White Mischief: From the Earth to the Moon
Well! It is my great pleasure to pass on to those who might be interested, that the new-Vaudeville group, White Mischief, will be hosting a night of extravagance, delight and debauchery in London on the 10th of November (Saturday). The night, entitled “From the Earth, to the Moon” takes its inspiration from Steampunk, Verne, HG Wells, gaslight romances and all the other wonderful things that we also enjoy so much.
A night for fun-seeking adults; circus-style performances, live-action silent movies, music of multiple flavours, cabaret and burlesque and (in the most perfect example of a job description to kill for) Edwardian Space Pirates. Dressing up, and dressing fabulously, strongly encouraged, and there’ll be prizes for those who turn heads the best. All in all - it sounds delicious and very tempting indeed - though those of a sensitive nature should be warned that the glimpse of an ankle would be the least of your worries! (Thank you, Mr Tobias and good luck!)
October 21st, 2007 at 8:37 pm
Gosh, maybe I’ll go to this–I’ve been looking for an excuse to spend a weekend in London. And it couldn’t be any more convenient for me than KX. And the timing is good–I may have something to celebrate by then. Let me know if you plan to be there….
October 22nd, 2007 at 12:25 pm
Is it for the benefit of Mr. Kite? Will the Hendersons all be there? And Henry the Horse dancing the waltz? If so, I sounds like the production will be second to none (maybe even a hogshead of real fire?), and I’ll make sure not to be late - was it Bishop’s Gate at 8?
October 23rd, 2007 at 4:46 am
What does this have to do with the Beatles?
October 23rd, 2007 at 10:43 am
Noooooooo …
I can’t go because it’s so far away. This sucks.
October 23rd, 2007 at 11:18 am
Aeronaut - the song “For the benefit of Mr. Kite” was inspired by Paul McCartney reading an old circus poster - http://www.beatlesagain.com/bpix/kite.jpg
It was my first association when I saw this poster…that’s about it.
October 26th, 2007 at 6:56 am
I see.
I knew about the origins of the song, I just didn’t make the connection. For some reason.
October 26th, 2007 at 11:07 pm
Well, I’ve decided to attend the event, and I’m rather excited about it! Ms. Dougherty I hope I’ll be able to see you there - and many others, I hope.
November 3rd, 2007 at 10:41 am
I’d just come back to this link because it turns out I need to be in Newcastle early Monday morning to leave for Dublin, so I was thinking of putting off the trip…but if you’ll be there, what the heck, I can have a long-ish weekend.
Here’s a photo of me online:
http://www.bikeshareworld.com/Trip_Articles/image_pages/henry_friend.htm
I’m about 5′4″, and will probably be wearing a purple and green brocade frock coat with a fur collar (among other things). I hope we manage to run into each other!