La Clique
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La Clique was an award-winning cabaret/variety show
with Australian roots first conceived for the 2004 edition of The Edinburgh Festival Fringe. It was originally performed in a Spiegeltent
with a small circular stage at fringe festivals, but since 2008 it was also performed for extended periods in permanent theaters keeping the same characteristic stage.
The show was created by Brett Haylock and David Bates and Haylock acted as its Creative Director and Producer.
In September 2010, Haylock and the cast of La Clique announced they will be performing under the new name La Soirée
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Variety show
A variety show, also known as variety arts or variety entertainment, is an entertainment made up of a variety of acts, especially musical performances and sketch comedy, and normally introduced by a compère or host. Other types of acts include magic, animal and circus acts, acrobatics, juggling...
with Australian roots first conceived for the 2004 edition of The Edinburgh Festival Fringe. It was originally performed in a Spiegeltent
Spiegeltent
A Spiegeltent is a large travelling tent, constructed in wood and canvas and decorated with mirrors and stained glass, intended as an entertainment venue...
with a small circular stage at fringe festivals, but since 2008 it was also performed for extended periods in permanent theaters keeping the same characteristic stage.
The show was created by Brett Haylock and David Bates and Haylock acted as its Creative Director and Producer.
In September 2010, Haylock and the cast of La Clique announced they will be performing under the new name La Soirée
La Soirée
La Soirée is a cabaret/variety show presented by Brett Haylock, Mark Rubinstein and Mick Perrin for Just for Laughs Live that debuted in London in October 2010. The show featured a number of artists who previously appeared in La Clique, a variety show created by Brett Haylock, Markus Pabst and...
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Awards
- 2009: Nominated for Les Globes de Cristal La Meilleure Comédie Musicale 2009 (Best Musical or Comedy) for the Paris 2009 season.
- 2009: Laurence Olivier Award for Best Entertainment for the London 2008/09 season at the Hippodrome, LondonHippodrome, LondonThe Hippodrome is a building on the corner of Charing Cross Road and Leicester Square in the City of Westminster, London. The name was used for many different theatres and music halls, of which the London Hippodrome is one of only a few survivors...
. - 2005: Brighton Festival FringeBrighton Festival FringeThe Brighton Festival Fringe is an open access arts festival held annually in Brighton, England. It is the largest annual arts festival in England.- Introduction :...
Best of The Fringe Festival award.
Seasons
- Edinburgh Festival Fringe, United Kingdom; August 2004
- Brighton Festival FringeBrighton Festival FringeThe Brighton Festival Fringe is an open access arts festival held annually in Brighton, England. It is the largest annual arts festival in England.- Introduction :...
, United Kingdom; May 2005 - Edinburgh Festival Fringe, United Kingdom; August 2005
- Melbourne International Arts FestivalMelbourne International Arts FestivalMelbourne Festival is a celebration of dance, theatre, music, visual arts, multimedia, outdoor and free events held for 17 days each October in a number of venues across Melbourne, Australia.-History:...
, Australia; October - November 2005 - Adelaide Fringe FestivalAdelaide Fringe FestivalThe Adelaide Fringe Festival is an arts festival held annually in the South Australian capital of Adelaide. The event is the Southern Hemisphere's largest arts event and the second-largest fringe festival in the world, second in size only to the Edinburgh Fringe...
, Australia; March 2006 - Brighton Festival FringeBrighton Festival FringeThe Brighton Festival Fringe is an open access arts festival held annually in Brighton, England. It is the largest annual arts festival in England.- Introduction :...
, United Kingdom; May 2006 - Edinburgh Festival Fringe, United Kingdom; August 2006
- Just for LaughsJust for LaughsJust for Laughs is a comedy festival held each July in Montreal, Quebec, founded in 1983. It is the largest international comedy festival in the world.- Information :...
festival, Montreal, Canada; July 2006 - New York, United States of America; August - October 2006
- Melbourne International Arts FestivalMelbourne International Arts FestivalMelbourne Festival is a celebration of dance, theatre, music, visual arts, multimedia, outdoor and free events held for 17 days each October in a number of venues across Melbourne, Australia.-History:...
, Melbourne, Australia; October - December 2006 - Sydney FestivalSydney FestivalSydney Festival is Australia's largest and most attended annual cultural event running every January since it was first held in 1977. Its program features around 80 events including contemporary and classical music, dance, circus, drama, visual arts and artist talks...
, Australia; January 2007 - Auckland FestivalAuckland FestivalThe Auckland Festival is a biennial arts and cultural festival held in New Zealand’s largest city, Auckland. The Festival features works from New Zealand, the Pacific, Asia and beyond, including world premieres of new works and international performing arts events.-History:Auckland was the first...
, New Zealand; March 2007 - Just for LaughsJust for LaughsJust for Laughs is a comedy festival held each July in Montreal, Quebec, founded in 1983. It is the largest international comedy festival in the world.- Information :...
festival, Montreal, Canada; July 2007 - Dublin Fringe FestivalDublin Fringe FestivalThe Dublin Fringe Festival allows artists to develop and present their work by submitting their application which is subsequently reviewed by the programme manager. The festival is open to both Irish and international participants....
, Ireland; September 2007 - Melbourne International Arts FestivalMelbourne International Arts FestivalMelbourne Festival is a celebration of dance, theatre, music, visual arts, multimedia, outdoor and free events held for 17 days each October in a number of venues across Melbourne, Australia.-History:...
, Melbourne, Australia; October - December 2007 - Edinburgh Festival Fringe, United Kingdom; August 2007
- Sydney FestivalSydney FestivalSydney Festival is Australia's largest and most attended annual cultural event running every January since it was first held in 1977. Its program features around 80 events including contemporary and classical music, dance, circus, drama, visual arts and artist talks...
, Australia; January 2008 - Adelaide Fringe FestivalAdelaide Fringe FestivalThe Adelaide Fringe Festival is an arts festival held annually in the South Australian capital of Adelaide. The event is the Southern Hemisphere's largest arts event and the second-largest fringe festival in the world, second in size only to the Edinburgh Fringe...
, Australia; March 2008 - Edinburgh Festival Fringe, United Kingdom; August 2008
- Dublin Fringe FestivalDublin Fringe FestivalThe Dublin Fringe Festival allows artists to develop and present their work by submitting their application which is subsequently reviewed by the programme manager. The festival is open to both Irish and international participants....
, Ireland; September 2008 - Hippodrome, LondonHippodrome, LondonThe Hippodrome is a building on the corner of Charing Cross Road and Leicester Square in the City of Westminster, London. The name was used for many different theatres and music halls, of which the London Hippodrome is one of only a few survivors...
, United Kingdom; October 2008 - June 2009 - Sydney FestivalSydney FestivalSydney Festival is Australia's largest and most attended annual cultural event running every January since it was first held in 1977. Its program features around 80 events including contemporary and classical music, dance, circus, drama, visual arts and artist talks...
, Australia; January 2009 - Auckland FestivalAuckland FestivalThe Auckland Festival is a biennial arts and cultural festival held in New Zealand’s largest city, Auckland. The Festival features works from New Zealand, the Pacific, Asia and beyond, including world premieres of new works and international performing arts events.-History:Auckland was the first...
, New Zealand; March 2009 - Just for LaughsJust for LaughsJust for Laughs is a comedy festival held each July in Montreal, Quebec, founded in 1983. It is the largest international comedy festival in the world.- Information :...
festival, Nantes, France; April 2009 - Aarhus FestugeAarhus FestugeAarhus Festuge, in English referred to as Aarhus Festival , is literally translated to "Aarhus Party Week", however, it represents a yearly arts and culture festival in the city of Aarhus, Denmark...
, Denmark; August 2009 - Dublin Fringe FestivalDublin Fringe FestivalThe Dublin Fringe Festival allows artists to develop and present their work by submitting their application which is subsequently reviewed by the programme manager. The festival is open to both Irish and international participants....
, Ireland; September 2009 - BobinoBobinoBobino at 20 rue de la Gaîté, in the Montparnasse area of Paris , France, is a music hall theatre that has seen most of the biggest names of 20th century French music perform there....
, Paris, France; September 2009 - June 2010 - The RoundhouseThe RoundhouseThe Roundhouse is a Grade II* listed former railway engine shed in Chalk Farm, London, England, which has been converted into a performing arts and concert venue. It was originally built in 1847 as a roundhouse , a circular building containing a railway turntable, but was only used for railway...
, London, United Kingdom; November 2009 - January 2010 - Showzam! Festival of Circus, Magic and New Variety, Blackpool, United Kingdom; February 2010
- Adelaide Festival of ArtsAdelaide Festival of ArtsThe Adelaide Festival of Arts is an arts festival held biennially in the South Australian capital of Adelaide. Although locally considered to be one of the world's greatest celebrations of the arts, that is internationally renowned and the pre-eminent cultural event in Australia, it is actually...
, Australia; March 2010 - Stockholm Kulturfestival, Gröna LundGröna LundTivoli Gröna Lund or Grönan is an amusement park in Stockholm, Sweden. It is located on the seaward side of the Djurgården island and is relatively small compared to other amusement parks, mainly due to its central location, which limits expansion. Gröna Lund is a popular venue for concerts during...
, Sweden; August - September 2010 - Pécs, Hungary; August 2010
- Aarhus FestugeAarhus FestugeAarhus Festuge, in English referred to as Aarhus Festival , is literally translated to "Aarhus Party Week", however, it represents a yearly arts and culture festival in the city of Aarhus, Denmark...
, Denmark; August - September 2010 - Lund, Sweden; September 2010
- Halmstad, Sweden; September 2010
- Umeå, Sweden; September - October 2010