La Clique
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La Clique is a cabaret / variety show first conceived for the 2004 season of The Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and today staged in several other cities in the UK, Australia, Singapore, and North America.
History
[edit]La Clique, a live entertainment show, was first conceived for the 2004 season of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe by David Bates.[1]
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.[citation needed]
Today
[edit]As of 2025[update], La Clique is also staged in London, Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney, Brighton, Singapore, Montreal, and New York City.[1]
Awards
[edit]- 2009: Winner, Laurence Olivier Award for Best Entertainment for the London 2008/09 season at the Hippodrome, London[2]
- 2005: Winner, Brighton Festival Fringe, Best of The Fringe Festival[3]
- 2010: Nominated, La Meilleure Comédie Musicale 2009 (Best Musical or Comedy) in the Les Globes de Cristal (for the Paris 2009 season)[4][5]
Notable performers
[edit]Notable performers have included:
- Guinness World Record-breaking contortionist Captain Frodo
- Australian actress, dancer and cabaret performer Meow Meow
- British performer and self-taught sword swallower Miss Behave
- Irish musician, vocalist, German Cabaret singer Bernie Dieter
- Irish singer and actress Camille O'Sullivan (since 2004)[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Our story". La Clique. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ 2009 Laurence Olivier Awards Winners. Archived 2010-03-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Brighton Festival Fringe 2005 News Archive Archived 2011-07-21 at archive.today
- ^ "Globes de Cristal 2010 : Les nominations". Tele Loisirs (in French). 23 December 2009. Archived from the original on 10 September 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "Les Nominés « BD » des Globes de Cristal". BDZoom.com (in French). 17 September 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ Pidd, Helen (27 August 2004). "edinburgh 04: la clique". Collective. BBC. Archived from the original on 11 September 2004. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ^ Dwyer, Ciara (4 December 2005). "The last of the great romantics". Independent.ie. Retrieved 7 October 2018.