- Who is Cabaret Boom Boom?
Cabaret Boom Boom is brought to you by our resident compères - themselves accomplished performers in their own right:
Mr Herbert
Mr Flip Flap
Mr Lodge
Mr Herbert is findable at www.zoot.uk.com/
Mr (Maynard) Flip Flap is findable at www.maynardflipflap.com/
Mr Lodge "Actor" is findable at www.myspace.com/thecleaversisters
- And 'behind the scenes'...
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Mr Music
Alice
Finbarr Lucas
jb
Matt
James
Katrin
Richard
Madame Zuchinni
Jess
Mark
Mr Music was born in the back streets of Buenos Aires (or was that Bolton) Mr Music has a love for all things Latin. He'll play all your favourite tunes and a few you may never have heard before. Remember to bring your dancing shoes for these exclusive sets.
Alice aka Roo photographer, barmonkey, and general dogsbody. One of the few people involved who isn't a performer or entertainer in her own right, and without a performing bone in her body unless there's a chance of a free drink. Her photos are findable at www.flickr.com/photos/alleroo/
Finbarr finds that one of the many smashing things about the cabaret is the opportunity to wear a fez. His other highlights include teasing Matt Rose, dancing to Mr Music's tunes, and climbing the big stepladders at the end of the night when he's drunk some beer. He is findable at www.finkfurniture.co.uk
Jb The man behind the bar. He can be relied upon to provide generous measures, and is incredibly talented when it comes to throwing and catching things - which is why it came as such a surprise to discover he is amazingly bad at cricket!
Matt One of our fabulous ushers. In his spare time Matt likes to lie down on sharp, pointy things, or balance on tall stick like things. He's also pretty amusing when combined with rollerskates. Matt is findable at http://www.glaikitcircus.co.uk/
James Another of our fabulous ushers. A bit of a mover and shaker in the warm beverage department - don't believe us? Check out his tea making skills here http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=26530078
Katrin The Lady behind the desk, but don't be fooled by her seemingly sedentary start to the evening - she's a demon of dance!
Richard Our very own Jedi master.
Madame Zuchinni A lady who knows her way around a vegetable rack. Carrots cavort at her touch, and radishes have been known to weep with joy when she passes them by
Jess On top of all the work she does during the show, the aftershow parties would be impossible without her
Mark Bringing cabaret to your ears, a technical maverick of remarkable skill.
- Quotes and Press
"What made the night so enjoyable was the friendly atmosphere ... perfect intimate venue ... the professional irreverence on display."
"Splendid and very silly" - Sheffield Telegraph
- Cabaret name change
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WALKLEY'S contemporary cabaret club, Ruskin Hall Variety Nights, re-opens this Saturday under the name of Cabaret Boom Boom. Producer Rick Allen said: "We have been building our audiences in the Walkley area for two years now, the success of our two nights in last year's Sheffield Comedy Festival lead us to believe there are even more folk in Sheffield who are looking for a different comedy night out."
The Boom Boom collective, a joyful collision of entertainers and artistes across several art forms, present their cabaret night in the wonderful setting of Walkley's Ruskin Hall: 'We hope our name change will open us to a wider audience.'
Sheffield Telegraph, 18 January 2008
- Variety pack on move
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By Jane Tadman
FOR two nights only, Walkley's hugely popular Variety Nights are being moved to Greentop circus centre in Wincobank. As part of the Grin Up North comedy festival, organisers of the Ruskin Hall Variety Nights are moving the cabaret night lock, stock and barrel from its usual slot at Fir Street Community Centre and recreating the unique, cosy atmosphere in the airier surroundings of the former St Thomas's Church, used as a successful venue for the past few years by Greentop community circus.
The result is being billed as Cabaret Boom Boom, running next Friday and Saturday.
Co-organiser Rick Allen, aka Mr Maynard, co-compere of Variety Nights, is keen to emphasise that the Walkley 'vibe' will remain intact.
"We're keeping the same format. We'll have the same comperes - myself, Mr Lodge and Mr Herbert - and we're even taking the tables and chairs and hangings. We're taking the entire thing to Greentop."
Rick and chums are also hoping that they will also be taking a large chunk of the audience with them too, as well as attracting Greentop regulars plus anyone who is looking for something just a little bit different from the rest of the largely stand-up line-up showcased during Grin Up North.
For the uninitiated, a typical variety night involves Rick and fellow performers Stewart Lodge and Tim Byrom compering a host of eccentric but inevitably talented cabaret turns who generally go down a storm with an appreciative, largely local audience.
Sheffield Telegraph, 26 September 2007
- Variety is the spice of life at 'secret' cabaret night
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Jane Tadman lifts the lid on tree impressionists and dancing turkeys
For the past couple of months Walkley residents have been privy to a "secret" cabaret night.
More than 200 locals, intrigued by the vast number of posters and flyers springing up in the suburb's windows, turned up on two Saturday nights at the Walkley Community Centre to discover that in their midst they had a perfectly formed cabaret venue in the unlikely setting of the centre's Ruskin Hall. And on top of that a bunch of cabaret performers, determined to breathe life back into the once thriving heart of the community. And so Veritable Variety Nights was born.
The organisers - a small group of Sheffield-based entertainers and street performers including Rick Allan, Tim Byrom and Stewart Lodge - have been delighted by the enthusiastic reception given to them and fellow cabaret artistes for the first two variety nights at the Fir Street venue, with more than 100 people turning out at each gig. The third in the series will be held on Saturday.
"A lot of people didn't even know where the community centre was. And I think there was a feeling that if you are putting on entertainment in a community centre it's not going to be very good," Rick aka street performer Maynard Flip Flap, The Man In A Box, and one half of the Tap Dancing Turkeys. "Hopefully people will come back because they know now that it's good entertainment. It's happening almost without telling anyone about it."
What made the night so enjoyable was the friendly atmosphere - the performers double as comperes, ushers and front-of-house staff - the venue - the Ruskin Hall is absolutely perfect for intimate cabaret-style nights - and the professional irreverence on display.
Rick believes that there is a real audience potential for non-stand-up cabaret-style entertainment in Sheffield that hasn't really been seen in the city since the demise of the Blue Moon Ballroom at St Philip's Social Club in NetherThorpe a decade ago.
Sheffield Telegraph, 14 April 2006
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