by This Is Cabaret | Aug 4, 2013 | Burlesque, Features
Dixie Evans, known as “the Marilyn Monroe of burlesque”, passed away yesterday. The curator of the Burlesque Hall of Fame was also a performing legend in her own right. Legends come, legends go and this weekend one of the biggest on the world burlesque...
by This Is Cabaret | Aug 4, 2013 | Burlesque, Features
Is there a doctor in the house? There is when Lola The Vamp performs. The only Australian Tease-o-rama headliner and the first Australian to perform at Miss Exotic World (now known as the Burlesque Hall of Fame) began her career in 2002. Read on to see how and why she...
by Franco Milazzo | Aug 4, 2013 | Features, Video
Alt-drag terrorist Scottee and burlesque star Sophia St Villiers combine to brilliant effect in indie stars Franz Ferdinand’s latest video. Sophia St Villier and Scottee in the video for Franz Ferdinand’s Love illumination Described by the band as...
by Helen Whitcher | Aug 4, 2013 | Circus, Features
International Clown Week is upon us. So to celebrate, here are our top ten facts. There is no definitive story of how Clowning Week first came to be or who came up with the idea, there are stories a plenty. International Clown Week is only officially recognised in...
by Sasha Garwood | Jul 29, 2013 | Features, Interview
Benjamin Louche is truly one of midnight’s children, a crepuscular creature of the dark who comes out as the sun goes down. True, the host-about-town has been seen compering a number of very different nights including regular wrestling extravaganza Lucha...
by Helen Whitcher | Jul 24, 2013 | Features, Interview, Reviews
The family-friendly variety supergroup Slightly Fat Features are heading to the Fringe next month. What can we expect from them? This year Slightly Fat Features heads to the Edinburgh Fringe festival, taking with it a 70-minute self-titled mashup of previous...
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