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TICKETS for The Working Girls of Soho Cabaret SHOW !

04 May 2023

PHOENIX THEATRE TICKETS Monday 15 May 7pm – 9pm   https://phoenixartsclub.com/events/the-working-girls-of-soho-saucy-tales-of-notorious-women/ Coming up: Sunday 29th June at  The Pheasantry, Pizza Express, Kings Road, London SW3, tickets on sale soon!  Be taken on a wild journey through Soho’s shady past, meeting the female whores, club runners & thieves who have been Soho’s beating heart since the 18th…

Josephine Pembroke on Museum of Soho show on Soho Radio

14 Nov 2022

The Working Girls of Soho – Saucy Tales of Notorious Women – Songs & Stories A fabulous cabaret celebrating Soho’s glorious past. Featuring the club runners, strippers, whores and thieves with song and stories. Josephine Pembroke of Pussies Galore talks about her sell out show featuring the female club runners, strippers, whores and thieves from…

The Mother of Darkness Venetia Welby with Donna Freed on Radio Gorgeous AUTHOR of the Week

08 Mar 2017

The Mother of Darkness Venetia Welby with Donna Freed  AUTHOR OF THE WEEK on Radio Gorgeous The Mother of Darkness : How a messiah is born in the last of the seedy Soho streets Venetia Welby with Donna Freed on Radio Gorgeous A Radio Gorgeous exclusive: the first interview with explosive debut author Venetia Welby,…

Ilana Fox THE GLITTERING ART of FALLING APART – 1980’s SOHO with Josephine Pembroke

03 Mar 2016

    Ilana Fox THE GLITTERING ART of FALLING APART 1980’s SOHO with Josephine Pembroke   Ilana meets Josephine at The Society Club bookshop in Soho, they talk about writing, the 80’s and Ilana’s illuminating story about family, secrets and the dark side of Soho.   Follow Ilana:   https://twitter.com/ilana     @Ilana  Buy the book & Find…

Prostitution, Mayfair & Ruth Ellis Perfect Wives in Ideal Homes by Virginia Nicholson

07 Jan 2016

Prostitution, Mayfair & Ruth Ellis Perfect Wives in Ideal Homes by Virginia Nicholson Virginia Nicholson explains that prostitution wasn’t as big as it was during the war years when randy soldiers roamed the streets but it was conducted in much the same way: it was open and had strict rules along class lines. But woe…

Betty May The Musical

25 Mar 2015

Betty May the Musical on That’s Entertainment on Radio Gorgeous  Betty started to take cocaine on her honeymoon, cabaret danced drunkenly her way to notoriety, hung out at the Cafe Royal was a true Soho bohemian. Playwright, musician and performer Celine Hispache was inspired by Betty May, the “Tiger Woman” and wrote Betty May the…