Critical reception La Soirée

entrance la soirÉe @ south bank big top in london.

the 2010 london season of la soirée opened numerous strong reviews theatre critics. following press night on 21 october 2010, la soirée received four-star reviews time out, guardian, daily telegraph, independent, sunday times, financial times, evening standard, metro, boyz , uk websites musicomh , whatsonstage.com. show received five-star reviews sunday express , pink paper. positive reviews la soirée received stage, official london theatre , uk comedy website, chortle.

writing sunday express, mark shenton commented: christmas arrives earlier every year, seems, la soirée, rebranded happily not repackaged version of circus burlesque la clique seen @ hippodrome, london , roundhouse, first show engender all-year-round festive cheer. caroline mcginn of time out rated la soirée show of week , said: la clique ′s sequel, la soirée , has same winning formula plus line-up s strongest yet , won t find elsewhere in mainstream: variety s genuinely varied - , burlesque balls. critics choice section of same magazine noted freakishly talented folk la clique in plush new south bank tent , line up, old acts doing new tricks, , new faces, better ever.

in guardian, brian logan wrote: beautiful. funny. impossible. la soirée s triumph there s not single moment when one, 2 or 3 of terms don t apply , described show timeless , unpretentious, captivating , light air. stu hurford of pink paper wrote whole evening offers quirky sense of fun, true genius of show la soirée. in boyz (magazine), joseph cattell commented: funny , surprisingly touching, la soirée not testament breathtaking beauty , strength of human body, proof freaks have fun. unmissable evening. evening standard′s fiona mountford commented: exuberant international stars of last year s award-winning entertainment la clique not sorts down in dumps long, why sparkling new show, celebrating ongoing revival of variety/cabaret genre, thing combat gloom. daily telegraph′s charles spencer echoed sentiment: mixing humour , glamour thrilling frisson of danger, la soirée offers wonderfully warm , welcoming refuge cold, scary world outside.

ian shuttleworth of financial times called la soirée continuation of la clique...as return alternative cabaret show s roots , stated shows such la soirée confirm variety cabaret isn t dead yet, , shame lose it. david jays of sunday times commented show generates enough cheer survive bleakest winter , naming la soirée theatre pick of week , said team behind la clique bring supreme talent bear on madcap acts. metro newspaper′s keith watson said: la soirée la clique rebooted, of top acts last year s giddy marriage of acrobatics , burlesque giving tricks new twist. if caught la clique, won t feel shortchanged. writing musicomh, sam smith stated: la soirée new incarnation of la clique, , retains of original production team, many of original performers, , undoubtedly same spirit of wacky, alternative , mesmerizing fun.

upon return london in second year @ roundhouse, la soirée again received strong rave reviews theatre critics. five-star reviews received time out , sunday express, while four-star reviews given guardian, daily telegraph , evening standard. positive reviews la soirée again received stage , chortle.

after press night on 28 november 2011, time out s abigail lelliott rated la soirée 5 stars, calling endearing , exhilarating, pure adrenalin-fuelled entertainment @ best. perfect christmas cracker while pointing out seamless production allows no time pick jaw off floor before next act takes stage. in glowing review, mark shenton of stage claimed ever-morphing smorgasbord of cabaret delights pure pleasure, achieving scintillating combination of dash , daring, sexy , silly, , wicked , witty. daily telegraph′s charles spencer praised cast stuffed things richest of christmas puddings , declared there isn t dud act on bill. risqué humour , spectacular stunts, la soiree remains best ticket in town. evening standard′s bruce dessau called la soirée sexy, slapstick, eye-poppingly scary spectacular. brian logan of guardian again rewarded la soirée four-star review, claiming returns christmas handful of new acts, there no diminishing in quality of show provided such sassy, delinquent thrill on south bank last year , gasp factor lungbustingly high ever. in comparing roundhouse season previous 1 @ south bank, chortle s steve bennett wrote variety line-up offers well-judged mix of old favourites , new delights, remaining true burlesque ethos , ensuring decadently stylish , daringly entertaining night out.

following press night @ sydney opera house on 6 january 2012, la soirée opened rave reviews australian press, receiving four-and-a-half star reviews sunday telegraph (australia), , four-star reviews time out (sydney) , sydney morning herald. positive reviews received daily telegraph (australia) , australian media site crikey.

for australia s daily telegraph melissa matheson described la soirée circus you’ve never seen before. it’s cheeky, it’s clever, , it’s damn sexy. jo litson sunday telegraph (australia) called la soirée rejuvenating dose of delirous escapism , fun-filled show in town . sydney morning herald’s review noted la soirée’s cast shines, treating showmanship , earthy connection audience importance acrobatic, comedy , variety skills. in review crikey, lloyd bradford syke concluded: “la soirée joie de vivre. you’ll know you’re alive, couple of hours, @ least.