La Soirée

La Soirée is an award-winning cabaret/variety show presented by Brett Haylock, Mark Rubinstein and Mick Perrin that debuted in London in October 2010 to rave reviews. The show features a number of artists who previously appeared in La Clique, a variety show co-created by Brett Haylock. Haylock was also the Creative Producer of La Clique.La Soirée is traditionally presented with a small, circular red stage as its centerpiece, with the audience sitting in rows surrounding the stage. The show features a rotating cast of approximately 25 artists, with the acts varying from night to night.

The cast of La Soirée′s first season in London included previous La Clique artists Captain Frodo, David O'Mer, The English Gents and Miss Behave. The cast also included returning La Clique artists Ursula Martinez,Camille O'Sullivan,Meow Meow, Cabaret Decadanse, Le Gateau Chocolat, Marawa and Jess Love, as well as new cast member Mooky Cornish. The season took place in the South Bank Big Top tent on London's South Bank, behind the Royal National Theatre.

Some of the cast of La Soirée first performed together as La Clique in 2004 at The Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Since then, La Clique has performed in several cities, including London, New York (as "Absinthe: Les Artistes de La Clique"), Paris, Sydney, Stockholm and Dublin. In 2009, La Clique won a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Entertainment for their 2008 London season hosted by Haylock. Since its inaugural season in London at the South Bank, La Soirée has completed seasons in Australia, Sweden, Denmark and Germany, and returned to London for another Christmas season at The Roundhouse. La Soirée has also announced seasons in Montreal, Canada; Chicago, USA; and an extensive Australian tour that reached Darwin, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide in 2012 and 2013. In September 2013, it was announced that La Soirée would be opening a season at the Union Square Theatre in New York City, commencing 29 October 2013, for which it won an Off Broadway Alliance Award in the category of Best Unique Theatrical Experience. In May 2014, La Soirée made its South American debut in Buenos Aires, Argentina, performing in an acclaimed season at the Buenos Aires Polo Circo.

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