TODAY IN LONDON cabaret party-planners Sink The Pink, kids’ theatre specialists Travelling Light, and hot comedy tips James Acaster, Mae Martin and Liam Williams all feature in the following TW-recommended events…

COMEDY: Best Of Popcorn 2013 feat James Acaster/Liam Williams/Mae Martin, Hackney Picturehouse, 20 Dec
It’s all popping off tonight at film-and-comedy night Popcorn’s review of the year’s sweet n saltiest news headlines. This evening finds greedy headline-snackers James Acaster, Liam Williams, Mae Martin and The Owls putting Miley Cyrus, Lord Snowdon, selfies et al in the mic on high power for a while, and seeing what happens. Details and tickets here.

CABARET: Sink The Pink’s Santamental, Lime Wharf, 20 Dec
Ace cabaret club clique Sink The Pink team with guerilla stars Bourgeois & Maurice for a Santamental showdown featuring psychic elves, the fabled ‘Glitter My Shitter’ stall, and The 12 Gays Of Christmas Tranny Choir. Details and tickets here.

DANCE: Boing!, Sadler’s Wells,20 Dec – 5 Jan 2014 (pictured)
Travelling Light and the Bristol Old Vic mastermind this high-flying (at times, literally) kids’ theatre piece, which expresses via the medium of dance the excitement of a child waiting for Father Christmas to arrive. Details and tickets here.