Our 10-week Cabaret & Drag Lab is a supportive environment taking participants through exercises and games to generate material and develop skills to create a new act. You will be working to create your own 3.5-minute set which you will perform at the end of term, in front of a live and supportive audience.
The Cabaret and Drag group meet weekly on Saturdays, with a public sharing at the final session which will take place on a Monday evening at our Dean Street venue. We ask that participants commit to attending all 10 weeks.
Course structure
Sessions are every Saturday from 3.30-6pm unless otherwise stated.
- Sat 11 May
- Sat 18 May
- Sat 25 May
- Sat 1 Jun (10am-12.30pm)
- Sat 8 Jun
- Sat 15 Jun
- Sat 22 Jun
- No session Sat 29 Jun (Pride in London Day)
- Sat 6 Jul
- Sat 13 Jul
- Mon 15 Jul – Showcase (4.30-8.30pm)
Got questions? Check out our FAQs here
Applications & Fees
£150 (Partial and full bursaries are available to those on Universal Credit and other welfare benefits. However, if cost is a barrier to participating, contact us at engagement@sohotheatre.com and we can discuss payment options
Applications for our spring/summer term are now open. Apply using the link at the top of the page. Applications close at 5pm on Tue 2 April.
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Cabaret & Drag Lab gallery
Supported by
Arts Council England
Visit Dean Street
We’re bang in the centre of the creative heart of the city. There’s many buses, tubes, taxis, bikes and scooters to get you here. See all your options on Google Maps. Nearest tubes are the Central Line and Northern Line (Tottenham Court Road) and the Elizabeth Line (Tottenham Court Road – Dean Street exit).