Painting by Rose Lawless, Graphics by Victor Terentiev

Rose will be singing her own original Cabaret songs, accompanied by Julie Cruickshank, while the audience will be invited to write their own poetry and draw artwork, inspired by the Cabaret. 1920s dress optional.

Recreate the Moulin Rouge this Xmas!

Sun    11th Dec           La Dolce Vita, Cow’s Lane, Temple Bar        

8.00 pm,  Show starts 8.30pm

5 euro         (bookings – 087 6884979) www.ladolcevita.ie

Sat      17th Dec           The Back Loft , St Augustine St , Dub 8          

8.00pm. Show starts 8.30 pm

Free               www.windermerecoffee.blogspot.com

Sun      18th Dec          The Mermaid Theatre        

Rose is a guest in the Bray Arts Performance Night

Bookings 01 2724030      16 Euros\ 14 Con         www.mermaidartscentre.ie

(Rose will also be singing in the Sol art gallery for the opening of Katarzyna Gajewska’s new exhibition of paintings, 7pm, Dawson street, Dec 14th, www.solart.ie) 

Rose Lawless is star entertainer at ‘A Night of Elegance.’

Charlie Chaplin Film Festival

Rose is the star entertainment for a, ‘A night of Elegance,’ organised by Noelle Campbell-Sharpe, in Waterville, Kerry, on 27th August, 6pm. This is to form part of the ‘Charlie Chaplin’ comedy film festival being held the same weekend. Rose will be dressed in Charlie Chaplin- inspired Vintage elegance, courtesy of Lulu French Vintage and kate Betts millinery. She will be accompanied by the gifted Julie Cruickshank on grand piano.

She will also be entertaining in the Lulu Vintage ‘Pop up’ shop on the 28th in Waterville. Come check out the French designer clothes, the katebetts miillinery  - and the Cabaret!

Free performance           Sweny’s Pharmacy              1 pm

Rose Lawless by Scott Anthony Kelly

Free performance           Civic Chamber’s, Bray         6.30 pm

PLANS: JUNE – AUGUST 2011.

Due to a wonderful and exciting run in ‘The Matchbox theatre’ which was recorded live, Rose has decided to spend the next few weeks putting together a raw and dynamic album to be called ‘Cabaret Revolution – Live at the Matchbox.’ This  will be available for purchasing from this website and also at our live events. We will also very shortly be promoting our plans for a launch tour. If you would like to be emailed directly with these plans and other Rose Lawless events, please subscribe to our newsletter.

Due to big demand and all the fun everyone’s still having, we’ve decided to stage a final ‘Cabaret Revolution‘ this Saturday, May 7th, 9pm. We’ll be recording an album live at the Matchbox theatre downstairs at ‘Le Cafe des Irlandais,‘ on Georges street. And we’ll also be getting some live visual footage for music videos and youtube.

We’d like to invite you to come along for the final finale – our ‘For the Record‘ show.  If you print out this email and bring it along, you can get in for the concession price of 12 euros and still get a glass of french wine, on the house. Vintage dress is still optional and there will be a great designer prize for best dressed.

It’s been a wonderful run at the most perfect petite venue in town – the new elegant Matchbox theatre.  There’s gourmet french food available upstairs at ‘Le Cafe des Irlandais,’ and some of our guests have enjoyed a fantastic meal before coming downstairs to our Revolution.

Below I’ve included extracts from a recent review by David Hollywood -

Singing the Revolution

Located in the intimate surroundings of the matchbox theatre, Rose Lawless’ ‘Cabaret Revolution’ does all the right things… As you pay in (15 euro, 12 w/conc) you’re told that you can exchange your ticket at the bar for a complimentary glass of wine – money back before you sit down is novel and smart. With a capacity crowd of no more than forty, an audience member certainly gets the impression of being involved in the show from the start. That sensation only becomes more prevalent.

Lawless nearly single-handedly carries the show with a notable contribution from keyboard player Julie Cruickshank. The value of this evening lies in the investment that Ms. Lawless puts into her audience, she engages with the crowd with such vim and vigour that the 90 minute show runs remarkably fast.

For those who may have reservations based on ignorance, as I recently had, Cabaret is less musical singing dancing and more comprehensive entertainment. ‘Cabaret Revolution’ has managed to cover all bases for the punters – you get a stand up show, the singing(lyrically knife-edged), the dancing(almost narrative) and the music which is adroit and complimentary… and a cameo all inclusive sing along requiring all audience members to caw like see-gulls. Thank you Victor Terentiev.

It is clear Rose Lawless is a gifted writer and can occupy a remarkable succession of unique characters. She expresses these gifts best in both ‘the Dan song’ and ‘I don’t need a feather boa’. Those two songs were possibly the two best of a well sequenced running order, with an ample break in between; the show never risked becoming stale. The evening of raucous excitement and expression came to a close with ‘He’s the one’……the chorus being “He’s the one, he’s the one, he’s the one night stand for me”…

‘Cabaret Revolution’ will be many things to many people, nearly all of them unique when compared to anything else on offer… Irreverent, engaging, pure entertainment.

By David Hollywood.

Rose by Cashel O'Toole (pandassrule@hotmail.com)

‘You call me a moth, but I am really a butterfly without lavish clothes, hunting for colour in your second-hand wardrobes.’  Second hand Cabaret Rose.

Photo By Scott Anthony Kelly, Clothes by Lulu's, Designer French Vintage, Hat by KateBetts, Make up by Ruth O'Rourke MUA

1. Lulu’s of Monkstown. Designer French Vintage.

Lulu’s is one of Dublin’s petit miracles. Veronique, the owner goes to Paris every few weeks and returns with hand-chosen designer Vintage from the Couture Capital of the world.

Rose was lucky to be dressed in Lulu for her most recent photoshoot (featured). She says stepping inside is like going to a Gauguin Gallery…  or revisiting the Parisien streets where she grew up as a child…. it is a shop full of the mysterious grace and beauty of that city… Cafes, elegance, the music of ‘Amelie’….Rose recommends.

2. Grogan’s pub.

Home of The Black stuff and The Bitter, drunk by the artist, the anarchist and the resident bitter, Rose says Grogans is the best pub in town for ‘Cabaret Revolution!’

A safe haven for Rose,  she hid here in the Celtic Tiger years with the other guerillas against the boom. She would often come in the afternoons for the best ‘toasties’ in town, served with a pot of ‘normal’ tea  (all they have  - and ever will have).

Heaven was sitting in the vintage old-style decor, in the dusty stained-glass light, writing songs like ‘A Night Star with a Golden Core.’ . She even gave a copy of this one in thanks to the owners – hand-written in pink! (www.roselawless.com/my-songs)

3. Dirty Fabulous.

Dirty Fabulous is like Vintage in Technicolor. Classic greens, reds and blues (and they also do a celebrated turn in bridal white), it makes you think of ‘Guys and Dolls’, Alfred Hitchcock, Grace Kelly – and all the great screen idols who did glamour in vivid colour.

Run by two sisters, Cathy and Caroline, they have a charming talent for choosing clothes, for both their elegant chique and their irrepressible celebration of feminine fun. Rose loves Dirty Fabulous for the two words in its name – and she really recommends finding it on Wicklow street for a special treat in technicolour!

4.Bohemia

Another great Vintage point from which to see ‘reclaimed’ Dublin, Rose likes Bohemia as a wonderful symbol of self-expression. Set in ‘The Liberties,’ the shop epitomises the spirit of ‘Liberty,’ she loves in that great inner city location.

Eve, it’s ‘belle’ owner, runs her shop of kitsch and luxury treasure, without the use of email, phone or logo. An actress who studied Stanislavsky, as well as being a wise merchant in vintage, she’ s a fascinating person to talk to about running a good business, while holding her castle of ‘no surrender,’ fast from the modern web-world.  Vive Bohemia! Vive The Liberties!

5. Jenny Vanders

The grandmere of Dublin Vintage, this shop is full of the history of its exquisite stitches. Jenny Vanders has been around since Rose was an anarchic teenager and she’s often wandered in on a happy penniless Dublin afternoon to browse – and wonder who wore these elegant gloves and jewels…. Jenny Vanders clothes don’t just compliment Cabaret – they inspire it and create it. Rose has always dreamed of wearing one of these mysterious pieces to perform in.

So she was overjoyed last autumn, when she was sponsored to wear a Jenny Vanders see-through flapper dress, to sing ‘My love is like a Water Rat.’ A dark love song, inspired by the Liffey at moonlight, Rose dedicates it to her lover, the rockn’ roll Hungarian, Farkas.

6. Juice

Rose recommends Juice as a place to stop off from your Vintage trail, to try the most celebrated smoothies in town.

Centrally located, surrounded by the best second-ware stores and Dublin fun spots, Juice is is an essential part of Rose’s Cabaret Dublin:  You’re very likely to bump into her here, having a political chat with Anthony, the owner, about who should really be running the country – David McWilliams or David McSavage. She comes regularly with her mates (and lover – Farkas) to enjoy the best vegetarian deal in town – Just 7.95 for two delicious quality courses in a sunny surrounding, with elegant and friendly waiters.

It’s just opposite ‘The Matchbox Theatre‘ so you might catch Anthony on a Saturday night off at Rose’s ‘Cabaret Revolution‘. You’ll know him as the one sitting at the front, endearingly handsome in heavy vintage spectacles.  

7. Rose’s Vintage Cabaret at ‘Le Cafe des Irlandais!’

One thinks of the Wild Geese and their revolutionary descendants, who fled to Paris from Imperial Britain…. They might have established something like Le Cafe as they became more Parisian than the Parisian themselves – while retaining their dreams of Saor Eire.

This imaginative theme of France a la Irlandaise is maintained gracefully throughout Le Cafe – from the rua-haired chef who studied the art of cuisine in Paris, to the classy European Cafe decor with a Celtic Patriot feel – to – Finally! Drum roll, Ladies and Gentlemen! - the Salon-style Cabaret, born of the urban grind and glory of Dublin!

Our anti-heroine, Rose Lawless, with her black hair and pale skin, stained with freckles, will be declaring the unsung longings of our city’s back streets, while staying faithful to this radical european genre. She’ll be singing Cabaret Revolution! downstairs in The Matchbox Theatre (run by new impressario Gavin Logue), every Saturday, March 5-April 23rd, 9pm. 15 euros/12.50 concession. Free Glass of wine on entry. Vintage dress optional. With great prizes from our featured sponsors. Bookings 085 8079612 Vive le Revolution! Vive la liberte!

* Additionally, Rose will be performing an exciting installation in the window of ‘Le Cafe des Irlandais’ every Monday (excluding March 7th), from 5.30-6.30 pm, during the run of her show. Rose is designing these window displays with Siobhan Kelly (siobhankellie@gmail.com) and each one will be a Cabaret-inspired tribute to her Vintage sponsors. If you’re passing by this shameless piece of exhibitionism, please don’t forget to come and try to make mannequin-Rose laugh.

Love rose xxx

Love rose xxx

Did a little work on my new screen play, ‘Sons and Daughters of Love,’ since the gig. The few hours were like passing through the keyhole into the holy zone. Really happy to be back. Even if I get to do a bit of painting and writing over xmas, I’ll be happy.

My new film is a Cabaret film also – like the last (‘Liberty leading the People’ – published on this website as of today! This film promises consolation to a world facing a big freeze, which I guess is what we’re going through now..)

Happy Xmas to every one, watch ‘Mr. Smith goes to Washington’ if you love liberty
rose xxx

Kate Bett came with her classic and elegant hats and the prizes from the sponsors went to some very happy and glamorous ladies – and one dapper gentleman.

The show went really well – it was my favourite Xmas gig this year (inspite of waking up on the morning of with a horrible flu!). Julie, on keyboards, was wonderful – as usual.

I was delighted to see my Dad in the audience at the back – he was telling everyone to be quiet if they so much as whispered an order to the charming staff.

Over all, it was great fun and very artistically fulfilling. I think we’ll be back.

Happy Xmas,

Rose xxx