Mar
27
Tue
TICKETS AVAILABLE ON THE DOOR – The Magic Show
Mar 27 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

After selling out the Junction last year the Cambridge Pentacle Club is back at the Portland for a more intimate show. An all new, family show awaits you with magicians from the local area exploring all aspects of the magical arts

Mar
28
Wed
Honeysuckle Revue: Nature Calls
Mar 28 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm

The Honeysuckle Revue is a deliciously intimate cabaret and burlesque night featuring incredible performers and lavish, one-of-a-kind acts.

This spring the theme is NATURE CALLS, so trek into our sweetly scented jungle and get your binoculars out, because it’s time of watch some spectacular wildlife!

We’ve got mermaids singing dirty sea shanties, sparkling striptease goddesses displaying their plumage, and rare creatures from the jurassic age, who might just be after your Hula Hoops.

Come and be dazzled by our beautiful dancers, laugh at our whisky-sozzled songstress discover what the most beautiful and sweetly scented flower on earth is….

​Comedy, dance, singing, music: we got it all.

Featuring:
– MRS JONJO, literally the world’s best clown
– VELVET JONES, seductive burlesque dancer
– MERLESQUE MERMAIDS, dealers in dirty sea shanties
– TESLA NORTH, our filthy ukulele fingerer
– THE HATE PIXIE, sweet but nasty
– THE HONEYSUCKLE SWEETHEARTS, bejewelled dance company

 

Jun
6
Wed
Burlesque Open Mic
Jun 6 @ 7:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Burlesque Open Mic

Open Mic Night for Performers Mainly a burlesque student night from Demelza Fox’s dance and burlesque workshops.

Jul
7
Sat
Cambridge Cabaret “The Golden Age of Hollywood”
Jul 7 @ 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm
Cambridge Cabaret “The Golden Age of Hollywood”

Cambridge Cabaret takes you on the journey to the Golden Age of Hollywood with its glamour, glitter, effortless elegance and amazing musicality!
Featuring international star performers, classic burlesque showgirls, jazz dancing, circus, vaudeville and comic song.

Oct
15
Mon
The Honeysuckle Revue: COSMOS
Oct 15 @ 7:30 pm – 11:00 pm

Holy Smokes Folks! The deliciously intimate Honeysuckle Revue is BACK for it’s sixth show and we are ready to bring you the best in burlesque, comedy, dance and outrageous fun.

Join us in our star-dusted theatres to boldly go where no-one has gone before, join our rocket men and women to find out if there is life on Mars….

… or, more realistically, if there is a bevy of super talented showgirls, stripping space travellers, galactic comedians and David Bowie-themed shenanigans.

(HINT: THERE DEFINITELY IS.)

​Comedy, dance, singing, music: we got it all.

Featuring:
– PAULUS, our favourite Queen of the Galaxy descends to earth to host and delight
– NOVA HALO, hot musical space wizard band
– ATHENA BEAUVOIR, so hot she started the big bang (London only)
– CHEEKYKITA, the weirdness at the centre of the universe
– TESLA NORTH, our filthy ukulele fingerer
– VUL VARINE, sweet but nasty and covered in space dust from who knows where
– THE HONEYSUCKLE SWEETHEARTS, bejewelled dance company

Nov
3
Sat
Cambridge Cabaret: Cabaret Horror Picture Show
Nov 3 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Cambridge Cabaret: Cabaret Horror Picture Show

Cambridge Cabaret visited Doctor Frank’s lab and enticed some of the amazing beings created there to come and join us all for one night only in Cambridge!

Dangerous, devious, beautiful and oh, so seductive! They will sing and dance for you and perform such dangerous tricks that it will make you wild with excitement! Featuring cabaret, burlesque, side show, vaudeville and even some opera!

Tickets: £15 early bird (until 19th October)

then £17.50 advance, £20 door.

May
4
Sat
Cambridge Cabaret
May 4 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Cambridge Cabaret

Cambridge Cabaret searched far and wide in our own galaxy for the brightest stars that mastered the use of the Force that enables them achieve incredible things! They have come together in our fantastic new show to inspire, amaze and entertain you and to celebrate the Force within us all!
Join us at the Portland Arms for an spectacular display of skill, talent and glittering fabulousness!
Featuring international star performers, circus, burlesque, special skills, dance and comic song!

Aug
31
Sat
Cambridge Cabaret “Nosferatu’s Summer Ball”
Aug 31 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Cambridge Cabaret “Nosferatu’s Summer Ball”

The Summer is drawing to a close, the nights are getting longer, the shadows deeper and the creatures of the night are gathering for Nosferatu’s ball, traditionally given on the last day of August.

Cambridge Cabaret are fortunate to be able to allow you to have a glimpse of their mysterious, dark and often terrifying antics..

 

Featuring international star performers, circus, burlesque, side show, dance and even some opera!

Join us at the Portland Arms for another spectacular, inspiring and magical show!

And don’t forget to dress up in truly vampire style!

Apr
23
Thu
*POSTPONED* Cambridge Cabaret
Apr 23 @ 7:30 pm – 11:00 pm
*POSTPONED* Cambridge Cabaret

New date TBC

Cambridge Cabaret presents… TBC

Nov
7
Sat
Cambridge Cabaret
Nov 7 @ 7:30 pm – 11:00 pm
Cambridge Cabaret

Cambridge Cabaret presents… TBC

May
14
Sun
Queerer Fortune: a Tarot Themed Drag Show
May 14 @ 7:00 pm – 10:30 pm

Queerer Fortune is a tarot themed drag night hosted by Justa Knight featuring local drag stars Clit Eastwood, Paris Stilton and Clutter Malarkey on the stage, as well as our oracles LUCIAN and Madame She De Ville who will be on hand to read your fortune.

Why not begin your own Fool’s Journey by joining the raffle to win a tarot deck for yourself?

Join us as we journey through the arcana to find hope, transformation and queer joy!

Aug
20
Sun
Justa Knight’s Double Decker Drag Sandwich
Aug 20 @ 7:30 pm – 11:00 pm

ADVANCE TICKETS HAVE BEEN TAKEN OFF SALE. THERE WILL BE TICKETS AVAILABLE ON THE DOOR

Justa Knight’s Double Decker Drag Sandwich is a two-part show: an open stage for queer performers followed by a solo show for Justa’s drag birthday, celebrating a year of daft ideas, found family and an unshakeable desire to change the lyrics to every song.

Justa Knight (he/they) emerged fully formed from a manhole on Burleigh Street in August 2022 and the Cambridge drag scene hasn’t been able to get rid of him since. Justa’s goal is to give back the same energy and enthusiasm they received during their debut and so far this has resulted in three very successful shows! Double Decker Drag Sandwich will feature an open stage – creating a low-pressure, highly supportive environment for queer performers of all types to show their stuff – followed by a solo show of some of Justa’s favourite acts from his career so far: acts he thinks are underrated, acts that are too niche for regular play and redemptive performances of acts he absolutely biffed the first time.

For more info on the open stage drop Justa an email: justaknightdrag@gmail.com
Or send them a DM on instagram @justaknightdrag”

Doors at 7pm
Open Stage at 7.30pm
Justa’s Solo Birthday Show at 9pm
Show finish 10.30pm
Sep
15
Fri
SOLD OUT!! OhMy! Cabaret.
Sep 15 @ 7:30 pm – 11:00 pm
THIS SHOW IS SOLD OUT. THERE WILL BE NO TICKETS AVAILABLE ON THE DOOR!
About OhMy! Cabaret Club:
OhMy! Cabaret Club is a brand new cabaret showcase that aims to bring a diverse range of performers to the stage, showcasing the talents of beginners, newcomers, and award-winning industry professionals. With a focus on inclusivity, the show promises an unforgettable experience for all attendees in Cambridge’s vibrant entertainment scene.
Follow us on Instagram ohmy_cabaretclub
Oct
10
Tue
Open Mind Night Charity fundraiser
Oct 10 @ 7:30 pm – 11:00 pm

Open Mind Night is the annual cabaret organised by Cambridge University Hospitals’ Open Minds Staff Network, which supports staff with mental health challenges and promotes good mental health for everyone working in our hospitals.
With music, comedy, drag and more, this is the sixth edition of OMN and we’re taking the show off campus to a premier venue for our biggest and boldest event yet.
We’re all about challenging stigma, celebrating difference and raising awareness – all while raising funds for a different mental health charity every year. In 2023 we’re keeping it local, with all proceeds from this show going to support the Cambridge Group Therapy Centre.

OMN2023 FEATURES…
…incredible MUSIC from Alice Walker
…awesome WORDS from Alex Montgomery
…unbelievable DRAG from Justa Knight
…hilarious COMEDY from Bish Marzook
…and POETRY, MUSIC and STORYTELLING from the multi-talented Fay Roberts!

The show is open to all – join us for an unforgettable show this World Mental Health Day.

Mar
26
Tue
Very Normal Men 2: a Drag King Show
Mar 26 @ 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm

The Normal Men are BACK with some more of their most hinged and stable work to date in Very Normal Men 2: the Unbearable Weight of a Massive Drag King Show! (with Special Guest Star Juno Watt)

Loud shirts optional (but encouraged). Limited tickets will be available on the door, first come first served! Put the bunny back in the box!

Our Special Guest Star, Juno Watt (he/him) is a Drag King sent from heaven, you lucky things – an fboy with powerful eyebrows and a bewildering shirt collection, he’s here to show you the meaning of cool

Max Legroom (he/him) is a performer, host, quizmaster and totally normal bloke. Can’t be trusted around toilet roll. He was Master of Ceremonies at Justa and Clit’s debut show, which makes him kind of their cool drag uncle. “Quirky and fun…a multi-talented gem.”

Clit Eastwood, the Cambridge Cowboy (he/him) is the Babybel of Rebel Rebel, co-host of Comfort Zone and all around Macho Macho Man. He’s also the only known person able to summon up the devilish miscreant (and Little Shithead) known as Beelzechub.

Justa Knight (he/they) emerged fully-formed from a manhole on Burleigh Street in 2022 and the Cambridge drag scene hasn’t been able to get rid of them since. This non-binary harlequin drag beast is the creative force behind Cambridge’s LGBTQ+ open stage show, Comfort Zone, a member of Cambridge drag troupe Dragtime! and Big Cheese of the alternative LGBTQ+ club night Rebel Rebel.

Doors: 7PM
Show start: 8PM
{ There will be two comfort breaks during the show }
Show end: 11PM