{"id":2195,"date":"2024-05-03T12:44:46","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T12:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theandrewpepper.com\/?page_id=2195"},"modified":"2026-04-08T00:41:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T00:41:51","slug":"what-have-the-nice-people-said-about-him","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.theandrewpepper.com\/?page_id=2195","title":{"rendered":"CABARET"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Copy-of-Untitled-Design-5.mp4\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Andrew&#8217;s <em><strong>cabaret<\/strong><\/em> alter-ego<span><br \/><\/span>might just have walked out of a Las Vegas showroom sometime in the 70s\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span><\/span>Or maybe off the stage of the Paris Olympia, circa 1962.<span><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Maybe your great gran saw him on the stage of some Victorian music hall giving Dan Leno a run for his money.<span><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Having said all that\u2026 he might just have walked out of the pages of a Roald Dahl novel.<span><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Wherever he came from, he\u2019s a one-off who has to be seen to be believed.<span><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Well, luckily you can\u2026<span><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Presenting old school\/new school\/middle school cabaret extravaganzas for the London crowd and beyond, Pepper has a residency at the capital\u2019s premiere cabaret venue\u2026<span><\/span><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brasseriezedel.com\/events\/andrew-pepper-house-of-pepper\/?instance_id=1198554\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Crazy Coqs (Live at Z\u00e9del)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>What&#8217;s the cabaret repertoire like?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Eclectic!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Recent shows have included songs written or originated by\u2026<span><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Adele, Todd Almond, Tom Baxter, Jeff Blumenktantz, Bertolt Brecht, \u00a0Jacques Brel, Leslie Bricusse, Kate Bush, Cher, Cy Coleman, Jamie Cullum, <span>Bob Dylan, <\/span>Dorothy Fields, <span>Friedrich Hollaender,<\/span>\u00a0Whitney Houston, Elton John<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">,\u00a0<\/span>John Kander &amp; Fred Ebb, Madonna, Barry Manilow,\u00a0Tim Minchin, Carmen Miranda, Edith Piaf,\u00a0Dick Scanlan,\u00a0James Shelton,\u00a0Stephen Sondheim,\u00a0Jule Styne<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">,\u00a0<\/span>Jeanine Tesori, Kurt Weill\u00a0&amp; David Yazbek.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<hr>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BCkmf9RGknU\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span>\u201cAndrew Pepper, a one off, daring to go further than you ever imagined a performer would\u201d<\/span><\/em><br \/><span><strong>\u2013 Musical Theatre Review<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span>\u201cHe of the magnificent voice\u201d<\/span><\/em><br \/><span><strong>\u2013 The Stage<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span><em>\u201cA winner whatever he\u2019s doing\u201d\u00a0<br \/><\/em><b>\u2013 Evening Standard<\/b><em><\/em><em><br \/><\/em><br \/><em>\u201cA dazzling and meticulously executed display of shape-shifting showmanship\u201d\u00a0<\/em><br \/><strong>\u2013\u00a0Cabaret Scenes<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span><em>\u201cHouse of Pepper is everything cabaret should be\u201d\u00a0<\/em><br \/><strong>\u2013 Theatre &amp; Tonic<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span><em>\u201cBlessed with dry humour and a terrific pair of lungs, he\u00a0delivers jokes and songs like a grand vaudevillian, and is just immensely fabulous\u201d<\/em><br \/><strong>\u2013 Stratford Herald<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u201c<\/strong>A high octane\u00a0performer like no other I\u2019ve seen\u2026 an outrageous physical abandonment combine to be exhausting yet thrillingly entertaining\u201d<\/em><\/span><br \/><strong><span>\u2013 Musical Theatre Review<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>\u200b<\/strong><em>\u201cA non-stop display of effortless tomfoolery, high-octane song and dance in which Pepper leaves no stone unturned in his quest to tease, dazzle, and ignite the room with his own seemingly limitless supply of energy\u201d<\/em><\/span><br \/><strong><span>\u2013 Cabaret Scenes<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span><strong>\u200b<\/strong><em>\u201cHe is high energy throughout this 110-minute show but also manages to shift the tone from sincere to hilarious, quiet to belting out Adele at the flick of his fingers. His raw authenticity and intensity are fabulous and lure the audience in so that they are spellbound throughout\u201d<\/em><\/span><br \/><strong><span>\u2013 Theatre &amp; Tonic<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span><strong>\u200b<\/strong><em>\u201cWatching Andrew Pepper perform is really quite extraordinary in the way in which he not only performs with great energy and passion consistently (his stamina is quite something to behold) but he can switch the tone of the show effortlessly\u201d<\/em><\/span><br \/><strong><span>\u2013 Love London Love Culture<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span><em>\u201cPepper\u2019s trademark style: a barnstorming,<\/em><br \/><em>no-holds barred, grab the\u00a0audience by the\u00a0goolies and give them\u00a0everything you\u2019ve got aesthetic\u201d<\/em><\/span><br \/><strong><span>\u2013 Cabaret Scenes<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span><em>\u201cPepper can switch in an instant from soft lyrical sound to full-on operatic&#8230; the stunningly powerful, quick-witted, fiendishly fast Brel song &#8216;Carousel&#8217; is where Pepper truly shines. 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