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Performances
Shirley Knot the Siren (Guest & Shows)
Shirley is swimming near you!
Shirley Knot the Siren, written and starring Debbie, is a nautical musical cabaret about ageing in a society where getting older is a crime punished with invisibility. The show features show tunes, opera and comedy all while centering female ‘identifiers of a certain age’.
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Booking for the PDA Cabaret, London (Guest)
What: PDA Cabaret
When: Friday, 4th April 2025
Time: 8:00pm
Venue:The Hobo Club, 191 High Street, Loughton, IG10 4LN
Ticket: £10 You can buy tickets here!
Booking for the show, Alma Theatre, Bristol
What: Shirley Knot the Siren (full show)
When: Friday, 6th June 2025
Time: 8:00pm
Venue: The Alma Theatre & Tavern, 18-20 Alma Vale Rd, Clifton, Avon, Bristol BS8 2HY
Ticket: £15 (£1 booking fee inclu.) EARLY BIRD discount from 28th March – 12th April tickets £10 (£1 booking fee inclu.) Regular Ticket: £15 (£1 booking fee inclu.) You can buy tickets here!
Booking for the March of the Mermaids, Brighton (Guest)
What: March of the Mermaids – fundraiser
When: Saturday, 5th July 2025
Time: 3:10pm
Venue: The Fortune of War, 156 Kings Road, Brighton, BN1 1NB
Ticket: FREE
Booking for the show, Camden Fringe, Canal Cafe Theatre
What: Shirley Knot the Siren (full show)
When: Monday & Wednesday, 28th & 30th July 2025
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: The Canal Cafe Theatre, 13 Westbourne Terrace Rd, London W2 6NG
Tickets: £10/8 (£1.35 booking fee) here!
Booking for the show, Alternative Cabaret Battle, Portsmouth (Judge/Guest)
What: Alternative Cabaret Battle (Judge/Guest)
When: Saturday, 1st November 2025
Time: 8:00pm
Venue: Portsmouth
Tickets: tbc
Comedy
Stand Up (Guest Slot)
Debbie Bridge
🎤 Welcome to Debbie’s corner of the world! Debbie Bridge is a neurodiverse comedian navigating life with hidden disabilities, and she’s here to bring you laughter, perspective, and a little bit of chaos. Life isn’t always as it seems, and that’s exactly what she loves about it. Join her on this wild ride where humor meets reality, and together we’ll laugh at the things that make us different – because let’s face it, normal is overrated. Let’s dive in!
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Booking for Too Far Comedy, London
When: Monday 14th April 2025
Time: 7:30 pm
Venue: The Artillery Arms, 102 Artillery Arms, 102 Bunhill Row, London, EC1Y 8ND
Ticket: Free entry – book your tickets here – donations appreciated!
Booking for DC Comedy, Brighton
When: Saturday 24th May 2025
Time: 7:00 pm
Venue: Laughing Horse @a&o Hostel Bar, 41-42 Old Steine Road, Brighton, BN1 1NH
Ticket: £5 – pay what you want here!
Classes
Find Your Inner Cabaret Star
🪶 This course is for anyone who enjoys the cabaret style of entertainment, wants to know more about it and to try it out for themselves.
No experience of performing is necessary or knowledge of cabaret.
Course Content
The course content is centred around the cabaret form, its history and how to do it yourself.
There are 2 workshops and then a final performance. The workshops are held monthly and open to joining in when you can.
Workshop character creation: Saturday 26th April/10-12pm – Character development (this can be in any type of cabaret – burlesque, comedy, singing, ventriloquist, contortion, magic, etc. – excluded are pole, fire, anything too messy, as the venue doesn’t have the space for it.)
Workshop promoter: Saturday 31st May/10-12 – Ways to get work and promote yourself in the cabaret world in the U.K. as well as a dress rehearsal for the final performance.
Cabaret Star – this is your chance to shine alongside professionals from the cabaret scene in London. There will be up to 5 min solo slot, unless you prefer to work in a group or only the final group song.
Final performance is for friends & family – tickets will be available for free to each participant. We will learn a group song and this song will be sung with a backing track at the end of the show. We will have some professional performers joining us at this show, including Shirley Knot the Siren (aka Debbie Bridge) as your host for the evening.
Email if you have any specific disabilities that you are concerned may hinder your participation in this workshop. There is wheelchair access to the venue.
Finding Your Inner Cabaret Start- click here to book, London
When: Saturdays, 26th April, 31st May & 14th June 2025
Time: 8:00pm
Venue: Cablab Studios, 1 Cluny Mews, Warwick Rd, London SW5 9EG
Ticket: It’s FREE!
Talks
Neurodivergence in the Voiceover World – We’ve Been Here All Along (Talk)
Neurodivergence in the Voiceover World: We’ve Been Here All Along
🔎 Discover the creativity, authenticity, and impact of neurodivergent voice actors, plus tips for fostering inclusivity at One Voice 2025!
Booking for One Voice, London
What: One Voice Conference
When: 14th May 2025
Time: 9:30 am – 10:30 am
Venue: Online
Ticket: Reach out here to find out how book!
What is Cabaret? (Talk)
🎤 In this talk, Debbie will take you around the world, through some of the history of how and why Cabaret started, and why it’s still very much alive today in these tough times!
Debbie Bridge talks about Cabaret
Booking for Cabaret Talk, Lancing
What: Lancing U3A
When: Saturday 12 May 2025
Time: 2:10 pm
Venue: Jubilee Hall in Lancing Parish Hall, South Street, Lancing, BN15 8AJ
Ticket: Reach out here to find out how book!