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Venue
Grand Theatre, 33 Church Street, Blackpool, FY1 1HT
The Performers
Miss Behave
One of the only two female sword swallowers in the world AND the Guinness world record holder for multiple sword swallowing! She has been described as Betty Boop meets Marlene Dietrich and when she appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno she was “Amazing!” The Times called her "A true highlight of the Cabaret scene" and Liza Minnelli said that she is simply a "Great Act!"

Danny Balloons
performing his brand of Balloon buffoonery.

Gwendoline Lamour
Queen of British burlesque Gwendoline Lamour will perform a stunning Cinderella routine in a giant glass slipper! With her all natural pin-up girl figure, ivory skin, and irresistible charm and grace Gwendoline is the personification of 1930s and 40s glamour.


Ima Doll
Ima Doll is the UK's only burlesque pole dancer. This very unique performer is an ex figure skater and folk dancer with an athletic physique, a stunning poise and doll like features. Her pole work is so refined and stylish that her act is more like an exotic circus contortion performance then like anything you might see at Stringfellows. She has a variety of stunning outfits ranging from retro circus attire to the down right raunchy. She is the proud ower of an Erotic Award for 'Best Female Performer' 2005.

The delectable Whoopee Beaux Belles
A bevy of beauties: gaiety girls, pearly queens and chorus girls all in one act!

Bearlesque
...who will surely tickle you as only this furry male burlesque troupe can!

Paloma Faith
Paloma Faith is one of the super stars of the burlesque cabaret and London art scene. She is an amazing Billie Holiday-style vocalist who uses singing as part of a bigger performance. With her Betty Page looks she often teases the audience and ends up wowing them instead with her amazing vocal talent. Not only is she beautiful she has very commanding stage presence. She loves nothing better than a bit of cheeky banter with the audience.

Sonny and Rainbow
Sonny and Rainbow are award winning clowns who have worked in the UK, USA, Hong Kong and Europe, with a range of characters and a strong UK fan base. See their website here.

Bob Wooding
Bob Wooding is a locally based artist who is known as the king of inflatables and Britain's leading balloon artiste - see bobwooding.co.uk.


Also included in the line up is Acts from Blackpool’s Tower Circus
And many more

Variety Parade - Glamour will take centre stage as Variety Parade presents a stunning spectacle, combining the nostalgia of old variety performance with exciting and sparkling acts from the world of new variety.

Neo-variety (as it has been tagged by certain fashionistas) is variety at its most exciting in years and Variety Parade is a chance to celebrate the truly egalitarian spirit in which theatres such as Blackpool’s Grand Theatre, the UK’s National Theatre of Variety, were built. Variety Parade will mix bawdy new acts with astounding high-end guests from the Tower Circus as well as from Equity’s Variety section.

Matcham Tour - There are 100 places on four timed tours of Matcham architectural gems in Blackpool. On Saturday 1st December the first 100 people to sign up when they buy their ticket to the Variety show will be taken on a tour that will lead them from the Grand Theatre down to the Tower Circus and Ballroom and then end at The Winter Gardens and will look at the beauty and wealth of Matcham architecture that remains in the town.

The show takes place on Friday 30 November 2007, compered by BBC Radio 4 'Just a Minute' host Nicholas Parsons, under the banner of the National Theatre of Variety in association with Equity and on Saturday 1st December 2007, compered by Miss Behave, and has been co-produced by the Whoopee Agency.

For accomodation deals please telephone 01253 478225 or click here for a Variety Parade weekend package.

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All shows presented in association with the Whoopee Club, National Fairground Archive and Blackpool Theatres Group. Website and photography copyright of The University of Sheffield, 2007.
The Blackpool Admission All Classes project was completed successfully in November 2008 - we would like to thank everyone for their support. This website remains as a documentation of the project..

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