★★★★★
‘If laughs have been in short supply lately, The London Clown Festival offers a hilarious tonic.’
— Broadway World
★★★★
‘[Clowns] can be as enthralling, disturbing and emotionally fulfilling as anything on Shaftesbury Avenue.’
— Reviews Hub
Join us as we celebrate the opening of the 2025 London Clown Festival with a cabaret featuring some of the festival’s acts alongside some of London’s finest performers from outside of the festival.
This is a high energy night that gives you a taste of what’s to come in the festival overall.
Come for a night of fun and laughter and discover more to come back for.
Introducing the line up –
Lara Ricote – Comedian and Storyteller. Winner: Funny Women Stage Award, Winner: Edinburgh Comedy Award, Best Newcomer. Lara will be appearing in Sam Campbell’s new TV Show Make Thet Movie on Chanel 4.
Dan Lees and Tom Penn as The Sonic Joy Orchestra – The award-winning duo create an explosive blend of clowning and musical joy. These two clowns set out to summon music so divine it could make the heavens quake.
Piotr Sikora – Originally from Poland, Piotr has toured the world with his show Furiozo: Man Looking For Trouble and has a host of award wins and nominations including: Winner – The Besties Awards – The Radgie Award (for boldest performance/behaviour, Perth Comedy Weekly Award Winner, “Pick of the Week” Award, Adelaide Fringe Festival , Nominee: Fringe International Award, Hollywood Fringe, LA, Fringe for Comedy Award, Hollywood Fringe, Comedians’ Choice Awards in the Best Show Category, Edinburgh Fringe.
Maya Ricote – Gaulier trained Mexican / Venezuelan-American telenovela actress turned clown. Cryogenically preserved and freshly defrosted, this passionate Latina with dangerous curves is ready to make you melt. In her debut clown spectacle, the Queen of Wails FINALLY performs her Latin-melodramatic-soap-opera slash camp musical for you.
Ella The Great – “Internationally acclaimed clown and London drag icon” as featured in the Guardian and New York Times magazine , Celebrating the craft of clown from the heart. Inviting audiences into a world of wonder, where no two encounters are the same “Lights up the stage” -Scotsman, Specialising in playful subversive acts From Beautiful silent clown (Richard Melanin The Third) to dynamic Stand-up stilt walking with quick wit and lasting charm!
Julia Masli – Julia Masli is often mistaken for a clown. All she wants to do is solve people’s problems and eventually win the Nobel Prize, presented to those who have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind. But the plan keeps going wrong as she continually wins prizes for comedy – Winner – Malcolm Hardee Award for Comic Originality, ISH Edinburgh Comedy Award, Comedians Choice Award. Nominee – Edinburgh Comedy Award, Best Comedy Show’ Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2024.
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This is part of the London Clown Festival, a celebration of contemporary theatre clowning.
Book 2 shows: 10% Off
Book 3 shows: 15% off
Book 5+ shows: 20% Off
Ages 16+