La Soirée returning to London

La Soirée is once again returning to London, this time to a Spiegeltent in Leicester Square!

The Olivier Award-winning show will play a Christmas season between 11th November 2016 and 8th January 2017. 

Creative director Brett Haylock says: "A little over ten years ago La Soiree, then known as La Clique, landed in London at the Hippodrome in Leicester Square. After a wonderful year we moved on and ever since the show has roamed London, setting up camp in a variety of places. 

Interview: Melanie Chy, starring in La Soirée

Having won its second Olivier Award last year, La Soirée has returned to the Southbank Centre’s Spiegeltent for its sixth season in London. 

Lots of La Soirée favourites have returned to London with the show which runs to 17th January 2016. However, new to the line-up is Melanie Chy who revives the ancient art of hand balancing. 

I recently sat down with Melanie to discuss what it has been like to join the La Soirée family, her memories of making her circus debut aged six and why it’s important the art of circus continues to evolve…

You are brand new to the La Soirée family! What has it been like to join the show?

It’s amazing… really amazing! La Soirée has a really huge reputation in our industry all around the world so it has been a dream for a long time to join the team. I’ve worked with some of the individual performers in different shows, but it’s special to now be part of the La Soirée family. Being in London makes it even more of a privilege! 

Have you ever been to London before?

No I haven’t – this is actually my first time in England! It’s really strange because I grew up travelling; my parents and grandparents were circus performers so I’ve travelled my whole life since I was born. I’ve been all over Europe and all over the United States, but I have never been to England!

Review: La Soirée at the Southbank Centre’s Spiegeltent

La Soirée 
Southbank Centre (Spiegeltent)
Reviewed on Friday
★★★★★

Following its triumph at last year's Olivier Awards,  La Soirée has returned to London for its sixth season. Combining the wonders of circus with the wildness of cabaret, La Soirée is exhilaratingly wild. The show is cleverly constructed to evoke huge responses from its audience in the intimate environment created by the Southbank Centre’s Spiegeltent.

Interview: The cast of La Soirée

La Soirée has returned to London with an almighty BANG! With five star reviews bouncing off the ceiling, the production is running at the Spiegeltent at the Southbank Centre’s Winter Festival (between the Royal Festival Hall and the London Eye) until 11th January 2015.

Described as a “cocktail of cabaret, new burlesque, circus sideshow and contemporary variety”, La Soirée provides a night out like no other. After being treated to an exclusive sneak peek of her act, I sat down with returning cast member Jess Love (pictured right) who told me the show is “exotic and very unique.”

“It’s sexy, fun, outrageous and hysterical” she said, “You will be shocked out of your brains and laugh so hard that you won’t be able to stand up at the end. It’s a lot of fun for us and I think that’s why it’s so much fun for the audience.”

Creative director Brett Haylock is particularly excited to be back in London for La Soirée’s tenth anniversary. “London has been very kind to us over the years” he said, “It’s amazing to think back to our first nine month run at the Hippodrome and then it was nice to be recognised with the Olivier Award. We’ve come in a full circle and are back here celebrating our tenth anniversary!”