Dirty Martini by Ted D'Ottavio. Forgive us for gushing for a moment here, but we are just so thrilled to have Miss Dirty Martini as our covergirl. A broadway star that has appeared in countless publications and productions; even performing in warzones. She steals every show she appears in; radiating...

  London Burlesque Festival: Saturday April 5th Honey Lulu at the Jetsetters’ Ball It’s the Saturday of the 5-day-long London Burlesque Festival, which I have been looking forward to for some time, as I will be performing my ‘Storm in a teacup’ routine and meeting many interesting performers,...

London Burlesque Festival: Friday April 4th Even Stella, our resident columnist, was in on the festival action! Enid Takes to the Stage! London Burlesque Festival 2007 - Newcomers Night ‘Battle Royale’ I was standing backstage in all my Enid garb, clutching my little poem and two chocolate éclairs,...

London Burlesque Festival: Friday April 4th Anna Fur Laxis (by WKD Photography) Anna Fur Laxis Battles on like a Pro at the Friday Night Bush Hall Frolics… Despite my burgeoning cold, I made the journey from Yorkshire to London and arrived at Bush Hall at 3pm. The venue is absolutely gorgeous...

  London Burlesque Festival: Friday April 4th We are Proud and Privileged to bring you the Best UK Newcomer of LBF 2008 - Annette Betty Kellow! Dear Darling Diary, Feathers, sequins, jazz, jazz, swing baby - oh, and sparkling twirling pasties? This is what clouded a girls mind at the knowing naughtiness...

  London Burlesque Festival: Thursday April 3rd   Tiara Diamond (c) Master David @londonfetishscene.com Tiara Diamond The London Burlesque Festival is over for another year, leaving behind a trail of feathers and glitter in it’s wake… And what a festival it was this year! For those...

  London Burlesque Festival: Thursday April 3rd   Warren Speed and Dixie Licious (courtesy of Boho Models) Warren’s Story… I perform male burlesque all over the UK and also often in Europe, but I was really looking forward to being part of the London Burlesque Festival. Myself...

  London Burlesque Festival: Thursday April 3rd Emerald Ace, by Michael Prior (www.michaelprior.com) Emerald Ace comes Back for More… On Thursday it was time for the UK showcase and I was billed at Barden’s Boudoir. I was really looking forward to this show as I was billed with a few performers...

  London Burlesque Festival: Wednesday 2nd April Emerald Ace, by Michael Prior (www.michaelprior.com) Emerald Ace After a fairly straightforward journey and check-in at a less than salubrious hotel. I arrived at Madame JoJo’s for the first night of the London Burlesque Festival just before...

Chapter 2: Lonely In London London is a large and smelly place. At night it sounds like a pack of wild badgers being passed through a Victorian mangle and the streets are sticky with sin. I had never run away from home before, I wasn’t sure I had packed efficiently for a new life in the big city:...