SHOO Shoo baby, The Entire History of Cabaret will come to village halls around the Vale in the New Year courtesy of Shindig.

In this new show the Shoo Shoos, a hilarious double act, will whirl the audience past the spectres haunting cabaret’s past.

The journey begins in the Belle Epoque Paris where famed raconteur Alphonse Allais’ chilling story of Dr Snowdrop is transformed into an operetta worthy of Le Chat Noir.

As the show rattles through the gloomily decadent Weimar Republic, marlene Dietrich’s timeless torch songs illuminate the darkness. The ride then hurtles across the Atlantic and through the Cotton Club where Duke Ellington’s subversive jazz innovations are given an unexpectedly modern twist.

The Shoo Shoos’ epic quest to resolve the modern cabaret performer’s dilemma - art versus entertainment - is eventually satisfied with their macabre opera parody Benjamin Britten’s Got Talent.

The Entire History of Cabaret is at Cropthorne and Charlton Village Hall on Saturday, January 15 and Bishampton Village Hall on Friday, April 15, 2011.

It features witty new arrangements of songs such as Falling In Love Again, I Am A Vamp, Eleanor Rigby, New York New York, Hot Voodoo and many others.

Shindig is a county-wide touring scheme which brings live, professional arts and entertainment to rural communities throughout Worcestershire, and is now in its seventh year.

To book tickets for the Cropthorne and Charlton performance call 01386 853 653 or email lindsay@lbco.demon.co.uk, and to book tickets for the Bishampton performance call 01386 462306 or email orchardlea@bishampton99.freeserve.co.uk