Following their sell out run of 2014, London's finest purveyors of cabaret noir are back this summer with a brand-new extravaganza. The Black Cat Cabaret's latest production Nocturne, which runs from May to September at London Wonderground, stars the sensational soprano Lili La Scala as an unsleeping queen of the night who guides the audience on a supernatural voyage through a shadowy dream landscape. Along the way there are encounters with showgirl sirens, otherworldly acrobats, shady troubadour tricksters and many other glorious late night eccentrics. Just the kind of company you'd expect from Black Cat's weird and wonderful world.
Drawing inspiration from Freudian dream archetypes, Mozart's The Magic Flute and a fin de siècle mood of giddy abandonment, the story of Nocturne is infused with an original score interspersed with rediscovered musical gems spanning multiple eras and genres. The show features exclusive cabaret, circus and dance acts from a company of internationally acclaimed performers - including aerial daredevil and star of La Soirée Bret Pfister, breathtaking hand-to-hand acrobatic duo Nathan and Isis, fire performer, contortionist and aerialist Katrina Lilwall, comic, actress and singer Abi Collins and the stunning dance trio Cabaret Rouge. The musical director is Michael Roulston and the director is Secret Cinema and
Donmar Warehouse director and National Theatre magical consultant Simon Evans.
With a pedigree unrivalled on the international scene, The Black Cat Cabaret draws together exceptional performers from the worlds of cabaret, burlesque, circus and variety - to create high-end theatrical experiences as diverse as they are decadent. The company won the prestigious "Best Production" prize at London Cabaret Awards 2014 and was shortlisted as "Best Ongoing Production" for 2015. Inspired by dark and daring Parisian cabaret culture, yet ground-breaking in format, BCC events combine the sophisticated and the unexpected, the classic and the contemporary. Though cutting-edge performance doesn't mean a compromise on quality of experience or production value: this is one cat with impeccable style and taste.
THE BLACK CAT CABARET
NOCTURNE
May 15 - September 11
May 15 & 29
June 19 & 26
July 3, 17, 24 & 31
August 7 & 14
September 11
21.30hrs
£19 - £25.50
London Wonderground
Southbank Centre
London SE1 8XX
http://bit.ly/bcwondertickets15
0844 545 8282
http://theblackcat.info
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