Cabaret
Playhouse Theatre (Kit Kat Club) · Embankment
Taste attributes: musicalhistoricalpoliticalsexmusic/dancefresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringself destruction/implosionsocial commentarytroubled leads
Kander and Ebb's Weimar musical staged in the round as a sleazy Berlin nightclub, where the party sours into fascism.
Boxlist takeExpect a moving, unsavoury musical, heavy rather than light. Best if you like edge over warmth.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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Details
- Area
- Embankment
- Opened
- 15 Nov 2021
- Booking until
- Open run
- Price
- From £35
- Music
- Classic musical theatre
- Audience participation
- A little
- Official site
- Visit
- Taste scores
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Facts checked against the official site on 12 Nov 2026. Description and taste scores by Boxlist.