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Courses

Cabaret in Brief

Stand Up Course Beginners and Emerging Acts

Stand Up Course Beginners and Emerging Acts

A 5-week course, led by Len Blanco, with a showcase in the final week.

Been booked for a Britney Spears act? Only have a Kate Bush set? Are you a drag artist working in an industry where events are frequently themed? This is a 5 week course for creative performers who need help with working to a brief. Each week we’ll take a different approach to making work and you will be given different briefs to inspire act creation. As you progress, you'll create new acts, for the showcase, which you'll perform in front of a live, warm and supportive audience. 18+ yrs.


Course Dates 2025:

27th September - 23rd October

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Stand Up Course Beginners and Emerging Acts

Stand Up Course Beginners and Emerging Acts

Stand Up Course Beginners and Emerging Acts

A 9-week course, led by Gemma Leader, with a showcase in the final week.

Each session covers a different aspect of stand up, from generating material, to finding your comedic voice and honing your stage presence.  

As you progress, you'll create a 3.5 minute set, for the showcase, which you'll perform in front of a live, warm and supportive audience. 18+ yrs.


Course Dates 2026:

TBC

A Course For Kings

Alternative Drag & Cabaret Course

Alternative Drag & Cabaret Course

An 9-week course, led by Len Blanco, with a showcase in the final week. You'll learn how to create an act, build your confidence and performance skills, and develop your personal Drag King aesthetic. As you progress, you'll create a 3.5 minute set, for the showcase, which you'll perform in front of a live, warm and supportive audience. 18+ yrs.


Course Dates 2026:

TBC

Alternative Drag & Cabaret Course

Alternative Drag & Cabaret Course

Alternative Drag & Cabaret Course

A 9-week course, led by Molly Beth Morossa, with a showcase in the final week.

You'll learn how to generate material, find your stage persona and explore a variety of performance styles and techniques.

As you progress, you'll create a 3.5 minute set, for the showcase, which you'll perform in front of a live, warm and supportive audience. 18+ yrs.


Course Dates 2026:

TBC

WORKSHOPS

Movement for Drag & Cabaret

Movement for Drag & Cabaret

Movement for Drag & Cabaret

A 3 hour workshop, led by CYRO.

Want to expand your creative practice with some movement skills? Learn how to choreograph cabaret and drag acts? This practical workshop will explore movement, choreography and bringing your character to life, in a friendly and non-judgemental space. Suitable for all bodies and participants of any skill level or experience. You may be a total beginner, have just a few gigs under your belt, or are a seasoned cabaret artist looking to shake things up and get a new angle on your work. 

18+ yrs.


Workshop Dates 2025:

27th September

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Lipsync Workshop

Movement for Drag & Cabaret

Movement for Drag & Cabaret

A 2.5 hour workshop, led by Molly Beth Morossa. 

Are you a new cabaret/drag performer, who wants to hone their lipsyncing skills? Or maybe you're an existing artist who is looking to add lipsync to their act, to shake up their practice? Molly will cover the history of lipsync and how to convey story and character in your performance. This will be a fun, friendly and non-judgemental space, suitable for participants of any skill level or experience. 

18+ yrs.


Workshop Dates 2025:

4th October

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An Introduction to Stand Up

Movement for Drag & Cabaret

Compering for Stand Up and Cabaret

A 4 hour workshop, led by Gemma Leader. 

Have you always wanted to try stand up? Are you hilarious online, or out with mates? Are you destined to put your patter in front of a live audience?

Maybe you are interested in doing our 9 week course, but would like to have an idea of what to expect first? This 4 hour session will cover how to

generate material, look at joke and set structure and give you a taste of the performance skills you need to make your comedy dreams reality!

18+ yrs.


Workshop Dates 2025:

11th October

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Compering for Stand Up and Cabaret

Compering for Stand Up and Cabaret

Compering for Stand Up and Cabaret

A 4 hour workshop, led by Len Blanco. 

For stand ups or cabaret/drag performers looking to become a host or compere, or MCs interested in deepening their techniques. Through group discussion, practical exercises and games, this workshop will help you build confidence and skills in spontaneity, audience interaction, stage presence and structure.

Go Compere!

18+ yrs.


Workshop Dates 2025:

25th October 

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Makeup for Drag & Cabaret

Compering for Stand Up and Cabaret

Makeup for Drag & Cabaret

A 3.5 hour workshop, led by Richard Energy.

Are you looking to learn new makeup skills for your drag & cabaret aesthetics? Maybe you would like to refine your existing look? Or is there a  different face you are trying to create and some tips and techniques could help? Richard will take you through some of the basics of creating a look, as well as helping you with specific questions you have.

18+ yrs.


Workshop Dates 2025:

25th October

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