New style of ‘broken’ musical premieres at the King's Head in March

Broken Cabaret presents Something Something Lazarus - a dark comedy about resurrections, second chances and the healing power of performance.

It’s being described as a “broken” musical: a fast-dissolving rehearsal ending with a fractured show, where songs are interrupted, directed, repurposed, and undercut.

This new British musical transports the audience to a half-dead cabaret bar where, with the unveiling of a delivery from the owner’s distant past, matters quickly skid into overdrive.

Alongside the action on stage, Something Something Lazarus endeavours to change the way audiences consume stories with the tools and techniques of transmedia storytelling – characters, spaces and motifs will have a web presence, websites, social media accounts … Email them and get a response. Tweet them and see how they react.

With strong queer sensibilities and language, song and perspectives pointed towards the world of cabaret, the theatrical and musicals, John Myatt, Simon Arrowsmith and frequent King’s Head collaborator Dan Phillips promise a new type of show, taking all of the excellent ingredients already on offer and adding a dash of originality.

Something Something Lazarus runs from 8 March - 2 April at Kings Head Theatre