The Working Girls of Soho

The Working Girls of Soho – Cabaret, Performance, song and dance – what more do you need?

Join Josephine Pembroke, an ex-Sohoite and a veteran nightclub performer, as she invites you into her spectacular cabaret show The Working Girls of Soho. This captivating performance explores the vibrant history of Soho, meeting the daring women who shaped its identity. Experience characters like ‘Ma’ Meyrick, the 1920s nightclub queen, and the infamous Forty Elephants Gang, along with the streetwalkers Aristocratic Annie and Sadistic Cindy, all presented through comedy, dance, and heartfelt music from the roaring 20s to the swinging 60s.

Featuring a three-piece band of piano, double bass, and saxophone, the show promises a delightful mix of show tunes, engaging storytelling, and a unique portrayal of women’s roles in Soho's past.

Reviews

'With her tales of Soho’s wild women, from 17th Century madams to Muriel Belcher and Henrietta Moraes (interspersed with her own stories of wild living in Soho in the 1980s). Josephine Pembroke’s show, featuring songs from Sondheim to Cy Coleman & Dorothy Field, blows the doors off'

—Liz Hoggard (The Telegraph & The Times)

“Captures the true spirit of Soho and the women who’ve been the beating heart of Soho since the 18th Century. Captivating and Riveting”

—Celia Dodd, Times and The Independent

“Josephine’s show is nostalgic and sometimes mournful, but always defiant.”

—Robert Bathurst, Cold Feet, Downtown Abbey

“Josephine’s show has all the nostalgia and corrupt innocence of Soho, before the ‘clean up.”

—Richard Stirling, Cecil Beaton’s Diaries