independent.co.uk – Reviewed by Zoe Anderson
The performers of Gardenia aren’t quite playing themselves. The latest work from Les Ballets C de la B is danced by a cast of retired transvestites, men returning to the stage after years away. They change from suits into wigs and sequins, building up to a stylised stage act. Yet very few of these characters emerge as distinct personalities. There’s a Liza Minnelli, a white-gowned Hollywood blonde, but they’re all blurred into the same melancholy-cabaret type.