Science inspires art in The Curiosity Cabaret, a new limited run production of first ever cabarets in the style of a history of medicine lecture. Founded by medical doctor and circus owner Dr Clive Selwyn, the shows “fuse science and the arts together to create an entertaining cabaret experience” and held at The Old Operating Theatre in London Bridge, an actual operating theatre dating from 1822.
I caught a performance of the cabaret’s premiere ‘episode’. Titled The Science and History of Voice in the 19th Century, it was as fascinating and offbeat excuse for a night out as I had hoped interspersed with moments of real science insight and loads of comedy throughout the show for maximum enjoyment. And even if it had just been so-so, it was such a cool way to experience The Old Operating Theatre, Britain’s oldest surviving operating theatre – such a unique, historic, rather eerily, and kind of gruesome place for cabaret!
Future episodes of The Curiosity Cabaret are planned for early 2015. I can’t recommend enough keeping an eye out for when dates are confirmed and tickets go on sale!
The Old Operating Theatre is located at 9a St Thomas Street, SE1 9RY. Find out more at thecuriositycabaret.com.
