MMP NEWSLETTER – October ‘07

1. All that Jazz!
2. The Lost Supper
3. Better Chemistry – NEW!
4. Cabaret Confidential
5. Live Lounge
6. The Rest of the World – NEW!
7. Cheese ‘n’ Crackers

1. ALL THAT JAZZ! – Time Out ‘Critic’s Choice’

The Vaudeville Extravaganza returns on Sat 6 Oct with host Sarah-Louise Young and a plethora of guests including Marnie Baumer (pictured), Dusty Limits; Jonas Sodergren and musical troupe Wassail!  Tkt includes after-show club.

Soho Revue Bar, 11 Walkers Court, Brewer Street, Soho, W1F 0ED. Doors 6.30 Show 7.30.

Tickets £12 in advance, £15 on door. www.ticketweb.co.uk or call 08700 600 100.

BARGAIN meal and show ticket for just £20 from www.lastminute.com

2. THE LOST SUPPER – Time Out ‘Critic’s Choice’

A monthly soiree at Time Out’s ‘Best Bar 2006’, Lost Society. 

Dine in the Crystal Ballroom accompanied by live jazz, and then sit back and let

supper go down as our headlining act takes to the stage to top off a classy, unique experience.

Tickets £10 (in advance) £12 (on door).  VIP seats for 3-course meal available on request.

Wednesday 31 Oct: Jazz from Tom Donald & Regina Kelly and cabaret from EARL OKIN (pictured).

Doors 7.30, Jazz 8.30.  Lost Society, 697 Wandsworth Rd, SW8 3JF.  020 7652 6526       www.lostsociety.co.uk

3. BETTER CHEMISTRY – NEW!

As we approach our 10^th anniversary, it’s very exciting to announce that we have just taken over the Burlesque and Cabaret agency, Better Chemistry.

An already established and well-respected company providing a wide range of entertainers for

private parties and corporate events, it is now part of the MMP family.

We hope you’ll bear us in mind this Christmas season and visit www.betterchemistry.co.uk

4. CABARET CONFIDENTIAL – END OF SEASON

Our monthly showcase for up-and-coming musical theatre and cabaret performers.

A Chapel built in the 1600s, The Space is situated nr Canary Wharf and boasts minstrels gallery, and black grand piano. 

Host Jamie Anderson will introduce four diverse talents, ably assisted by pianist Richard Link.

Thursday 11 Oct:  Peter St.James; Sarah Newbury; Julia G. Addison; and Brett Kahr & William Ludwig (pictured)

The Space, 269 Westferry Road, E14 3RS.  Tube: Canary Wharf, then D3 or D7 bus from stop L to right outside our door.

Telephone bookings: 020 8858 7755   Book online: www.space.org.uk/www.greenwichtheatre.org.uk

Doors: 7.15pm, Show: 8pm.  Cash bar/café.  Tickets: £10/£8 concs with full ID.

5. LIVE LOUNGE

Open-mic performances from Musical Theatre, Jazz, and Pop singers EVERY Sunday.  Food available all night. 

Our host presides from 7pm, so come and sing or sit back and enjoy the performances – singers; bring sheet music!  NO COVER CHARGE but tips for your host and pianist will be collected throughout the evening.

   OCTOBER        7^th    Peter Huntley & Dominic Nicholas               14^th    Ian Lilley &  Verity Quade

                          21^st   Robbie Bonar & Dominic Nicholas              28^th    Tricity Vogue (pictured) & Rich Luck

Live Lounge (formerly Sopranos Piano Bar), 183 Kensington High St, W8 6SH.  Tube: High St. Ken   020 7937 2458

6. THE REST OF THE WORLD – NEW!

After a five year absence, Paul L Martin’s long-awaited fourth play, ‘The Rest of the World’, will be

directed by Becky Finlay-Hall and presented at The Landor Theatre from 1^st  - 17^th November.

Praise for Paul’s previous plays:          ‘an unusually sharp ear for comic dialogue’ Ham&High on ‘Love+Money’

‘Moments of crystalline lucidity…acute observation and poeticisation’ Camden New Journal on ‘Learning to Fly’

‘opens up the highs and lows of his world for all to experience and identify with’  The Stage on ‘Crisis on the A46’

Tickets £12 (£10 concs) available now from www.landortheatre.co.uk or by calling 020 7737 7276

The Landor Theatre, 70 Landor Rd, Clapham North, London, SW9 9PH. Tube: Clapham North.

7. CHEESE ‘N’ CRACKERS – Time Out ‘Critic’s Choice’

Sarah-Louise Young (pictured) & Luke Meredith return on Thursday 4 October to host the Capital's original talent night on London's premiere floating nightspot.  Book a seat for the city’s most bizarre showcase, now in its 4^th fabulous year. 

The Battersea Barge, Nine Elms Lane, SW8 Tube: Vauxhall.  Doors 7.30 Show 8.30 Tkts £8 (£6) 020 7498 0004 www.batterseabarge.com                       Cheese ‘n’ Crackers plays monthly, on the first Thursday of every month.