It's forecast to be a blizzard this year at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern! They have an amazing line-up. Performers include: Bourgeois & Maurice, Jonny Woo, Scottee, David Hoyle, Jonathan Hellyer, Amy Lamé, Timberlina, Dickie Beau, Fancy Chance, to name but a few... and they've got up to three show per day, so time your arrival with care.
Tickets for some events are available online at Ticketweb or on 08444 771 000 and & lastminute.com. RVT is at 372 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall.
As well as 'DOGGING', an outside production from City Lights Theatre Company, this year they have two pantomimes: early in the month 'VIXENS IN THE WOOD', presented by Luster & Bluster productions and over the xmas week they have the infamous annual RVT Pantomime, 'SCALLYLADIN'.
We also have all the regular favourites in the RVT Xmas calendar from Duckie, S.L.A.G.S / Chill-OUT, Bingo Pub Night, Club Wotever and the Friday night parties Kimono Krush & Splosh-a-Rama plus some new novel cabaret nights including A Festive Happening.
And remember, Monday to Friday we serve food.
The current menu and latest info can be found at www.rvt.org.uk
FULL LISTING DETAILS:
TUESDAY 1st December World Aids Day Special
Bar Wotever - where Queer talents meet every Tuesday!
After a cracking first month for Bar Wotever at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, this coming month promises to be even hotter with queer talent, performances and an open mike stage every Tuesday evening including appearances from Team Gina from Seattle, Kate Daisy Grant, Lynnee Breedlove, Dance Macabre and many others. Who cares if its cold outside - come in, chat, dress up, take part, eat, watch films, laugh, cry, kiss, dance, DJ – it is up to you.
Tonight: WORLDS AIDS DAY Special with Ajah
Doors 6pm - Midnight
Entry FREE
All Welcome
WED 2nd, THUR 3rd, FRI 4th: Inside
Bourgeois & Maurice, Jonny Woo and Scottee in
A FESTIVE HAPPENING (That May or May Not be Relevant to Your Own Religious Beliefs).
Your Christmas starts here.
Having conquered the alt-cabaret scene London’s leading purveyors of moral abstinence and social paranoia have joined forces to bring you the ultimate Christmas band.
Join tranny superstar Jonny Woo, leading alt-performer Scottee and the darlings of the neo-cabaret scene Bourgeois & Maurice in a night of brand spanking new songs, spoken word, festive refreshment and whatever the hell else they decide to do at whim. Bring your favourite religious figure, some good cheer and a couple of quid and join this rabble of trans-sisters on a journey of festive delight.
'UNMISSABLE - 21st century cabaret stars like no other' Time Out (Bourgeois & Maurice)
'Woo-Hoo, the icing on the cake' - VOGUE (Jonny Woo)
'London's most experimental talent' - Time Out (Scottee)
Doors 8pm, show 9pm
Tickets £10
THURSDAY 3rd, FRIDAY 4th 7.30pm & SATURDAY 5th 7pm: OUTSIDE
DOGGING HAS ARRIVED AT A CAR PARK NEAR YOU…
Presented by City Lights Theatre Company
Ever wondered what your dear old gran gets up to in her spare time? Or the quiet couple who live next door for that matter? Dogging, the new play by Tony Higgins, will definitely give you food for thought. This dark comedy lifts the lid on the subversive world of dogging and its oddball inhabitants. Meet Peter the former public schoolboy with a penchant for pooches or Terry who is more attached to his car than his wife.
Matt Ian Kelly, director of The Gaydar Diaries and However Do You Want Me, presents a show like you’ve never seen before. Prepare to cast aside your inhibitions as he invites you to assume the role of voyeur to the weird and wonderful antics of a night’s dogging. All the action takes place in the authentic setting of the car park at The Royal Vauxhall Tavern.
The writer, Tony Higgins, says:
“I love extreme scenarios and environments, particularly when it comes to comedy. I’ve been able to explore the grotesque and have given the audience a chance to enter a world far beyond their comfort zone. I'm really excited to have Matt Ian Kelly presenting Dogging. As a site specific piece, it'll be a very different experience to a traditional play. After all, when was the last time you saw a bunch of strangers hanging around a pub car park, waiting for a group of actors to start dogging?”
Not so much titillating as scintillating, Dogging offers a unique take on a slice of British life usually reserved for the Sunday tabloids and is a chance for the audience to draw their own conclusions.
Tickets are £11 (£9 Conc)
SATURDAY 5th December
After Dogging:
Duckie
Post-Poofter Purveyors of Progressive Working Class Entertainment. Hosted by Amy Lamé, music by Readers Wifes.
9pm - 2am.
Entry £6
SUNDAY 6th December
S.L.A.G.S / Chill-Out
Huge dance anthems and commercial house from the DJs Simon Le Vans, Andy Almighty & Sean Sirrs.
2pm ‘til Midnight. The genius of The D. E. Experience (aka Jonathan Hellyer) on stage at 5.30pm.
Entry £7
MONDAY 7th December
Bingo Pub Night : ’a bingo night in a pub’
Join your hostess Timberlina in her quest for bingo nirvana and ease yourself into the week with a Monday mingle.Experiment with Language Bingo, Team Bingo, Transcendental Bingo, DIY Bingo... and catch up with the weekend gossip.
Expect audience participation in ‘audience rules bingo!’, featured guests and of course serious bingo rounds for all to enjoy.
Music from DJ Hey Baylen & DJ 50 Pence.
Doors 7pm, Eyes Down 8.30pm -10.30pm, party ‘til midnight.
Fosters £2 a pint, House spirits £2
FREE on the door, £1 per game.
TUESDAY 8th December
Bar Wotever - where Queer talents meet every Tuesday!
After a cracking first month for Bar Wotever at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, this coming month promises to be even hotter with queer talent, performances and an open mike stage every Tuesday evening including appearances from Team Gina from Seattle, Kate Daisy Grant, Lynnee Breedlove, Dance Macabre and many others. Who cares if its cold outside - come in, chat, dress up, take part, eat, watch films, laugh, cry, kiss, dance, DJ – it is up to you.
Doors 6pm - Midnight
Entry FREE
All Welcome
Tonight:
Delta Ladies, Paul Costello and Lheila Oberman
WEDNESDAY 9th
PRIVATE EVENT
THURSDAY 10th, FRIDAY 11th December & Matinees SATURDAY 12th DECEMBER & 19th DECEMBER
'Vixens in the Wood' Pantomime
Presented by Luster & Bluster productions
Lustre & Bluster present an evening of lavish and saucy entertainment followed by the premiere of their all women pant-O
"A group of women escape from the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens and go into a dark wood - they stray from the path (Oh NO!), they get lost (Oh Dear!) and all manner of things happen to them as they meet a wild bunch of vixens along the way (Oh Good!)".
Let us take you on a rip roaring journey in this thigh slappingly dark comic tale of babes in the wood.
Written by Natalie McGrath (recently shortlisted for the 2009 Meyer Whitworth Award for Metal Remains) and directed by Didi Hopkins (of the infamous Beryl and the Perils).
Times and Dates:
10th and 11th December: Doors 7pm, show 7.30pm
On Saturdays there are two Matinee performances
12th December: Doors 12.30, Show 1pm and Doors 3.30pm, 4pm
19th December: Doors 12.30pm, show 1pm and Doors 3.30pm, 4pm
Tickets: £10
FRIDAY 11th December: 2nd FRIDAY OF THE MONTH
After ‘Vixens in the Wood’
KIMONO KRUSH...The Panto After Party
KIMONO KRUSH is proud to host the official afterparty for the RVT/Lustre & Bluster's Christmas femme-tastic pantomime Vixens In The Woods on FRIDAY 11th December.
KIMONO KRUSH get into festive mode with this special celebration of pre-Christmas pantomime dames. Lazy Susan will be wearing the trousers as she hosts the evening's entertainment with a special mystery guest, and no, it's not Father Christmas. With a musical soundtrack to jingle your cowbells to, from Al Dente, The Duchess of Pork and The Sugarlow Boys.
KIMONO KRUSH, the alternative gay disco with a tranny edge, is brought to you by The Sugarlow Boys, Al Dente, Lazy Susan and The Duchess of Pork. Join the mayhem as cultures clash with a musical cocktail of alternative pop, retro gems, electro favourites plus indie hits and obscurities to make the masses dance or just fall over drunk. It happens every second Friday of the month at the RVT; £3 before 10 and £5 after with cheap drinks available for those who can handle it….
Doors 10.30pm -2.30am
Price: £5 to Nikita Darling Bear on the door
With cheap drinks and cocktails available for those who can handle it…
Links:
www.myspace.com/kimono_krush
facebook group: KIMONO KRUSH
SATURDAY 12th December
Duckie
Post-Poofter Purveyors of Progressive Working Class Entertainment. Hosted by Amy Lamé, music by Readers Wifes.
9pm - 2am.
Entry £6
SUNDAY 13th December
S.L.A.G.S / Chill-Out
Huge dance anthems and commercial house from the DJs Simon Le Vans, Andy Almighty & Sean Sirrs.
2pm ‘til Midnight. The genius of The D. E. Experience (aka Jonathan Hellyer) on stage at 5.30pm.
Entry £7
MONDAY 14th December
Bingo Pub Night : ’a bingo night in a pub’
Join your hostess Timberlina in her quest for bingo nirvana and ease yourself into the week with a Monday mingle.Experiment with Language Bingo, Team Bingo, Transcendental Bingo, DIY Bingo... and catch up with the weekend gossip.
Expect audience participation in ‘audience rules bingo!’, featured guests and of course serious bingo rounds for all to enjoy.
Music from DJ Hey Baylen & DJ 50 Pence.
Doors 7pm, Eyes Down 8.30pm -10.30pm, party ‘til midnight.
Fosters £2 a pint, House spirits £2
FREE on the door, £1 per game.
TUESDAY 15th December
Bar Wotever - where Queer talents meet every Tuesday!
After a cracking first month for Bar Wotever at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, this coming month promises to be even hotter with queer talent, performances and an open mike stage every Tuesday evening including appearances from Team Gina from Seattle, Kate Daisy Grant, Lynnee Breedlove, Dance Macabre and many others. Who cares if its cold outside - come in, chat, dress up, take part, eat, watch films, laugh, cry, kiss, dance, DJ – it is up to you.
Doors 6pm - Midnight
Entry FREE
All Welcome
WEDNESDAY 16th December
Dave’s Drop-In Centre – Yule Special
Program Leader David Hoyle
Centre Director Nathan Evans
for debtors, dropouts, deviants, drunks,
the disturbed, the disempowered & the discerning
We welcome you to our caring, sharing community where we are all equally valid, equally justified and equally beautiful.
Our program of self-improvement and communal-catharsis includes -
> instructional videos & DJ essays
> life-skill workshops & personal counselling
> general enlightenment through high-art & hymn-singing*
www.myspace.com/davesdropincentre
Dave’s Drop-In Centre is created by David Hoyle & Nathan Evans and supported by Arts Council England.
‘Genius’ Time Out
Technical Manager Dawn Right Nasty
Receptionist Kate Pelling
Costumier Nicholas Immaculate
centre opens 19:00, program begins 20:00, centre closes 00:00
Tickets: £10
table reservations bookings@rvt.org.uk 020 7820 1222
*We’ll also be helping you with the Christmas shopping - souvenir t-shirts and a DVD compilation of our award-winning instructional videos plus highlights from Programs 1-6 will be available for purchase for your loved ones.
THURSDAY 17th December
PRIVATE HIRE
FRIDAY 18th December : 3rd FRIDAY OF THE MONTH
7pm -8.30pm : Alparet
After his sell-out success at the Leicester Square Theatre Basement, Alp Haydar brings his signature rabble-rousing and up-beat performance style to The Royal Vauxhall Tavern. Accompanied by his musical partner, multi-talented composer and accompanist Richard Link, Alp croons his way through Christmas songs old and new, steering a nostalgic and giddy sleigh ride through the frozen wastes of the North Pole straight onto Santa's lap.
Growing up in a musical family, Alp's first exposure to live performance was watching the folk singers and belly-dancers at his parents' taverna in his native home of Cyprus. It's from there that he travelled to Turkey to study at the Istanbul Academy Of Music And Art were he had his first exposure to English popular standards. In 1997, Alp moved to London to live with his grandmother, bel canto soprano Selma Berk. After meeting Richard at an open-mic cabaret on The Strand, Alparet was born. With surprises aplenty, Christmas Alparet will be an exciting of hour of contagious musical fun and laughter.
Haydar and Link debut their Christmas single 'Meet Me On Boxing Day' on the 18th! So mark it in your diary and be sure not to miss what promises to be a very special evening. To find out more about Alparet, Search 'ALPARET' on Facebook or YouTube to watch the videos.
Doors 7pm, Show 7.30 - 8.30pm
Entry £5
9pm - 10pm : David Mills Christmas Inferno!
Christmas goes up in flames in David Mills' Vegas-spectacular Christmas Variety Show! Expect festive songs, Christmas stories full of showbiz gossip, rousing numbers, special guests including some of London's top cabaret talent, and Mary J. Blige with the Vienna Boys Choir!
With....
TIMBERLINA!
CHAMPAGNE CHARLIE!
ERNESTO SAREZALE!
FRED BEAR!
and... SURPRISE GUESTS!
with RICHARD LINK ON PIANO!
Hosted by the hardest-working cabaret personality in show business... Mr. David Mills!
Let's burn the mutha down!
All for only £5!
FRIDAY 18th December: 3rd FRIDAY OF THE MONTH
LATE EVENING : Boogaloo Stu presents... SPLOSH-A-RAMA!
IT'S A DISCO. IT'S A PIE-FIGHT. IT'S PURE PARTY DYNAMITE!
BOOGALOO STU and his cast of showbiz entertainers invite you to this exquisite nightclub-discotheque-cum-celebration-of-the-pie-fight-as-art-form. Yes indeed, it's the one and only monthly SploshFest of crazy cabaret antics culminating in the inevitable Food Fight on da stage in da house.
10.30pm - 3am
Entry £5 with flyer, £7 without
Find out more, via these links:
SPLOSH-A-RAMA ON FACEBOOK
www.boogaloostu.com
GUNGE, NOT GRUNGE.
SATURDAY 19th DECEMBER DAY TIME
'Vixens in the Wood' Pantomime
Presented by Luster & Bluster productions
Lustre & Bluster present an evening of lavish and saucy entertainment followed by the premiere of their all women pant-O
"A group of women escape from the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens and go into a dark wood - they stray from the path (Oh NO!), they get lost (Oh Dear!) and all manner of things happen to them as they meet a wild bunch of vixens along the way (Oh Good!)".
Let us take you on a rip roaring journey in this thigh slappingly dark comic tale of babes in the wood.
Written by Natalie McGrath (recently shortlisted for the 2009 Meyer Whitworth Award for Metal Remains) and directed by Didi Hopkins (of the infamous Beryl and the Perils).
Doors 12.30pm, show 1pm and Doors 3.30pm, 4pm
Tickets: £10
SATURDAY 19th December EVENING
Duckie
Post-Poofter Purveyors of Progressive Working Class Entertainment. Hosted by Amy Lamé, music by Readers Wifes.
9pm - 2am.
Entry £6
SUNDAY 20th December
S.L.A.G.S / Chill-Out
Huge dance anthems and commercial house from the DJs Simon Le Vans, Andy Almighty & Sean Sirrs.
2pm ‘til Midnight. The genius of The D. E. Experience (aka Jonathan Hellyer) on stage at 5.30pm.
Entry £7
MONDAY 21st, TUESDAY 22nd, WEDNESDAY 23rd, TUESDAY 29th and WEDNESDAY 30th December
The RVT Pantomime 2009: Scallyladin
written, directed & designed by Nathan Evans
Following the sell-out successes of the 2008’s ‘Dick Whittington & His Pussy’ and 2007’s ‘Snow White & The Three Bears’ we’re back with ‘Scallyladin’.
It’s good, filthy fun for all the bigger boys and girls.
Join us in ‘Fairytale China’ with reigning Alternative Miss World FANCY CHANCE as Scallyladin, pantomime dameage from SCOTTEE as Widow Swankee, our very own twilight idol DICKIE BEAU as Paramount Leader of the People’s Republic of China, LA JOHN JOSEPH as his wicked Vice President and a special televisual appearance by DAVID HOYLE as The Genius Of The Lamp.
Plus MD SIMON WALLACE & DJ DAWN RIGHT NASTY
‘gobsmackingly filthy’ The Telegraph
‘a camp travesty’ The Guardian
‘pure genius’ Time Out
December 21, 22, 23, 29, 30
doors 7pm show 8.30pm open ‘til midnight
Tickets: £8
table reservations - bookings@rvt.org.uk or 020 7820 1222
THURSDAY 24th December: Xmas Eve Wotever Slumber Party
The Wotever Xmas - Party in London
It's like an office party with people you actually like and want to snog!
An evening filled with Sing-a-long songs, Party games, DJs, Films, Story Telling and Lucky-Dip in Santa’s Sack during the evening...
This is the ultimate party for all who doesn’t want to be anywhere else this Thursday night!
Doors 7pm - 2am
Entry £5 and you get an automatic lucky dip xmas prezzie
Open for All
www.woteverworld.com
FRIDAY 25th December: XMAS DAY
CLOSED
SATURDAY 26th December
Duckie
Post-Poofter Purveyors of Progressive Working Class Entertainment. Hosted by Amy Lamé, music by Readers Wifes.
9pm - 2am.
Entry £6
SUNDAY 27th December
S.L.A.G.S / Chill-Out to 2am
Huge dance anthems and commercial house from the DJs Simon Le Vans, Andy Almighty, Sean Sirrs and Rob C.
2pm ‘til 2am. The genius of The D. E. Experience (aka Jonathan Hellyer) on stage at 5.30pm.
Entry £7
MONDAY 28th December: BOXING DAY ANTHEMS SPECIAL
S.L.A.G.S / Chill-Out Anthems Special
Club classics and RVT anthems from the DJs Simon Le Vans, Andy Almighty & Sean Sirrs
2pm ‘til Midnight. The genius of The D. E. Experience (aka Jonathan Hellyer) on stage at 5.30pm with a special show!
Entry £7
TUESDAY 29th and WEDNESDAY 30th December
The RVT Pantomime 2009: SCALLYLADIN
written, directed & designed by Nathan Evans
Following the sell-out successes of the 2008’s ‘Dick Whittington & His Pussy’ and 2007’s ‘Snow White & The Three Bears’ we’re back with ‘Scallyladin’.
It’s good, filthy fun for all the bigger boys and girls.
Join us in ‘Fairytale China’ with reigning Alternative Miss World FANCY CHANCE as Scallyladin, pantomime dameage from SCOTTEE as Widow Swankee, our very own ‘twilight idol’ DICKIE BEAU as Paramount Leader of the People’s Republic of China and a special televisual appearance by DAVID HOYLE as The Genius Of The Lamp.
Plus MD SIMON WALLACE & DJ DAWN RIGHT NASTY
‘gobsmackingly filthy’ The Telegraph
‘a camp travesty’ The Guardian
‘pure genius’ Time Out
December 21, 22, 23, 29, 30
doors 7pm show 8.30pm open ‘til midnight
Tickets: £8
table reservations - bookings@rvt.org.uk or 020 7820 1222
advance tickets - www.ticketweb.co.uk & www.lastminute.com
THURSDAY 31st December: NEW YEARS EVE
S.L.A.G.S / Chill-Out New Years Eve Party
Huge dance anthems and commercial house from the DJs Simon Le Vans, Andy Almighty, Sean Sirrs and Rob C.
The genius of The D. E. Experience (aka Jonathan Hellyer) on stage at 10pm.
8pm ‘til 6am. Tickets £20
advance tickets –ticketweb and at the bar
FRIDAY 1st JANUARY
S.L.A.G.S / Chill-Out NEW YEARS DAY ANTHEMS SPECIAL
Club classics and RVT anthems from the DJs Simon Le Vans, Andy Almighty & Sean Sirrs
2pm ‘til Midnight. The genius of The D. E. Experience (aka Jonathan Hellyer) on stage at 5.30pm with a special show!
Entry £7
SATURDAY 2nd JANUARY
Duckie
Post-Poofter Purveyors of Progressive Working Class Entertainment. Hosted by Amy Lamé, music by Readers Wifes.
9pm - 2am.
Entry £6
SUNDAY 3rd JANUARY
S.L.A.G.S / Chill-Out
Huge dance anthems and commercial house from the DJs Simon Le Vans, Andy Almighty & Sean Sirrs.
2pm ‘til Midnight. The genius of The D. E. Experience (aka Jonathan Hellyer) on stage at 5.30pm.
Entry £7
Tickets for some events are available online at Ticketweb or on 08444 771 000 and & lastminute.com
RVT is at 372 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, London
