Meet the players of London's Underground Alternative Comedy Hub.
"The strangest and weirdest thing I've seen... A masterpiece." (Broadway Baby)
"Last night was a prime example of the talent out there." -John Fleming (Founder of the Malcolm Hardy Comedy Awards)
"Last night was a prime example of the talent out there." -John Fleming (Founder of the Malcolm Hardy Comedy Awards)
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When: Last Wednesday every month, 8.00pm-10.30pm
Where: The Betsey Trotwood, 56 Farringdon Rd, Clerkenwell, London UK, EC1R 3BL * Nearest station Farringdon. * Nearest tube Old Street (Northern Line) *Free entrance, pay-what-you-want on exit. The Lost Cabaret is one of the most eccentric nights out in London. With a different line-up every week you can never see the same show twice. From character to clown and everything in between it's a guaranteed riotous laugh. From 2013-2015 we helped over 50 Edinburgh, Brighton, Prague and Camden Fringe shows to develop . By being a weekly venue that supported artists' newest creations, emerging and well known cabaret and character comedians found Lost Cabaret to be the most supportive environment to develop material in front of a live audience. We have now moved to monthly shows but we always remain a dedicated space for new risk-taking material from both emerging and established comedians - our family is always growing. And we can now focus on tours and workshops to complement our showcases. We can guarantee you a night you will remember, a community of great people, a really atmospheric bar with the finest beers and wines, and once in a lifetime performances... you have nothing to lose! So do yourself a favour, bring a big group of friends and "get lost" in the weirdly wonderful world that is The Lost Cabaret. Come find us! |
"The strangest and weirdest thing I've seen... A masterpiece." (Broadway Baby)
"Last night was a prime example of the talent out there." -John Fleming (Founder of the Malcolm Hardy Comedy Awards)
"Last night was a prime example of the talent out there." -John Fleming (Founder of the Malcolm Hardy Comedy Awards)
The History of the Lost Cabaret :
In October 2012 the Artistic Director of The Lost Theatre, London, came across an impressive Canadian comedy performer named Zuma Puma. Consequently, Puma was invited to produce/compere their weekly Cabaret Event in Stockwell. Their first ever Cabaret was inspired by Zuma's studies at L'Ecole Philippe Gaulier in Paris France, a school that encourages new works by challenging their students to take risks on the stage finding beauty and freedom in performance through improvisation and texts. When she finished her studies Zuma hoped she could find a platform for artists to regularly take to the stage and develop their material in front of live audiences. Since the Fall of 2012 The Lost cabaret has grown into becoming home turf for many alternative comedians and a safe environment to develop material to take out into the world. In February 2013, Zuma teamed up with Adam Taffler a gifted London Cabaret Comedian and together they ran the Lost Cabaret developing their double act Almond Roca and touring their full length show to a variety of UK festivals including Wild Heart, The Roll Right Fayre, Buddhafields and The Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Upon returning to London in September 2013, Zuma continued to compere The Lost Cabaret solo as Adam committed to his successful work in Theatre and events Production founding Adamotions.
In 2016 Zuma handed over hosting to cohorts Annie Bashford & Nathan Lang. These two experienced comedians keep the bizarre spirit of The Lost Cabaret alive, hosting in new characters every month and welcoming more acts than ever before!
These days you can seek out an incredible variety of performances, from clown to character to puppetry to undefinable alternative feats by performers from all over the world. One thing for certain is that The Lost Cabaret provides an informal, unpretentious experience in London's alternative comedy scene.
In October 2012 the Artistic Director of The Lost Theatre, London, came across an impressive Canadian comedy performer named Zuma Puma. Consequently, Puma was invited to produce/compere their weekly Cabaret Event in Stockwell. Their first ever Cabaret was inspired by Zuma's studies at L'Ecole Philippe Gaulier in Paris France, a school that encourages new works by challenging their students to take risks on the stage finding beauty and freedom in performance through improvisation and texts. When she finished her studies Zuma hoped she could find a platform for artists to regularly take to the stage and develop their material in front of live audiences. Since the Fall of 2012 The Lost cabaret has grown into becoming home turf for many alternative comedians and a safe environment to develop material to take out into the world. In February 2013, Zuma teamed up with Adam Taffler a gifted London Cabaret Comedian and together they ran the Lost Cabaret developing their double act Almond Roca and touring their full length show to a variety of UK festivals including Wild Heart, The Roll Right Fayre, Buddhafields and The Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Upon returning to London in September 2013, Zuma continued to compere The Lost Cabaret solo as Adam committed to his successful work in Theatre and events Production founding Adamotions.
In 2016 Zuma handed over hosting to cohorts Annie Bashford & Nathan Lang. These two experienced comedians keep the bizarre spirit of The Lost Cabaret alive, hosting in new characters every month and welcoming more acts than ever before!
These days you can seek out an incredible variety of performances, from clown to character to puppetry to undefinable alternative feats by performers from all over the world. One thing for certain is that The Lost Cabaret provides an informal, unpretentious experience in London's alternative comedy scene.
Every year The Lost Cabaret makes a summer appearance on the UK festival circuit... With so much to offer...
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This wild outrageously fun and silly cabaret is available for bookings at your festival. We've got a team of highly experienced and skilled clown and character comedians with up to 3 nights of laughter and hours of material.
Festival Offerings: We've got all the goodies to make your festival greater than GREAT!
* The Lost Cabaret- An outrageous comedy cabaret performed every night- Non-stop hilarious fun- Festival Favourite.
* One Man Two Ghosts- An hour long fringe show by international clown company Farce Forward- Fringe favourite
* Clown Life- Clown/ personal development intensive teasers of 1-2 hours- "Experience a lot of fun" (www.clownlife.org)* for more info check out our workshop link at the top of the page or visit clownlife.org
For more info get in touch... We'd love to appear at your festival and bring all the goodness we've got!
Festival Offerings: We've got all the goodies to make your festival greater than GREAT!
* The Lost Cabaret- An outrageous comedy cabaret performed every night- Non-stop hilarious fun- Festival Favourite.
* One Man Two Ghosts- An hour long fringe show by international clown company Farce Forward- Fringe favourite
* Clown Life- Clown/ personal development intensive teasers of 1-2 hours- "Experience a lot of fun" (www.clownlife.org)* for more info check out our workshop link at the top of the page or visit clownlife.org
For more info get in touch... We'd love to appear at your festival and bring all the goodness we've got!
Great News!
The Lost Cabaret's 14 episode mega online webseries creation- Grumpy Lettuce- was officially selected for both UK webfest and London Sketchfest in this years 2016 Festivals...
After 2 years of hard work it was well earned with both of these selections and we're very happy to have taken part in such fun web series celebrations.
You can watch Grumpy Lettuce online on youtube- to watch some episodes click here! or click on the show link above and be taken to the website.
The Lost Cabaret's 14 episode mega online webseries creation- Grumpy Lettuce- was officially selected for both UK webfest and London Sketchfest in this years 2016 Festivals...
After 2 years of hard work it was well earned with both of these selections and we're very happy to have taken part in such fun web series celebrations.
You can watch Grumpy Lettuce online on youtube- to watch some episodes click here! or click on the show link above and be taken to the website.
