La Clique
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La Clique is a cabaret / variety show first conceived for the 2004 season of The Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and today staged in several other cities in the UK, Australia, Singapore, and North America.
History
La Clique, a live entertainment show, was first conceived for the 2004 season of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe by David Bates.{{cite web | title=Our story | website=La Clique | date=15 November 2019 | url=https://lacliquetheshow.com/our-story/ | access-date=7 March 2025}}
It was originally performed in The Famous Spiegeltent with a small circular stage at fringe festivals, but since 2008 it was also performed for extended periods in permanent theatres keeping the same characteristic stage.{{cn|date=March 2025}}
Today
Awards
- 2009: Winner, Laurence Olivier Award for Best Entertainment for the London 2008/09 season at the Hippodrome, London[http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/olivier_awards/2009winners 2009 Laurence Olivier Awards Winners]. {{Archive url|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100314171935/http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/olivier_awards/2009winners/|date=2010-03-14}}
- 2005: Winner, Brighton Festival Fringe, Best of The Fringe FestivalBrighton Festival Fringe [http://www.brightonfestivalfringe.org.uk/news/index.aspx?ID=131 2005 News Archive] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20110721074219/http://www.brightonfestivalfringe.org.uk/news/index.aspx?ID=131 |date=2011-07-21 }}
- 2010: Nominated, La Meilleure Comédie Musicale 2009 (Best Musical or Comedy) in the Les Globes de Cristal (for the Paris 2009 season){{cite web | title=Globes de Cristal 2010 : Les nominations | website=Tele Loisirs| date=23 December 2009 | url=https://www.programme-tv.net/news/tv/7523-globes-de-cristal-2010-les-nominations/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240910012218/https://www.programme-tv.net/news/tv/7523-globes-de-cristal-2010-les-nominations/ | archive-date=10 September 2024 | url-status=dead | language=fr | access-date=7 March 2025}}{{cite web | title=Les Nominés « BD » des Globes de Cristal | website=BDZoom.com | date=17 September 2012 | url=https://www.bdzoom.com/6414/actualites/les-nomines-%C2%AB-bd-%C2%BB-des-globes-de-cristal/ | language=fr | access-date=7 March 2025}}
Notable performers
Notable performers have included:
- Guinness World Record-breaking contortionist Captain Frodo
- Australian actress, dancer and cabaret performer Meow Meow
- British performer and self-taught sword swallower Miss Behave
- Irish musician, vocalist, German Cabaret singer Bernie Dieter
- Irish singer and actress Camille O'Sullivan (since 2004){{cite web | title=edinburgh 04: la clique | website=Collective| publisher= BBC| first=Helen|last= Pidd | date=27 August 2004 | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A2948321 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040911180553/http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A2948321 | archive-date=11 September 2004 | url-status=dead | access-date=6 March 2025}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/style/celebrity/the-last-of-the-great-romantics/26215584.html|title=The last of the great romantics|last=Dwyer|first=Ciara|date=2005-12-04|work=Independent.ie|access-date=2018-10-07|language=en}}
References
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External links
- {{official|https://lacliquetheshow.com/}}
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