Thanks to the charming and talented NKGuy who ran a photo studio to capture these arresting images of partygoers at White Mischief – including the cover shot used to mark this post.

And it’s definitely worth looking through Simon Harvey’s shots which feature some stunning light and texture.

Please arrive promptly as performances run between 9.30pm and 1am!

Doors open at 9pm; first act goes on the main stage at 9.30pm; last entry into the building is at11.30pm (if you were planning to arrive after this please contact us so we can make arrangements with the door team); White Mischief’s hosts Tough Love will be on stage at11.30pm and the final stage act finishes around 01:00 with dancing until 04:00. Please note that due to temporal anomalies we will not be adopting British Summer Time. The show will continue for a full seven hours in spite of governmental interference with your clock.

SUPPORT THE ARTISTS AND CRAFTISTS

In addition to the many live bands and performers we are for the first time hosting a number of stalls featuring art, design, craft and objets d’art from the nation’s finest steampunk artists. There’s even a luxury chocolate stand from The Clockwork Quartet. There is a cash machine in the building, though we advise you to bring change so that you can support these fabulous artists by buying their remarkable work.

PHOTOGRAPHY / VIDEOGRAPHY

We support photographers’ right to document the event as a form of artistic expression; however please do this with the utmost respect for other partygoers and always ask permission before photographing someone. These days even your mobile phone can deliver photos and videos direct to Flickr, Facebook and YouTube. Please be sure to tag all photos you upload to these sites with the word whitemischief so that they show up automatically on our site and can be found easily by other partygoers. Note that we have a specific request from the act Voltini, who asks that you use absolutely no flash or lighting during his act whatosever, and that there must be no photography or filming of any scene involving naked flesh. Please respect our artists’ wishes. Also please note that the BBC will be filming a segment during the party; if you do not wish to be featured please let one of their team members know.

CLOAKROOM / VENUE ADDRESS

Yes, there will be a cloakroom. It is operated by the venue, Scala. Incidentally Scala is at 275 Pentonville Road, King’s Cross, London N1.

PERFORMERS / ARTISTS TAKING PART
Saturday’s party features dozens of artists including astounding live bands on and off stage, mind-blowing cabaret acts,  themed rooms, DJs and walkabout characters. For the full list visit our event page or RSVP on the Facebook event. To read about the steampunk art and craft that will be for sale, read our list of steampunk artists.

A NOTE ABOUT DRESSUP

Dressing up is not compulsory at White Mischief but we encourage guests to enter into the spirit of things and express themselves – we’ve had everything from panda outfits to lampshades to flocks of birds to dinner jackets, ballgowns, even the occasional guest in t-shirt and jeans. To help you decide on a look we’ve created this list of dressup inspirations as well as compiling a guide to London’s best vintage, second-hand, costume, hair and makeup suppliers.

But our favourite is Prangsta, the bespoke costumier in New Cross whose incredible outfits leave the concept of fancy dress in the dirt! They’re offering White Mischief guests a 20% discount and they’re open on Saturday from 11am to 7pm!

JUST A FEW PLACES LEFT… BOOK IN ADVANCE

Nearly 90% of the available tickets have been sold, including all the VIP tickets and all the group discounts. If you’re thinking of coming please do book in advance…we will have a limited stock of tickets on the door but they will be more expensive at £25.

To watch a video, click the image (if there’s no clip it’s because we couldn’t find one!) To visit the artist’s site click the link on their name.

Voltini	Bruce Airhead	Oompah Brass	Mr B…	Elemental
Captain Chainsaw	Keda Breeze	Beau Burlington	Tankus The Henge	Thomas Truax
Meg La Mania	Tough Love	Art from Clockwork Quartet	Sydeian Creations	Hodman and Sally
Herr Doktor	Wayne Chisnall	Hirudinea	Prof Maelstromme	Historical Clothing

The show is now 60% booked and if there are any tickets available on the door they will be more expensive, so we strongly recommend you book in advance.

Our March 27 third birthday extravaganza, “The Great Exhibition”, is based upon the wonders of Victorian science. Our compere is a pith-helmeted colonel; on stage a mad scientist will conduct bolts of lightning through a Tesla coil; in the lobby you’ll meet Hodman and Sally, explorers from Oblivia. Throughout the building there will be Victorian and steampunk works of art.

Be sure to read these relevant articles on our site:

• Steampunk clothing at White Mischief
• The neo-Victorian look
• How to get 20% off costumes from Prangsta
• Our guide to London’s best vintage, second-hand and costume suppliers

Here are some ideas for costumes:

• Steampunk
• Neo-Victorian
• Top hats / waistcoats / frock coats
• Bustles / corsets / dresses
• Explorers
• Scientists / Engineers
• Remarkable exhibits
• Discoveries from the Empire
• Zoological phenomena
• Dinosaurs
• Workers
• Prince Albert / Queen Victoria
• HG Wells / Jules Verne
• Businessmen, women and philanthropists

Looking for that particular accessory? For the perfect haircut? For a costume to rent? Or to buy some second-hand clothing? Be sure to read our guide to London’s best vintage, second-hand and costume suppliers.

A Third Birthday Extravaganza of Neo-Victorian and Steampunk Entertainments.
Scala, 275 Pentonville Road, King’s Cross, London N1 9NL, UK

“The Great Exhibition” will be a night of unique live music, curious vaudeville, vintage DJing, costumed characters, steampunk artefacts, artworks and exhibits and astonishing feats including Voltini conducting bolts of visible lightning from his Tesla coil. The entire party is set across MULTIPLE ROOMS, THEMED AND DECORATED by our art directors who have worked in film and theatre including with Punchdrunk.

Click poster images to view full size – ticket information and line-up at bottom of page.

Standard entrance to March 27 show Book online from BrownPaperTickets or telephone (01224) 443377	Air conditioned room, private bar + Admission to both Fri 26 and Sat 27 Book online from BrownPaperTickets or telephone (01224) 443377	Admission to Fri 26 and Sat 27 Select “2 Parties” when booking or telephone (01224) 443377

Also available: discounts on groups of five or more

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LIVE MUSICAL ARTISTES in The PALACE of GLASS!

Your hosts, Tribal Pop band TOUGH LOVE

Finest Hornicator Operator and player of Mechanical Instruments, THOMAS TRUAX

With their Steam-Powered Piano, TANKUS THE HENGE

Chap-hop pioneer MR B THE GENTLEMAN RHYMER

Stars of “Blow Up! The Credit Crunch Musical” OOMPAH BRASS

Master of Ceremonies: Pith-Helmeted Colonel and “Cup of Brown Joy” rapper ELEMENTAL

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VAUDEVILLE Curiosities from Across The EMPIRE!

Noted scientist VOLTINI conducting BOLTS of VISIBLE LIGHTNING with his TESLA COIL

MR. BRUCE AIRHEAD climbing inside his SIX FOOT BALLOON

Making Sparks Fly, KEDA BREEZE with her ANGLE GRINDING CONTRAPTION

Decribed on Britain’s Got Talent by Simon Cowell as “One of the most stupid acts I’ve ever seen in my life”: CAPTAIN CHAINSAW

Steampunk Burlesque from BEAU BURLINGTON and MEG LA MANIA

Walkabout from HODMAN AND SALLY, visitors from OBLIVIA

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EXHIBITS demonstrating the CAPABILITIES of VICTORIAN TECHNOLOGY!

Steamdrone, Chocolate Shop and Steam Cannon thanks to the Ingenuity of The Clockwork Quartet –

Steampunk Craft from the Esteeemed Prof. Maelstromme’s Steam Laboratory –

Victorian Costumes Exhibited by Ms CHRISTINA DETTMERS of HistoricalClothing.net

Art installation from WAYNE CHISNALL

Ms. Karla Chameleon’s FLEA CIRCUS

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SERENADE WITH ANTIQUE BEAT INTO THE SMALL HOURS

Classical, vintage jazz, swing, showtunes, Balkan Beat and more from our team of DJs including:

MALAKA with Balkan Beat

SUICIDE ALLY with twisted cabaret and classical

Many more DJs still to be announced….

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PLUS MULTIPLE THEMED ROOMS, STEAMPUNK ART AND CRAFTS, OUTDOOR SMOKING PATIO…

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DRESSUP INSPIRATIONS

White Mischief is proud to announce that Prangsta is our preferred rental costumier, meaning that if you plan to rent one of their splendid outfits for White Mischief, Prangsta will give you a 20% discount!

Inspirations: Steampunk, neo-Victorian, top hats, waistcoats, tails, bustles, dresses, hats, brass goggles, explorers, scientists, engineers, remarkable exhibits the Industrial Revolution, Discoveries from The Empire, zoological phenomena, dinosaurs, workers, Prince Albert, HG Wells, Jules Verne, Queen Victoria, businessmen and philanthropists…

NB: Dressing up is not compulsory but is encouraged; check our list of recommended vintage, second hand and costume providers

 

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VIP ROOM

Book VIP room tickets here

VIP room tickets provide access to an air-conditioned glass room overlooking the main stage with main stage audible but not so loud as to be deafening. The VIP room has copious comfortable seating, a private bar and access to a private balcony from which you get an unobscured view of the action.

In addition to the VIP room on Saturday March 27, VIP ticket holders get free entry into the Friday 26 March “White Mischief Revue” at Proud Cabaret (see below).

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THIRD BIRTHDAY WEEKEND CELEBRATION OFFER:

Two nights, two parties!

Friday 26th March: The White Mischief Revue at Proud Cabaret, London EC3

Saturday 27th March: White Mischief THE GREAT EXHIBITION at Scala, King’s Cross

For a big discount on attending both parties, select the “Two Parties One Ticket” option

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AND FINALLY:

If you’re a performer / musician / craftsperson / creative and you want to get involved with White Mischief in future, please drop us a line on whitemischiefnight@gmail.com

Join our Facebook group or befriend White Mischief curator Tobias Fauntleroy

Follow @White_Mischief on Twitter

Sign up on our mailing list to get a free guest list place at our monthly Friday night:

Standard entrance to March 27 show Book online from BrownPaperTickets or telephone (01224) 443377	Air conditioned room, private bar + Admission to both Fri 26 and Sat 27 Book online from BrownPaperTickets or telephone (01224) 443377	Admission to Fri 26 and Sat 27 Select “2 Parties” when booking or telephone (01224) 443377

Also available: discounts on groups of five or more

7pm-1am

White Mischief Saint Valentine’s Night

Proud Cabaret, 1 Mark Lane, Corner of Mark Lane and Dunster Court, London, EC3R 7AH

To book tickets (for dinner seats and show-only) visit:

http://uk.brownpapertickets.com/event/97493

Read the dinner menu here

Love birds and love cats, love hearts and lonely hearts, old romantics and new romantics: join us in a frenzy of flirtation, courtship, eroticism and lust on the most romantic night of the year with White Mischief, the show that Time Out called “event of the week, the month, the year” and the Guardian called “more fun in one night than most venues can manage in a whole year.”

Expect an evening of the finest cabaret, vaudeville, burlesque, magic and music on stage; live piano and opera; Tretchiko’s “Blue Lady” painting coming to life and singing the blues and a peepshow booth. Plus vintage jazz, swing and rock’n'roll from our DJs and the opportunity to send and receive your own Valentines.

Following White Mischief’s New Year’s Eve 1910 soiree at Proud Cabaret, which sold out nearly two weeks in advance, Proud Cabaret will be making available an increased number of tables for couples dining alone, as well as a limited number of banquettes and table for groups. Tables will be decorated by White Mischief’s team of art directors to invoke the spirit of Eros.

Dressing up is not at all compulsory but guests are encouraged to get into the spirit of things. Inspirations: 1920s-1950s; cocktail dresses and evening dresses; lounge suits and dinner suits; hats; waistcoats and tails; Casanovas; Romeos and Juliets; Romantic poets; swooning princesses…

Line-up includes:

Tricity Vogue as The Blue Lady

Opera from Liza Mezzo

Jazz singing from Francesca Lewis

Live piano jazz

Ministry of Burlesque “best female performer” Red Sarah is The Queen of Hearts

Tournament of Tease winner and burlesque starlet Audacity Chutzpah

Hooping extraordinaire from Jessie Walters

DJ Craig Clare playing vintage jazz, soul, swing

Decorated tables themed to the great romantic icons

…and more

What the press say about the venue:

“Seductive purple velvet banquettes, pretty girls in flapper dresses and tempting grown-up nostalgic British dishes” - The Wall Street Journal November ‘09

“There’s a proper stage. There are even real tablecloths and a decidedly grown-up food menu should you fancy it. If there’s one thing to really elevate Proud Cabaret above its hoi polloi brethren, it’s the sincerity and thoroughness” - Urban Junkies November ‘09

“The City gets Proud Cabaret, a burlesque bar with well-priced drinks, hearty suppers & a late-night disco promise”. - The Sunday Times Style magazine November ‘09

“Cast off your inhibitions and sit down to early-evening jazz among the low-lit booths & velvet curtains, grab a cocktail & a bite to eat” - Square Meal November ‘09

“The fact of the matter is that Proud Cabaret may well be THE destination; I had what you would have to describe as ‘a blast” - The London Word November ‘09

To book tickets (for dinner seats and show-only) visit:

http://uk.brownpapertickets.com/event/97493

Read the dinner menu here

Alongside the entertainment there’s a delicious three course meal in store:

VALENTINE’S MENU

Bacon and Kopparberg cider steamed mussels

Wild rabbit and salsify terrine, pickled walnut and celeriac

Has Avocado and Laverstock Park Mozzarella salad

Jerusalem artichoke soup

Roast label Anglais chicken braised leek and potato, smoked bacon

Char grilled vegetable and rocket linguini

Slow roast pork belly, glazed root vegetables and truffle

Beetroot and goat’s cheese risotto

Market fish of the day

Neal’s yard dairy cheese selection and oatcakes

Lemon posset Eton mess

White chocolate and Vanilla rice pudding

Steamed banana and treacle sponge, lemon drizzle

WHAT THE REVIEWERS ARE SAYING:

“The City gets Proud Cabaret, a burlesque bar with well-priced drinks, hearty suppers & a late-night disco promise”.

- The Sunday Times Style magazine November ‘09

“Cast off your inhibitions and sit down to early-evening jazz among the low-lit booths & velvet curtains, grab a cocktail & a bite to eat”

- Square Meal November ‘09

“Seductive purple velvet banquettes, pretty girls in flapper dresses and tempting grown-up nostalgic British dishes”

- The Wall Street Journal November ‘09

There’s a proper stage. There are even real tablecloths and a decidedly grown-up food menu should you fancy it. If there’s one thing to really elevate Proud Cabaret above its hoi polloi brethren, it’s the sincerity and thoroughness”

- Urban Junkies November ‘09

“The City gets Proud Cabaret, a burlesque bar with well-priced drinks,

hearty suppers & a late-night disco promise”.

- The Sunday Times Style magazine November ‘09

“Cast off your inhibitions and sit down to early-evening jazz among the

low-lit booths & velvet curtains, grab a cocktail & a bite to eat”

- Square Meal November ‘09

“Seductive purple velvet banquettes, pretty girls in flapper dresses and

tempting grown-up nostalgic British dishes”

- The Wall Street Journal November ‘09

“The fact of the matter is that Proud Cabaret may well be THE Thursday

destination; I had what you would have to describe as ‘a blast”

- The London Word November ‘09

“There’s a proper stage. There are even real tablecloths and a decidedly

grown-up food menu should you fancy it. If there’s one thing to really elevate Proud Cabaret above its hoi polloi

brethren, it’s the sincerity and thoroughness”

- Urban Junkies November ‘09

White Mischief “New Year’s Eve 1910″

at Proud Cabaret

Example menu (subject to change)

Carpaccio of beef, Melba toast and piccalilli

Prawn cocktail

Wild mushroom quiche with Keens cheddar

Risotto of roast pumpkin, fennel and aged Parmesan

Red mullet, lobster and clam mash, saffron

Beef Wellington

Cambridge burnt cream

Rhubarb and apple almond crumble wild honey clotted cream

Lemon posset with baked fig

For a listing of the entertainment line-up click here

To book tickets click here

Your friends and family will thank you when you get them tickets to our New Year’s Eve party for Christmas! We’re sending out physical tickets for this year’s White Mischief New Year’s Eve party so there’s something for Santa to bury in your loved one’s stocking (so to speak.)

Remember, the party has the best line-up of any cabaret show with 16 acts and DJs ranging from live art to juggling to snake dancing to glow poi spinning…and the finest musical artists on the scene including The Correspondents, Frisky and Mannish, Top Shelf Jazz, Frank Sanazi and many more.

And you can choose between a show-only ticket, getting you entry to all the entertainment from 21:00, or you can select a dinner ticket, which adds a three-course meal plus the additional entertainment and DJing that we lay on for diners.

Posting days before Christmas:

Be sure to make your order in plenty of time because it’s about now that the Grinch-like posties and the Scrooge-like Royal Mail commence war against one another.

Officially the Royal Mail is saying that December 21st is the last chance for first class post and our ticket supplier needs orders in by December 20 so they have time to process them. Still, we’d recommend that you order by December 18th to be extra super-duper sure of having those tickets in your hand before Christmas.

First class postage is completely free; if you want the security of Special Delivery (or if you’re ordering on Tuesday 22nd or Wednesday 23rd and you want to be sure of getting the tickets) there is a £5 charge.