description Revudeville Overview
Revudeville was a continuous variety show format featuring non-stop entertainment and striptease acts, launched at the Windmill Theatre in London's Soho district in 1932. The show was designed to bypass strict British censorship laws regarding nudity by presenting still, nude women as tableaux vivants interspersed with comedic and musical performances. The format ran successfully for over three decades until the theater's closure in 1964.
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What was the Windmill Theatre's Revudeville format?
Revudeville was a continuous, non-stop variety show featuring comedy, singing, and striptease acts launched at the Windmill Theatre in 1932. Audiences could come and go as the entertainment looped continuously throughout the day.
How did Revudeville bypass British censorship laws regarding nudity?
The Windmill Theatre bypassed strict British censorship laws by ensuring that nude women remained entirely motionless on stage. By posing them as static tableaux vivants, they argued the performances were art rather than indecent entertainment.
Where in London was Revudeville performed?
Revudeville was performed exclusively at the Windmill Theatre, located in the Soho district of London. The theatre became incredibly famous for its motto, We Never Closed, during the Blitz.
What kind of acts were featured in Revudeville besides nude tableaux?
Beyond the nude tableaux, the show featured a variety of comedians, singers, and traditional vaudeville performers. Famous comedians like Benny Hill and Harry Secombe actually got their early breaks performing in Revudeville.
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