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The Flasher and the Schoolgirl...

22/8/2012

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Last Saturday I performed at The Wet Spot in Leeds alongside Des O'Connor, Fancy Chance, Ivy Wilde, Duke de Milo, Vie O'Lette and Cherry and Ruby. The night was brilliantly organised, and the audience were fantastic as always. I have to say also that it was probably the most fun I've ever had backstage at a gig! Des gave me brilliant introductions and I loved Duke de Milo's take on the Susan Boyle BGT audtion - I was crying with laughter during his act! A massive thank you to Terri, Daisy and Adam for dealing with my obscene amount of props.!

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I am away in King's Lynn this weekend to see Robert Wilson's 'Walking' and stay with my boyfriend who is in the performance, but the following Friday I'm making a return visit to the Red Light Burlesque in Leicester. I was last here in April 2011, and remember re-working my ATeam act especially for the War themed night. It went down a storm, and contrasted suitably with the other pretty 1940's acts. It was at this point that I learned to love the act and started to embody the 'butch' character, nearly a year after I had devised it. I find it takes at least five live performances for an act to 'bed-in', and I usually perform new acts at unpaid nights, showcases or competitions until I feel happy enough to put them forward for paid events. There have been a lot of disgruntled posts on social networks and forums about promoters not paying performers, and I completely understand the view point of these established performers who make a living from burlesque, and are findng it hard to as so many newcomers will perform for nothing. For me, however, these showcase events are important for trying out new work and reviving old acts, and although I support working artistes (and I'm also self-employed now), I will still do a small selection of unpaid events, just to keep developing as a performer myself.

Make sure you take a look at my 'Upcoming Appearances' page to see where else you can catch me this year!

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    Jeu Jeu la Foille

    Tom Waits and puppet obsessive. Loves clowns, performs burlesque striptease on occasion, enjoys crafternoons.

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