RVT May listings. Regulars: Saturdays Duckie, Sundays S.L.A.G.S. / Chill-Out, Mondays Bingo, Tuesdays Bar Wotever, Wednesdays - Fridays Comedy, Cabaret, Party or all three. Click the headline for details.
Includes extra Slags on Monday 7.5, Anthems on Friday 18.5, British and World Male Burlesque Crown 2012 Thursday 10.5, a run of David Hoyle’s Pandregina from Thursday 24.5 and lots lots more.
Advance tickets for some shows available from Ticketweb. Gay bar / club / cabaret Royal Vauxhall Tavern is at 372 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall.
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SATURDAYS
DUCKIE
Post-Poofter Purveyors of Progressive Working Class Entertainment. Hosted by Amy Lamé, music by Readers Wifes.
9pm - 2am.
Entry £6
SUNDAYS (excluding Bank Holiday Weekends)
S.L.A.G.S / CHILL-OUT
Huge dance anthems and commercial house from the DJs Simon Le Vans, Andy Almighty and Sean Sirrs. Guest DJ ADAM TURNER (Heaven/Circa/Profile) will be guest on May 27
2pm ‘til midnight. The genius of The D. E. Experience (aka Jonathan Hellyer) on stage at 5.30pm.
Entry £8, £5 after 7.30pm
S.L.A.G.S/CHILL-OUT is the amazingly popular Sunday afternoon and Bank Holiday Monday sessions. Always packed to the rafters every week with an amazing 'no attitude', sexy and fun crowd. Come along and you'll see why it remains Vauxhall's longest running (and busiest) gay event!
The day kicks off at 2pm with SIMON LE VANS (Gaydar Radio) playing current house tunes. Taking to the stage at 5.30pm is our resident superstar cabaret THE D. E. EXPERIENCE.
The CHILL-OUT then takes over at 7pm with DJ ANDY ALMIGHTY (7th Heaven/Almighty) playing uplifting commercial house, party anthems and mixes you won’t hear anywhere else. The disco rocks through ‘til midnight with DJ SEAN SIRRS (Love Muscle) at 9.30pm, taking it tougher ‘til close.
End your weekend on a fantastic high, get to the RVT this (and every) Sunday for the biggest party in town.
Useful tip! Sundays at the RVT can be extremely busy. To ensure you do get in pre-show, it is wise to arrive before 4pm.
MAY BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND
SUNDAY 6th MAY : EXTENSION to 2am with Rob C
S.L.A.G.S / CHILL-OUT
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 with witty banter and live song at 5.30pm.
Entry £8, £5 after 9pm
MONDAY 7th MAY
S.L.A.G.S / CHILL-OUT MAY Bank Holiday 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 with witty banter and live song at 5.30pm with an extra special show.
Entry £8, £5 after 7.30pm
MONDAYS (excluding Bank Holidays)
The Big Bingo Show with Timberlina & Hey Baylen
It's SO much more than bingo- this is bingo WITH BALLS!! A sensational night of reckless hilarity, great music, spontaneous dance routines, bearded ladiness and topical banter- what better way to start the week!
Music from DJ Hey Baylen.
Doors 7pm, Eyes Down 8.30pm -10.30pm, party ‘til midnight.
Heineken £2.50 a pint, House spirits £2.50
FREE on the door, £1 per game.
TUESDAYS
BAR WOTEVER - where Queer talents meet every Tuesday!
Bar Wotever at Royal Vauxhall Tavern is a hit and every Tuesday we see amazing Cabaret, Live Music and Performance Art on stage.
It is a night filled with established artists alongside new comers and fresh arrivals to London, You never know what you get really - excitement and flexibility is leading stars in this queer little night, now in it's fifth year
Bar Wotever is an alternative night out and the punters make the most of the atmosphere, the music and the acts.
Doors 6pm - Midnight
Entry FREE
All Welcome
WEDNESDAYS
WEDNESDAY 2nd and 9th Private party
WEDNESDAY 16th MAY
DR SKETCHY
At Dr. Sketchy we want to make life drawing more than nude models and serious sketching.
So we've scoured this great city to find beautiful burlesque performers, bizarre circus acts, and rippling hunks of man-flesh.
Then we let them loose on stage to release the artist in you! In between each round of sketching our larger-than-life models you get a chance to grab a drink get comfortable and take in some of the finest burlesque, comedy, music, poetry and quirky cabaret performances the big smoke has to offer.
Dr Sketchy isn't about being an amazing artist, it’s about having a go! So don't be shy and put pencil to paper, move it around and see what happens – you might be surprised! Materials provided, all you need bring is your enthusiasm!
Tickets £10 advance, £15 on the door.
Doors 7pm, show 8pm
WEDNESDAY 23rd MAY
Love & Lust Cabaret
It's time to Glitter and Be Gay as Soprano diva Sara Cluderay and the simply divine Donovan Chapman return to RVT with their hit show Love and Lust cabaret.
Forget Glee - Show Tunes just got sexy!
Sara and Donovan sparkle with their renditions of your favourite musical theatre song and dance numbers, with plenty of comedy and sauciness thrown in for good measure.
Also starring alongside Sara and Donovan will be West End pianist Katharine Woolley and cellist Mayda Narvey.
"A most enjoyable evening - 5 Stars" - Remote Goat
"One of the biggest sell-out successes at Barons Court Theatre in years" - OffWestEnd.com
Doors 8pm - late
Tickets £10
Advance tickets: www.ticketweb.co.uk & some held on the night, on the door, always.
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WEDNESDAY 30th MAY
Myra Dubois presents Sing Out Louise!
A monthly cabaret of musical theatre.
Myra DuBois trawls through the bowels of Musical Theatre to bring you a low-brow evening of cheap laughs and naff show-tunes. She used to be in amateur dramatics, so she knows what she’s talking about.
Joining Myra on the night are the folk from Radio Jiblets who’ll be throwing back the wine, reviewing Myra’s performance LIVE and INFRONT of her - and providing us with a post-show-podcast of our very own to take home.
The line up will see a selection of Cabaret performers addressing the subject of ’Musical Theatre’ alongside the occasional stage school graduate displaying their carefully honed craft. It’s a West End Show in a South London Pub, and why not?
Doors 7pm, Show 8.30pm
Tickets are £7.50 in advance, available from www.rvt.org.uk
or £9.50 on the door.
£6 concession for NUS/Equity members with proof of membership on the door.
Traditional Pub Food available on the night. We recommend the scampi.
THURSDAYS
THURSDAY 3rd MAY
Sharia Nights with Alp Haydar
Having earned a TimeOut Critic's Choice for his last show, Alp Haydar returns to the RVT, with the Middle Eastern variety show, SHARIA NIGHTS, hosted by his mother, Sharia Law.
Bringing together a who's who of alternative cabaret talent, this exciting show will feature live performances as well as video work, including sneak previews of Alp's new video show, which he's bringing to the RVT in July.
Turkish oil wrestling, belly dancers, comedy, Anatolian throating singing, to name just a few acts. This spectacular evening will leave you dazed and delighted.
All proceeds going towards Alp's new laptop.
"The most exciting, and unpredictable performer in cabaret today" SoSoGay Magazine
"There have arguably never been cabaret shows like Alp Haydar's 'one-man pantomines'. Outlandishly ambitious interactive video work, they tackle intensely personal issues through exuberantly fantastical settings, managing to be at once crowd-pleasing and thought-provoking, moving and hilarious" TimeOut Magazine
Doors 7pm, Show 8pm
Tickets £7
Advance tickets: www.ticketweb.co.uk & some held on the night, on the door, always.
THURSDAY 10th May
British and World Male Burlesque Crown 2012
Part of the London Burlesque Festival 2012
A Boylesque double header bringing the best in British and international male strip tease and variety, batttling it out to reign supreme and crown a new 'King' of the burlesque stage.
General admission and VIP seated.
Doors 7pm - 11pm
Tickets £16.50 - £29.50
Advance tickets: www.ticketweb.co.uk & some held on the night, on the door, always.
THURSDAY 17th MAY
LIPSINKERS
East London’s pop cultural cabaret ambassadors of alternative drag are heading south.
“You lot remind me of the Cockettes” Matt Lucas
The LipSinkers are the infamous East London-based troupe of alternative drag performers who create highly innovative and outrageous cabaret shows will now have a resident monthly show at the RVT beginning on April 5th.
The five-strong collective have been resident at Bethnal Green’s Bistrotheque since 2006 and have performed at venues and events as diverse as Glastonbury, The Apple Cart Festival, Bestival, Secret Garden Party, LoveBox, Shambala, Duckie, Shoreditch House, RAC Club, The Green Rooms (Manchester), Black Rabbit Ball (Dublin), The Apelphi (Liverpool), The B-Bar (Plymouth), The Labour Party Conference, etc.
The LipSinkers (Ryan Styles, Lisa Lee, John Sizzle, Blanche Du Bois and Richardette) combine costume, dance, mime, satire and, of course, exceedingly high heels, to take you on an offbeat romp through popular music in all its glorious guises.
Uniquely entertaining and distinctly different, with one overly-lashed eyeball on the pop-cultural horizon this is … “Possibly the most ridiculous, fun night out ever” (The Times).
"Bloody hell The Lipsinkers at Bistrotheque are amazing" Grace Dent (The Guardian)
"The LipSinkers bring the noble art of lip-synching and the chaos of 21st century camp cabaret together in a drag act of disturbing brilliance. Watch one of the Capital’s finest cabaret acts!” (LondonTown.com)
Doors 7pm, Show 8.30pm
Tickets £8/ £5 for fans/friends/stalkers
Future Dates: June 28th, July 19th.
THURSDAYS : 24th May -21st June
David Hoyle’s Pandregina
In the year of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, David Hoyle presents Pandregina – a programme of ‘entertainment’ for the post-political, pre-apocalyptic age.
Pandrogyne means never being tied to the text book definitions of masculine and feminine, breaking the norms and taking the concept of gender beyond all previous definitions.
Pandregina will present a smorgasbord of guest artistes, combining trans consciousness awareness with a cheap camp laugh.
Featuring a fully-licensed bar and toilet activities.
SPECIAL GUESTS:
24th May
The Frantastics
Natalie Geographic
31st May
Ryan Styles
Eve Ferrett
7th June
Jonny Woo
Marcus Reeves
14th June
Dickie Beau
Mat Fraser
21st June
Penny Arcade
Sjaak van der Bent
Doors 7pm, Show 8.30pm
Tickets £10
Advance tickets: www.ticketweb.co.uk & some held on the night, on the door, always.
FRIDAYS
FRIDAY 4th MAY
Lonnie Gordons One Woman - Two Set Show
“No Apologies” – “Who said life was easy?”
... Live at The Royal Vauxhall Tavern.
For those with a love of retro music, this will be your kind of night. Lonnie’s high energy, enthusiastic show is filled with slick music set to a retro culture of pure, unapologetic seventies and retro splendour, an entertaining, fun filled evening of songs that will blow you away and take you on a nostalgic trip down memory lane with a breathtaking rollercoaster ride of classic songs. “No apologies” features lust, love, heartbreak, conflict, adventure and reconciliation. Songs that leave no stone unturned.
Lonnie has come up with some classic songs to delight those who spend much of their time wondering whatever happened to great music.
In an age where getting everything can mean having nothing, well tonight is the night you have everything!
Appearing alongside Lonnie for this spectacular event, we are pleased to announce a world exclusive:
Spinning for tonight :
Legendary producers & remixers:
Motiv8 A.K.A Steve Rodway;
Motiv8 hits include: Spice Girls, Gina G, Pet Shop Boys, Mary Kiani, Kylie Minogue, Robert Palmer, Diana Ross, Heaven 17, N-Trance, Saint Etienne.
Marc Andrews A.K.A (O.P.M / Roy G Biv)
Love Muscle / Heaven - hits include: Lonnie Gordon Dayeene, Cher, Blondie, Quartzlock Featuring Lonnie Gordon, Kele - Le Roc, Buggles, Atomic Kitten, Kim Sims, FPI Project, Boys Town Gang.
Also EXCLUSIVE for tonight Lonnie Gordon & Marc Andrews preview there first new material in over 20 years!
Doors open 9pm through to 4am
Limited advance tickets £10, there after £12 all on a first come first served basis whilst stocks last.
This is a TWO SET SHOW, so arrive early to avoid disappointment.
FRIDAY 11th MAY
Wotever World - Wotever Fridays!
Come and join Wotever for their monthly club night with Drag Kings performance, music and dancing till the wee hours.
8pm till 2am
Entry £7
FRIDAY 18th MAY
ANDY ALMIGHTY & THE RVT PRESENT
Anthem - Old Skool Reunion
BACK TO THE 90s
With DJs:
● MARC ANDREWS (Love Muscle/Heaven/Market Tavern)
● STEVE B (Heaven/The Limelight/Sound On Sunday)
Hosted by Pieers
Advance request your favourite 90s dance classic on the facebook wall and the most popular selections will be played on the night.
9pm Friday till 5am Saturday
Tickets £6 (In advance from Ticketweb.co.uk or at the bar) or £8 (OTD)
FRIDAY 25th MAY
VOYAGEVOYAGE
A cosmopolitan array of international pop tunes, plus continent-straddling performances brought to you by Johnny Kalifornia (Carpet Burn), with A Man To Pet (Pale Blue Door, Grizzle), and special guests...
At Voyage Voyage! we celebrate only the best euro-pop, euro-disco, schlager-pop and 21st Century Eurovision, and take you on a musical journey to foreign climes and exotic places...
Naturally, the Rocher will be 'flowing'...so, COME, FLY WITH US!
9pm - 3am
Boarding is FREE before 10pm, only £5 (we also accept €6) after...COME, FLY WITH US!
Advance tickets for many nights from Ticketweb here.
Gay bar / club / cabaret Royal Vauxhall Tavern is at 372 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall. More at http://www.rvt.org.uk/
