La Clique Explained

La Clique is a cabaret/variety show with Australian roots first conceived for the 2004 season of The Edinburgh Festival Fringe. It was originally performed in The Famous Spiegeltent with a small circular stage at fringe festivals, but since 2008 it was also performed for extended periods in permanent theatres keeping the same characteristic stage.

Notable Performers

German Cabaret diva, songwriter, and performance artist Bernie Dieter,Guinness World Record breaking contortionist Captain Frodo,Australian-born actress, dancer and cabaret performer Meow Meow,British-born performer and self-taught sword swallower Miss Behave andIrish musician, vocalist, and actress Camille O'Sullivan.

Awards

• 2009: Nominated for Les Globes de Cristal La Meilleure Comédie Musicale 2009 (Best Musical or Comedy) for the Paris 2009 season.
• 2009: Laurence Olivier Award for Best Entertainment for the London 2008/09 season at the Hippodrome, London.^[1]
• 2005: Brighton Festival Fringe Best of The Fringe Festival award.^[2]

Seasons

• Edinburgh Festival Fringe, United Kingdom; August 2004^[3]
• Brighton Festival Fringe, United Kingdom; May 2005
• Edinburgh Festival Fringe, United Kingdom; August 2005
• Melbourne International Arts Festival, Australia; October – November 2005^[4]
• Adelaide Fringe Festival, Australia; March 2006
• Brighton Festival Fringe, United Kingdom; May 2006
• Edinburgh Festival Fringe, United Kingdom; August 2006
• Just for Laughs festival, Montreal, Canada; July 2006^[5]
• New York, United States of America; August – October 2006
• Melbourne International Arts Festival, Melbourne, Australia; October – December 2006
• Sydney Festival, Australia; January 2007
• Auckland Festival, New Zealand; March 2007
• Just for Laughs festival, Montreal, Canada; July 2007
• Dublin Fringe Festival, Ireland; September 2007
• Melbourne International Arts Festival, Melbourne, Australia; October – December 2007
• Edinburgh Festival Fringe, United Kingdom; August 2007
• Sydney Festival, Australia; January 2008^[6]
• Adelaide Fringe Festival, Australia; March 2008
• Edinburgh Festival Fringe, United Kingdom; August 2008 ^[7]
• Dublin Fringe Festival, Ireland; September 2008
• Hippodrome, London, United Kingdom; October 2008 – June 2009
• Sydney Festival, Australia; January 2009
• Auckland Festival, New Zealand; March 2009
• Just for Laughs festival, Nantes, France; April 2009
• Aarhus Festuge, Denmark; August 2009
• Dublin Fringe Festival, Ireland; September 2009
• Bobino, Paris, France; September 2009 – June 2010
• The Roundhouse, London, United Kingdom; November 2009 – January 2010 ^{[8] [9]}
• Showzam! Festival of Circus, Magic and New Variety, Blackpool, United Kingdom; February 2010
• Adelaide Festival of Arts, Australia; March 2010
• Stockholm Kulturfestival, Gröna Lund, Sweden; August – September 2010
• Pécs, Hungary; August 2010
• Aarhus Festuge, Denmark; August – September 2010
• Lund, Sweden; September 2010
• Halmstad, Sweden; September 2010
• Umeå, Sweden; September – October 2010

External links

• La Clique website

Notes and References

1. http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/olivier_awards/2009winners 2009 Laurence Olivier Awards Winners
2. [Brighton Festival Fringe]
3. Pidd, Helen (27 August 2004). "La Clique c'est chic". BBC.
4. Crampton, Hilary (18 October 2005). "La Clique a Sideshow Burlesque". The Age.
5. Bailey, Patricia (17 July 2006). "The Anti-Cirque du Soleil". CBC.
6. Web site: About.com Sydney Festival 2008 . 2009-12-30 . 2010-06-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100615075634/http://goaustralia.about.com/od/eventsandfestivals/a/sydfest2008.htm . dead .
7. Laverne, Lauren (19 August 2008). "La Clique". BBC's The Culture Show.
8. Edwardes, Jane (6 December 2009). "La Clique at The Roundhouse NW1". The Sunday Times.
9. Gardner, Lyn (13 October 2008) "La Clique". The Guardian.