The London Lark
VI
THE LOVERS
Cabaret & Glitter

Feathers, fire, wit and want. Choose your poison, darling.

28 venues in this arcana

Belly Scratch
Soho
Cabaret chaos, queer joy — scratch gets saucy at the Underbelly.
Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club (Playhouse Theatre)
West End/Embankment
Berlin’s underground throbs again; choose danger and dive into the smoky song.
CellarDoor
Covent Garden
Descending to secrets below Aldwych, burlesque and danger bloom in a candlelit loo.
Clapham Grand
Clapham Junction
A Victorian music hall where drag queens reign and glitter rains down.
Crazy Coqs
Piccadilly/Soho
Art Deco dreams and candlelit tables; the world fades as music and mischief unfold.
Halfway to Heaven
Charing Cross
Downstairs is a cabaret secret: feathers, beer and family vibes.
Haus of Cabaret (The Velvet Rope at NEON)
Mayfair
Behind the velvet rope, champagne sparkles as feathers and fire twine in the dark.
House of Burlesque Academy
Covent Garden
Feathers flare, heels click, and something ancient wakes.
Kiki Drag Cabaret (Queen of Hoxton)
Shoreditch
Sequins flash and queens slay; laughter ricochets off graffiti-lined walls.
Love Affair Basement
Bethnal Green
An underground queer salon where cabaret meets Pastel de Nata.
Magic at the Temple (Andaz London)
Liverpool Street
A secret temple hides wonders and whispers; a gallows illusion chills the spine.
Phoenix Arts Club
Soho
A hidden theatre bar where sequins sweat and misfits shine.
Proud Cabaret City
City of London
Champagne bubbles and jazz riffs; a 1920s speakeasy where sequins whisper secrets.
Royal Vauxhall Tavern
Vauxhall
A railway tavern turned palace of drag and queer history.
Sabrage at Lafayette
King’s Cross
Vintage French glamour meets high-wire thrills; champagne sabres slice the night air.
Soho Theatre
Soho
Wit crackles and courage howls in this den of daring and delight.
Taking Centre Stage: A Scratch Cabaret
Hammersmith
Spotlight on queer beginnings — playful, political, and proudly rough.
The Courtesan
Brixton
Dim sum and desire beneath Brixton’s arches; feathers brush your cheek in the dark.
The Glory
Haggerston
Drag queens, cheap pints and late‑night decadence under one glittering roof.
The London Cabaret Club (Bloomsbury Ballroom)
Bloomsbury
Deco ballrooms and espionage songs; dine amid feathers, royalty and whispered intrigue.
The Magic Hour (Sheraton Grand Park Lane)
Mayfair
Golden-age magic flickers in a wood-panelled room; cards whisper and minds are read.
The MAINE Mayfair
Mayfair
Feathers flutter under a chandelier; jazz and burlesque entwine amid oysters and champagne.
Two Brewers
Clapham
South London's glitter‑soaked drag den that never sleeps.
Underbelly Boulevard Soho
Soho
Boulevard ghosts dance anew; cocktails clink and the stage rebels at Soho’s heart.
VFD
Dalston
A queer basement where art, bodies and revolution collide in sequins.
West London Queer Project Drag Makeup Masterclass – Serve
Chiswick
Bold colours and laughter as a new face appears from the powder.
Wonderville
Haymarket/West End
Haymarket’s neon hides a secret parlour of wonders where nothing stays still.
Zodiac Bar, Club & Karaoke
Fitzrovia
Trans‑run karaoke bar where drag bingo and late‑night mischief thrive.