Get your diary out, one of the shows that you’ll probably want to see is Dog Show – a new production from Ginger Johnson and David Cumming that is on now at The Pleasance in London.

Dog Show is a late-night canine cabaret that cocks its leg at the fetishisation of queer bodies and queer culture.

The cast includes some big names from London’s queer cabaret scene, including – Rudy Jeevanjee, Azara, and Mahatma Khandi.

Drawing heavily from the Weimar cabaret tradition, which grew in response to increasing division in society, this show is a dog’s dinner of skits, songs, sketches, spoken word, socialism and sex – this is a show that delivers drag, comedy, breakdancing, burlesque, rap, spoken word, lip-sync, and song.

Ginger Johnson and David Cumming have created a really accomplished production. It’s funny and queer-as-fuck, but it’s also packed full with great songs, great singing, and some surprises.

The cabaret format works perfectly – the audience is seated at tables, with the bar delivering drinks to your table.

Drawing on the visual language of kink to explore the idea of sexual shame and the modern fetishisation of queer culture, Dog Show unpacks the themes of freedom, control, dominance and power, all while serving up a spectacularly silly and sexy drag show.

If you’ve ever wanted to unleash your inner-wolf, this is the show to help you do it. It’s a lot of fun.

“Fascism is on the rise, communities are being divided, and the rich just keep getting richer…” explain David Cumming and Ginger Johnson. “So, of course we’ve decided to tackle all this through the medium of a Christmas show full of sexy, silly drag dogs. Part fantastical escapism, part satirical skewer, this kinky canine cabaret is our response to an increasingly hostile world where difference is discouraged, and freedom is conditional. And after the year we’ve just had, we think we all deserve some raucous, raunchy, revolutionary fun. It’ll be the dog bollocks – we promise – maybe even literally!”

Dog Show will run at The Pleasance theatre in London until 19 December

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