PROJECTS
Paddy Daddy 2024
An Irish Gay Guide to Romance.
A juicy hour of comedy, filth and pop bangers from very busy, very famous, international cabaret star Mark T Cox.
⭐⭐
“Bit rude for my liking" (Mark's mam)
Preview at THE DIVINE - 15 March 2024
LIVE at The Glory - 2020-2023
A hugely successful 3 year residency at East London’s infamous queer hotspot The Glory (RIP).
A series of Friday and Saturday night solo shows, plus some extra special nights for Pride, Christmas and Halloween!
Fervor Festival - 2022
A month-long programme of cabaret, music, spoken word, art and drag curated by Joly Licks and Mark T Cox.
Fervor Festival’s debut year saw over 50 international stars take to the stage at Toulouse Lautrec Jazz Club, including Winnie Ama, Stina Wollter, Don One, Pi The Mime, Salena Godden, Just May and Midori Jaeger.
The Fervor team are working on a new programme of events coming soon!
www.fervorfestival.com
She’s So Lucky - 2020
A new one-man pop-song musical on the troubles and struggles of fame.
Clare-born, piano playing, big dickie bow wearing Mark T Cox, winds us through the secret lives of our modern pop star celebrities. Where do they all go when they want to hide from it all?
Friend to the stars, Cox reveals never before told truths, through the words and songs of Jennifer Lopez, Katy Perry, and of course, the iconic Ms. Britney Spears.
BLONDE - Songs to Breakup and Bleach to - 2020
A show of BANGERS to help you through your BREAK-UPS and BREAK-DOWNS.
Have you loved and lost during lockdown? Has 2020 left your soul broken and your hair bleached... again??
Slip downstairs to The Glory's cosy cabaret lounge for stories of past heartbreaks, songs of revenge, and advice on finding new love and lust (all from a safe distance obvs!).
Mark T Cox has ferociously sanitised his piano, dyed his hair in a last attempt to stay young, and now invites you to join him in song, with hits from *NSYNC, Britney, Anastasia, Cardi B (maybe), and the queen of heartache... JoJo.
Performances:
The Glory, London, UK
Live in the Bedroom - 2020
In 2020, Mark T Cox moved from the stage to the bedroom, bringing a twice-weekly cosy hour of songs and stories to Instagram LIVE.
Irish-born, piano-playing, big dickie-bow wearing Mark T Cox takes his classic cabaret entertainment off the stage and straight into your phones through the magic of INSTAGRAM Live.
In those bizarre times, we turned off the news, escaped reality, and settled in for a warm and intimate show!
Organ Boy - 2018-2019
‘Organ Boy’ tells the story of Mark T Cox growing up in the West of Ireland - a child star church organ player, dreaming of a life of fame and glamour! Mark’s first solo touring show mixes music, comedy and cabaret to wind the audience through a unique childhood with piano pop song covers and heart warming sing along moments.
Performances
- The International, Dublin, Ireland
- The Old Church, London, UK
- Cabaret Mademoiselle, Brussels, Belgium
- Passeretti, Hamamatsu, Japan
- Mum’s Not Home, Hong Kong, HK
- The Banshee Labyrinth, Edinburgh Fringe, UK
Sing Song Therapy - 2019
Cosy mid-week sing song in London’s iconic queer pub The Glory. Recurring show of gentle pop songs, chats and stories. Music is the absolute best therapy!
Performances:
The Glory, London, UK
A Lovely Winter Show at The Old Church - 2019
Imagine a frosty winter’s night with 100 beautiful strangers huddled inside a 500 year old candle-lit church, smiling and swaying to the sounds of Jennifer Lopez, Celine Dion and Miss Britney Spears.
Sounds nice? Piano playing, pop-song singing, big dickie-bow wearing Mark T Cox returns to The Old Church in Stoke Newington this December for a special Christmas concert.
Join Mark for a one-off evening of songs, piano, comedy, storytelling and excessive amounts of chocolate biscuits !
Warm up your voice for the holiday season ahead with Christmas classics from all your favourites including Christina, Kylie, Bonnie and of course… the festive queen, Anastasia !!
Performances:
The Old Church, Stoke Newington, London, UK
Christmas Sing Song - 2019
This is the all singing feel good Christmas variety night you NEED !
We have Live Music. We have Drag. We have Comedy... all hosted by big dickie-bow wearing, pop-song singing, East London cabaret sweetheart Mark T Cox. It’s been a tough year. Gather round the piano, grab a winter cocktail and belt out a Celine Dion medley with a room full of friendly strangers. Everything is going to be just fine!
**GUEST STARRING**
- Cazeleon
- LoUis CYfer
- Just May
Performances:
The Glory, London, UK
Veda Lady
Mark began his cabaret career in Dublin, landing a weekly residency in The George, the Ireland’s oldest gay venue, alongside drag legend Veda Lady.
Together, their camp cabaret duo act ‘Slap & Tickle’ toured Ireland performing at Body & Soul Festival, Electric Picnic Festival, and headlining the main stage at Dublin Pride Festival for several years.
Mark and Veda relaunched their duo in 2019, with a string of performances across the UK including The Royal Vauxhall Tavern, Bethnal Green Working Mens Club, The Fountain on Queen, and a sell-out headline show at The Glory in February 2020.
Vinegar Strokes
Mark has collaborated for many years with RuPual’s Drag Race UK star Vinegar Strokes.
Recent performances together include The Royal Vauxhall Tavern, POW Brixton and London’s Hippodrome Casino.
Xnthony and Harriet Braine
Mark’s regular collaborations with performance artist Xnthony and comedian Harriet Braine have seen them bring shows across Ireland and the UK.
Recent performances include Vault Festival 2020 (DELUXE ACCESS), Dublin Fringe Festival 2019 (DELUXE ACCESS), The National Theatre River Stage 2018 (SODOM & BEGORRAH), as well as numerous one off productions at The Barbican, The Albany, Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club, and The Glory.
Second Hand Stories - 2019-2020
Bi-monthly storytelling show, produced and co-hosted with Irish storyteller Helen Black.
Second Hand Stories brings a new evening of storytelling and story sharing to the heart of Shoreditch.
Each month, a carefully curated line-up of performers bring you stories from across London and beyond, centered around a chosen theme.
In 2020, Second Hand Stories transformed into a podcast, with 10 episodes online now. Listen Here.
Performances:
- Canvas Cafe, Shoreditch, London, UK
- The Banshee Labyrinth, Edinburgh Fringe, UK
- The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh Fringe, UK
Tea and Film / Two Gays and a Teapot
A new comedy night celebrating the good, the bad and the lovely of Irish film.
Sneak upstairs, above the Lord Stanley pub to the Comedy Room in Camden for a night of chat, laughs and ham sandwiches, as your comedy hosts Ruairi McInerney and Mark T Cox dive deep into the Irish subconscious to examine classic films from their youth.
There'll be tea, biscuits, and a few rounds of sandwiches served at the interval - vegans catered for (bowls of iceberg lettuce available upon request).
In 2020, Mark and Ruairi’s collaboration continued with the creations of their new podcast ‘Two Gays and a Teapot’, with 10 episodes online now. Listen Here.