by Nicola Rainbow | Oct 31, 2013 | Burlesque, Reviews
Rian Hughes, a graphic novel illustrator best known for his work on 2000AD and the Marvel comics, sketches London burlesque performers. Rian Hughes opens Soho Dives, Soho Divas by describing his first trip to private members’ club Soho House to attend a...
by Helen Whitcher | Jul 30, 2013 | Reviews
From the travelling big top, through big name productions, theatrical circus, youth projects, circus education and resident shows right through to the weird and wonderful world of contemporary circus and freak shows, new book Circus Mania covers all the bases. Called...
by Nicola Rainbow | May 23, 2013 | Burlesque, Photos, Reviews
Some books are worth reading for their amazing stories, some for their fabulous wit and some just for the smutty bits. Some, as with Len Roth’s The Queens of Burlesque, are visual essays made purely for poring over and soaking up. The Queens of Burlesque is a...
by Nicola Rainbow | May 2, 2013 | Burlesque, Reviews
Christopher Jones, Victoria Hardie and Brian Matthews are certainly fans of the art of the tease. Together they have put together Burlesque Beauty, a book of their top burlesque performers and the impact these women have had on the current British burlesque scene....
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