REVIEW: La Soiree, Southbank, London – A Treat For Cabaret, Circus or Burlesque

<p>Roll up, roll up – the circus is back in town! Last seen in London in 2011, multi award-winning cult hit La Soirée returns to the capital celebrating a triumphant world tour and the 10-year anniversary of the troupe’s first show.</p> <p>★★★★★</p><p></p><p> </p><p><img src="http://www.thegayuk.com/communities/8/004/009/928/388/images/4616112408.jpg" width="460" height="460" alt="" title=""/></p> <p></p><p>The show is a heady mix of cabaret, circus and burlesque with enough quirky weirdness to please even the most twisted of people. Trapeze work, juggling, strip-tease and acrobatics feature along with music, comedy and some quite frankly hot men wearing very little at all. The world of cabaret can be a little tired but the well curated acts all put original and exciting spins on traditional art forms. Acrobatics are so much more fun when the performers are dressed as English gents and stripping off to the National Anthem, surely? What could be finer on a winter’s evening than a man dressed as a giant blue bunny squashing a balloon with his bottom or a depressed clown belting out songs? This is a very funny, lively and engaging show and well worth seeing. If you love cabaret, circus or burlesque then this is a definite treat. If you’re naïve to all of that then this is a good place to start sampling it. </p><p></p><p> </p><p><img src="http://www.thegayuk.com/communities/8/004/009/928/388/images/4616112410.jpg" width="460" height="460" alt="" title=""/></p> <p> </p><p><img src="http://www.thegayuk.com/communities/8/004/009/928/388/images/4616112411.jpg" width="460" height="697" alt="" title=""/></p> <p>The Spiegeltent is the perfect venue with intimate ringside seats and a vintage feel that suits the proceedings well. There’s a range of seats with booths available and dining packages available if you’re feeling extravagant. Surrounding the venue are winter themed bars and stalls, a maze of fir trees and a lot of people in Christmas jumpers. </p><p></p><p>The strictly limited Christmas season runs until the 11th of January 2015</p><p></p><p>View the acts here: <a href="http://www.la-soiree.com/">http://www.la-soiree.com</a></p><p></p><p>Buy tickets here: <a href="http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whatson/la-soir%C3%A9e-87403?dt=2014-11-12">http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whatson/la-soir%C3%A9e-87403?dt=2014-11-12</a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> </p>