La Clique
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
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.
Today
As of 2025, La Clique is also staged in London, Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney, Brighton, Singapore, Montreal, and New York City.[1]
Awards
- 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
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
- ^ 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.