The Tiger Lillies

Review: LA PENDUE: LA MANÉKINE, Barbican Centre
by Franco Milazzo - Jan 15, 2025

Fusing together puppetry, live music and projections, MimeLondon’s opener La Manékine brings to vivid life one of the more gruesome of the Brothers Grimm’s tales.

Review: THE TIGER LILLIES AND DAVID HOYLE: LESSONS IN NIHILISM at Wilton's Music Hall
by Franco Milazzo - Feb 28, 2024

Looking at their impressive longevity and sheer depravity, Lessons In Nihilism’s combination of musical trio The Tiger Lillies and drag’s philosopher king David Hoyle is an almost inevitable team up, the only surprise being that it hasn’t happened before.

Locus29 To Present World Premiere Of HELL DIALOGUES At The Sheen Center
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 27, 2023

Locus29 presents the World Premiere of Hell Dialogues, a play that combines Sartre's No Exit and Plato's Dialogues, exploring human nature amidst turmoil. Directed by Masha Kotlova, the production uses a unique psycho-physical acting technique.

Link Music Lab to Present the Return of The Tiger Lillies
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 13, 2023

Experience the unique fusion of Brechtian punk cabaret and polyphonic Slavic vocals as The Tiger Lillies perform live in Toronto with BLISK. Join them on November 5th at Lula Lounge for a night of mesmerizing music and unforgettable performances.

MOBY DICK, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, and More Set For Wilton's Music Hall 2024 Spring Season
by Stephi Wild - Oct 11, 2023

Wilton’s Music Hall has announced its 2024 spring season, following on from a stellar year of world class theatre and music productions spanning every genre from musicals to opera to cabaret. Learn more about the full season lineup here!

Celebrate Halloween At Joe's Pub With THE ROCKY HORROR SKIVVIES SHOW & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 2, 2023

Celebrate Halloween at Joe's Pub with The Rocky Horror Skivvies Show, The Bowery Boys, and The Tiger Lillies. Enjoy a night of spooky and entertaining performances.

World Premiere of HELL DIALOGUES Comes to the Sheen Center in November
by Stephi Wild - Sep 25, 2023

Locus29 will present the World Premiere of Hell Dialogues by Dan Veksler, adapted from J.P. Sartre's No Exit and Plato’s Dialogues, directed by Masha Kotlova. Learn more about the production and how to get tickets here!

Review: BOURGEOIS & MAURICE: PLEASURE SEEKERS, Wilton's Music Hall
by Franco Milazzo - Sep 21, 2023

Probably one of the finest bands most people have never heard of, quite why Bourgeois & Maurice aren't widely recognised as national treasures is something of a mystery.

Review: THE TIGER LILLIES: FROM THE CIRCUS TO THE CEMETERY, Cadogan Hall
by Franco Milazzo - Jun 6, 2023

Going by this latest show, the Tiger Lillies are still very much kicking against the pricks, still ploughing their own particular furrow, and still staying artistically relevant.

The Tiger Lillies Will Embark on 'From The Circus To The Cemetery' UK Tour
by Stephi Wild - May 1, 2023

After years away touring the world, the Olivier Award-winning godfathers of alternative cabaret, the legendary alternative-rock trio The Tiger Lillies embark on a European tour of their highly-acclaimed back catalogue of music with their show 'From the Circus to the Cemetery', to coincide with the release of their first 'best of' album, 'The Worst of The Tiger Lillies'.

Previews: The 43rd Stage Song Review Will Take Place From 24 March To 2 April 2023 At Capitol Musical Theater in Wroclaw
by Natalia Jarczynska - Mar 14, 2023

Winners Announced for The 2022 BroadwayWorld UK / West End Awards; MOULIN ROUGE Wins Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Jan 30, 2023

The winners have been announced for the 2022 BroadwayWorld UK / West End Awards, honouring the best in regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2021 until September 30, 2022.

Liverpool's Epstein Theatre Announces Spring 2023 Lineup
by Stephi Wild - Jan 24, 2023

Liverpool's Epstein Theatre is looking forward to a fantastic start to 2023 with the announcement of a busy programme of events for music, theatre and comedy lovers.

Emma Thompson's NANNY MCPHEE Stage Musical to Open in the West End in 2023
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 10, 2022

Emma Thompson's stage musical adaptation of Nanny McPhee is scheduled to open in the West End in 2023. Thompson wrote and starred in the two Nanny McPhee films, 2005's Nanny McPhee, and 2010's Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang.

Review: THE TIGER LILLIES: THE LAST DAYS OF MANKIND, Wilton's Music Hall
by Franco Milazzo - Sep 11, 2022

The Last Days Of Mankind is undeniably one of the strangest plays few people have heard of. Written by Karl Kraus during and about the First World War, this docudrama which ends in a Martian invasion is rich pickings for the dark cabaret trio. @wiltonmusichall @thetigerlillies

EDINBURGH 2022: The Failure Cabaret Q&A
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Jul 15, 2022

BWW catches up with The Fremonts to chat about bringing The Failure Cabaret to the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Wilton's Music Hall Announces 2022 Autumn Season
by Stephi Wild - Jul 5, 2022

Wilton's Music Hall announced an Autumn season for August-December 2022, with an impressive array of world-class theatre, music, comedy and opera in collaboration with a variety of distinguished production companies and talent.

EDINBURGH 2022: The Idiot Circus Q&A
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Jul 1, 2022

BWW catches up with The Idiot Circus to chat about bringing Death Is Coming to the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

BWW Review: THE TIGER LILLIES: ONE PENNY OPERA, Soho Theatre
by Franco Milazzo - Apr 13, 2022

The Tiger Lillies return to the Soho Theatre with a vicious and viscous re-imagining of the classic Brecht and Weill opera, thick with murderers, thieves and all manner of villainy.

The Tiger Lillies Return To The Southbank Centre With The UK Premiere Of Their Christmas Carol
by Stephi Wild - Sep 27, 2021

Post-punk pioneers, The Tiger Lillies, return to the Southbank Centre this Christmas with the UK premiere of a brand new concert inspired by Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Giving the novel a dark musical twist, the band dissect and reassemble the story that everyone knows to shine a light on the poverty and depravity laid bare on the cold London streets.