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Soho Theatre Walthamstow: Cabaret & Drag Taster Labs

Sat 10 May - Sat 28 Jun
Walthamstow Age Recommendation: 18+
From: £5 for people who live, work or study in Waltham Forest
Duration:

2.5h

If you’ve ever been curious about the world of cabaret, drag queens, drag kings and drag things, then this is for you. Come discover the world of lipsyncing, wild costumes and glitter.  

Our Cabaret & Drag taster sessions for people who live, study or work in Waltham Forest are run by epic drag king, musician, comedian and performance-maker Len Blanco (All the King’s Men in the West End, All Together Now on BBC One).

Open to everyone 18+ who’s ever wanted to dip their toe in the water and try some drag and cabaret-style performance. You can have any level of experience (including none at all), from all backgrounds and lived experiences. 

Specialist sessions 

Sat 10 May and Sat 28 June: Cabaret & Drag taster session for participants from global majority backgrounds (facilitator tbc).

Sat 24 May: Cabaret & Drag taster session for d/Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent participants (facilitators tbc).

While of course we welcome and encourage participants from global majority and d/Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent backgrounds in all of the taster sessions we offer, we also acknowledge that sometimes cabaret & drag spaces can feel exclusive or difficult to access. So with that in mind, the above specialist tasters are for anyone who wants to explore cabaret in a safe space, with other participants who you may share a sense of community with, as well as tailored access support.  

You can do just one or any combination of the above sessions – just book yourself in for whatever you fancy. Please note, these are stand alone sessions, and not a running weekly course. So if you book for multiple sessions some content may be repeated. 

Timetable

Sat 10 May 2pm for people from global majority backgrounds
Sat 17 May 2pm with Len Blanco
Sat 24 May 2pm for d/Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent artists
Sat 31 May 2pm with Len Blanco
Sat 7 Jun 12:45pm with Len Blanco
Sat 21 Jun 2pm with Len Blanco
Sat 28 Jun 2pm for people from global majority backgrounds

You can do just one or any combination of the above sessions – just book yourself in for whatever you fancy. Please note, these are stand alone sessions, and not a running weekly course. So if you book for multiple sessions some content may be repeated. 

 

BOOKING A PLACE

You need to have a  qualifying Waltham Forest postcode in your Soho Theatre account to book this event.

Thanks to support from Waltham Forest Council, these tasters are exclusively for those who live, study or work in the borough at a reduced rate (up to 70% off what Soho Theatre normally charges for these).

 

Facilitators

Len Blanco

Cabaret & Drag Taster: facilitator
Len Blanco

Len Blanco

Cabaret & Drag Taster: facilitator
Len Blanco is a drag king, musician, comedian, performance-maker and facilitator from Cardiff, based in London.
Their satirical ex-boyband character and his original pop songs (such as ‘Baby Baby Baby Baby Baby’), has graced stages at Soho Theatre, the Clapham Grand, the Southbank Centre, Hackney Empire and the Edinburgh Fringe, as well as frequenting some of London’s best loved queer venues: the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, The Glory and Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club.
Len is also a lover of the unruly and improvised at the shows they host and perform in, like Shotgun Carousel’s The Grotteaux (Woolwich Works, May-June 2022), Divine Proportions (The Vaults, 2018-19). In 2018 Len put kings on a national platform when they sang in drag on BBC 1 prime time’s All Together Now. Their work is about querying and challenging the gender binary through singing, pointing, laughing and winking.
Len is a former Roundhouse Resident Artist and seasoned facilitator of cabaret, drag and the performing arts, having worked with Soho Theatre, the Old Vic and the Tate Modern, as well as being an independent drag consultant.

Soho Theatre Walthamstow

Our address is 186 Hoe Street, Walthamstow, London E17 4QH.

We are a 5 minute walk from Walthamstow Central tube station, which is only 20 minutes from central London on the Victoria Line, and 15 minutes from Liverpool Street station on the Overground.

There are numerous buses that stop nearby and outside the venue.

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Delivered in partnership with

London Borough of Waltham Forest