Paul L. Martin

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British entertainer

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Biography

Paul L. Martin is a London-based performer and agent.

Biography

Paul L Martin has been performing in cabarets for 20 years.

Martin originally trained in musical theatre at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. and went on to work in cabaret, running agency Excess All Areas. He created the role of Philip Salon for the Boy George musical Taboo. He made his New York debut in 2005 at Don’t Tell Mama. He debuted in Australia in 2006 at The Butterfly Club in Melbourne.

Martin’s debut album ‘Bein’ Green’ was released in 2007.

Paul also founded both of the annual events; Cabaret Convention and London Cabaret Awards, which play host to cabaret performers, promoters, and practitioners from across the UK and Ireland and reward the most dedicated, talented and inspiring members of the cabaret community.

Reviews

He has been called a "British Cabaret Icon"and was named "King of Cabaret"by The Stage for his contribution to the resurgence of cabaret in the United Kingdom. Paul L Martin's variety agency Excess All Areas now produces the London Cabaret Awards. In 2012 Paul L Martin won FringeReport's BEST PRODUCER award for his work in cabaret.

Productions

YEAR	PRODUCTION	VENUE(S)	ROLE
2012	London Cabaret Awards	Battersea Barge	Producer
2012	Bigger Than...	Renegade Pictures for Sky Living	Judge/Presenter alongside Mark Summers
2007–present day	Trash Tuesday	CellarDoor	Producer and creator
2007–present day	Cabaret Confidential	Theatre Museum, The Space, Leicester Square Theatre, Pizza on the Park, The Pheasantry	Producer and creator
2005–present day	Cheese 'n' Crackers	Battersea Barge, Leicester Square Theatre	Producer and creator
2011	The Battersea Barge Pantomime: Red Riding Hoodie	Battersea Barge	Producer, director, writer and dame
2011	Showgirl!	Jerusalem	Producer
2011	Cirque du Surrealism	Salvador and Amanda	Producer and co-ordinator
2011	Cabaret Whore More More More	Underbelly, Edinburgh Festival Fringe	Compere
2011	Fascinating Aïda: Cheap Flights	Charing Cross Theatre and UK tour	Voice-over Compere
2009-2011	The Young Performers	Her Majesty's Theatre, Shaftesbury Theatre	Compere
2010	The Battersea Barge Pantomime: Cinderella and the glass ceiling	Battersea Barge	Producer
2010	Cabaret Whore Encore	Laughing Horse, Three Sisters, Edinburgh Festival	Co-producer
2010	Cabaret Gold Festival	Battersea Barge	Curator and producer of cabaret festival
2010	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs	Broadway Theatre, Barking	Actor (Dolly the Cook)
2010	Sweeney Todd	Dundee Rep Theatre	Actor (The Beadle)
2009	The Battersea Barge Pantomime: Peter Pandemonium	Battersea Barge	Producer
2009	Wide Eyed and Legless	Pizza on the Park, London, St Andrews Church, Brighton and Leicester Square Theatre, London	One-Man Show - creator and performer
2009	Cabaret Whore	Espionage	Co-producer
2009	Jack and the Beanstalk	Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds	Actor (Fleshcreep)
2009	Polly Rae and the Hurly Burly girls	Leicester Square Theatre	Compere
2009	The Powder Room, QUOD TV	QUOD TV	Interviewee and guest singer
2008	Cabaret Carousel	Doncaster Civic Centre	Producer and compere. One-off show commissioned by Doncaster council.
2008	The Battersea Barge Pantomime: Snow white and the seven signs of ageing	Battersea Barge	Producer, writer and dame.
2008	SideShow	Arts theatre, Edinburgh run in Underbelly, Leicester Square Theatre	Creator and compere of original format.
2008	Confessions of a Paralysed Porn Star	C venues, Edinburgh Festival	Co-producer
2008	The Rest of the World (play)	The Landor Theatre	Writer and co-producer
2008	Sunday Night Piano bar	Players Theatre	Producer
2008	Histrionics	Tabard Theatre, Edinburgh Festival Fringe	Actor (Nimbus)
2008	The Culture Show	BBC	Brief appearance in reference to Sideshow
2007	The Battersea Barge Pantomime: Jack and the lampshade	Battersea Barge	Producer, writer and dame
2007	All That Jazz!	Soho Revue Bar	Producer, co-ordinator and compere
2007	The Lost Supper	Lost Society and Pizza on the Park	Creator and producer
2007	Leather Exchange Piano bar	The Leather Exchange	Creator and producer
2007	Noël Coward cabaret	Tristan Bates Theatre	Director and co-ordinator
1999-2006	Trinity’s	Bar Aquarius, Kabaret, Battersea Barge	Creator, producer and star.
2006	Suburban Glitter	Marlborugh Theatre, Brighton. Too2Much, London. The Butterfly Club, Melbourne	One-man cabaret, creator and performer
2006	Live Lounge Piano bar	Sopranos, London	Producer, creator and compere
2006	Sunday Night Cabaret Spectacular	Too2Much	Producer and star
2006	Sleevenotes	Battersea Barge	Creator, star and producer
2006	Ladies Monthly	Battersea Barge	Producer
2006	Dusty Limits Etc.	Battersea Barge	Producer
2006	Zetter Cabaret Night	The Zetter	Co-ordinator and performer
2006	Trinity Unfrocked	Battersea Barge	Creator, producer and star.
2006	Achilles in Heels	Landor Theatre	Actor (Odysseyus)
2006	Harry Hill's TV Burp		Clip from Murder City
2005	Big Fruit	Don't Tell Mama, NYC	One Man Show - creator and performer
2005	The Russell Grant Show - Mums and their drag queen sons	Rapido TV	Guest in drag
2004	The Battersea Barge Pantomime: Lucky the Cow's pantomime cavalcade	Battersea Barge	Dame and producer
2004	Full Frontal Diva	Finborough Theatre	Producer and star (Appleton)
2004	Beautiful & Damned	Yvonne Arnaud Theatre	Actor (Dr Meyer/Pumpkin)
2004	Murder City	Carlton	Actor (Briony)
2003	The Battersea Barge Pantomime: Sleeping Beauty	Battersea Barge	Cast and producer
2003	Diva Night	Battersea Barge	Creator and Producer
2003	Ruthless!	Stratford Circus	Actor (Sylvia St Croix)
2002	The Battersea Barge Pantomime: Christmas Carol	Battersea Barge	Dame and producer
2002	Love and money (Play)	Upstairs at The Gatehouse	Writer, director and co-producer.
2002	Desires of Frankenstein	Regent's Park Open Air Theatre. Pleasance, Edinburgh	Actor (Mrs Ragwort)
2002	Workshop of Musical Taboo	N/A	Actor (Philip Salon)
2002	A Many Splintered Thing	Lucky Dog for the BBC	Actor (Drag Act)
2001	The Battersea Barge Pantomime: Aladdin	Battersea Barge	Dame and producer
2001	Elegies for angels, punks and raging queens	Bridewell Theatre	Actor (Roscoe)
2001	Barrymore LIVE!	London Weekend Television	Dancer
2000	The Battersea Barge Pantomime: Cinderella	Battersea Barge	Cast and producer
1999	Learning to Fly (Play)	Camden People's Theatre	Writer and producer
1999	Madame Jojo’s drag cabaret show	Madame Jojo's	Cast
1999	No Sweat	BBC	Actor (Badminton Player)
1998	One Man: Crisis on the A46	King's Head Theatre and Pentameters Theatre	Writer, producer and performer
1997	Thirteen	Judi Dench Theatre	Co-writer, co-producer, performer.