saturday £19.50 | £18 concessions | £24.50 Wonder seats Sunday – Wednesday £17.50 | £16 concessions | £22.50 Wonder seats Age 16+. CONTAINS ADULT CONTENT AND SOME NUDITY. FOR THE FUN-HEARTED, NOT THE FAINT HEARTED!

CABARET WHORE PRESENTS LA POULE PLOMBÉE Tuesday 6 September Award-winning character comedy and original songs from the team behind Cabaret Whore. This much anticipated solo show for tortured French chanteuse, La Poule Plombée, features brand new comic and bitter-sweet songs written by Sarah-Louise Young and Michael Roulston.

‘The lyrics are sparkling, clever and deliciously witty’

HHHH The Scotsman 9.30pm (60 mins, 12+) £12.50 / £11 concessions / £17.50 Wonder seats Presented by Sarah-Louise Young and Michael Roulston

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HOW TO GET HERE OA ER

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London Wonderground is situated in the Belvedere Road Car Park off Jubilee Gardens, just near the London Eye.

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From Southbank Centre, walk west along the Thames and under Hungerford Bridge – London Wonderground is on your left.

Tube Waterloo and Embankment Bus Waterloo Bridge, York Road, Belvedere Road and Stamford Street

HAYWARD GALLERY

Rail Waterloo, Waterloo East and Charing Cross

HOW TO BOOK

Wonder seats Get the best seats in the house and avoid the queue for an extra £5.

Online londonwonderground.co.uk £1 per ticket fee up to a maximum of £8 southbankcentre.co.uk/londonwonderground £1.75 transaction fee No booking fee for Southbank Centre Members You can also purchase tickets from

In Person London Wonderground Ticket Office Thames Walk Open 12pm to late from April 7

No transaction fee

Access List Southbank Centre is accessible to people with disabilities. Join our free access list: Phone 0844 847 9910 or email accesslist@southbankcentre.co.uk All listings correct at time of going to press.

Listings may be subject to change at short notice.

Check the website for more information.

By Phone 0844 545 8282 £2.75 transaction fee

Royal Festival Hall Ticket Office Open 10am to 8pm

Concessions Concession ticket prices are available to concession card holders and under 16s.

THANK YOU Thanks to our staff on site and in the office, and all those at Southbank Centre who have supported us and believed in us. Thanks also to all our partners, sponsors and suppliers who’ve helped us along the way. Ed and Charlie would also like to thank their wives.

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FROM THE PRODUCERS OF CANTINA AND LIMBO

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‘THE MOST FUN YOU’LL HAVE IN A TENT THIS YEAR’ THE SCOTSMAN

‘WEIRD, WACKY AND VERY HAIRY. A NEW CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN’

BARBU DARING, DAFT

PRESENTED BY

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SEXY AS HELL

15 JUNE – 25 SEPT 2016

LONDONWONDERGROUND.CO.UK Reduced Priced Previews!

Photo: Idil Sukan

CIRQUE ALFONSE

THE TIMES