Soho theatre, London
The major showman takes a solo stroll through show tunes, sing alongs and seasonal hits with vocal highlights that leave you gasping for breath

Some Christmasses ago, Le Gateau Chocolat and Jonny Woo teamed up for a cabaret double act on musical theatre at this venue. Le Gateau Chocolat reprises that subject matter in a solo jukebox show that does not quite give us the promised mayhem, but does supply plenty of deep booming baritone notes and high sequined drag glitz.

It comprises a medley of show tunes, and a few sing alongs, strung together with no narrative beyond the songs. Some are half spoken, others acted with heart or hummed and mumbled, as if he is literally at home on stage, sipping from a mug, sitting stage-side. It feels like a warmup for Christmassy mayhem by the end of the hour: a minor key production by a major showman.