I went to 2 shows as part of LBW on Friday (23rd, before my holiday), the Battle Royale at Islington Academy and the Speakeasy show at Proud Cabaret.
Battle Royale was so good, the acts were amazing, though some were so much better than others. We couldn't stick around for the whole weekend, more's the pity. The winner of Battle Royale was the amazing Ginger Blush (pic) who did a hilarious and wildly imaginative Laurel & Hardy act. An absolutely well deserved win!
I thought I'd do a bit of research into other 'newbie' acts. I say newbie but seriously, some of them were so polished, and imaginative, I could hardly believe they had been performing less than a year!
So here's what I learnt:
1) Don't mouth along to your music! Unless it's part of your act.. it looks weird!
2) The audience loves an unexpected trick.. When one performer's Marie Antoinette style act pulled a stacked tray of champagne glasses from her underskirt..followed my a bottle of champagne..! Genius!!
3) The face is everything - the audience look at your face for cues to the direction of your act, if you look stoic, your act is.
4) Make sure your music fits. Some acts finished before their music ended, which is bound to happen occasionally, but some girls' music choice just didn't sit well with their act. I guess your music has to tell part of the story, and if the audience don't like the music, they won't like the act.
5) An act needs some comedy, otherwise you're forgettable, in my opinion at least. There are some girls I don't even remember what they did on stage. Them there were some I couldn't forget. A gimmick, or a joke definitely helps you be remembered!
6) Spend money on props and costume, or at least get creative. The acts that wowed had clearly laboured over their props, and you could tell, they stand out a mile from those acts who cobble together an outfit from random items in their wardrobe. Not that that doesn't sometimes work, but if your costume and props look profession, so will you!
Now I just have to try to remeber all that when I'm on stage....!
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