Brighton Burlesque - Bad and Good News.

[DecadentDoll]

Bad News : Club Won't Allow the Pie Action
Good News : There will be press at the event, which means good publicity as it's for charity.

So there you have it folks.... im sorry if anyone has already booked their way there hoping for Live Sploshing Action... as there shall be none.

I was a little miffed, but i feel privileged to be able to perform at the event mess or not.

Better luck next time, i know there are clubs in London who would permit my act!

Maybe brighton too...just havent got there yet!

Apologies, again.

DD.

[Hayley]

And Brighton is meant to be soooooo outrageous!

St Leonards may not have Fat Boy Fucking Slim or whatever he calls himself now but at least we allow mess!

Hayley

PS I think that's worth a story somewhere - Brighton shocked by custard pies

[Sploshman]

Hope it goes well for you DD hun and shame bout the non pie action .

[welshcakes]

Won't allow any pie action???? Why the hell not? Don't tell me New Labour have come up with a health and safety law about that too!

[TottyMcGee]

Booo... hisssss... bloody Brighton club owners, scared of a little shaving foam!

Ah well, these things happen. I don't know whether or not you have PL insurance, but there's still plenty of jobsworths waiting to get sniffy even if you do. They probably thought you were going to fuck off and leave a huge nasty mess for their staff to clean up. Generally in these situations there's an option of Easier To Beg Forgiveness Than Ask Permission (so long as what you're doing is actually harmless - it's not an option if using fire, for example), it's a little harder to say no when doing so would hold the show up for no good reason.

Then again, maybe it was a misunderstanding - they might have thought you were planning something more hardcore when you said you had a burlesque act that involved taking cream pies onstage.

Good luck with the rest of the show, anyway - you should write some extra lines into the Red Riding Hood skit to reference the Pie Ban.

[DecadentDoll]

Booo... hisssss... bloody Brighton club owners, scared of a little shaving foam!

Ah well, these things happen. I don't know whether or not you have PL insurance, but there's still plenty of jobsworths waiting to get sniffy even if you do. They probably thought you were going to fuck off and leave a huge nasty mess for their staff to clean up. Generally in these situations there's an option of Easier To Beg Forgiveness Than Ask Permission (so long as what you're doing is actually harmless - it's not an option if using fire, for example), it's a little harder to say no when doing so would hold the show up for no good reason.

Then again, maybe it was a misunderstanding - they might have thought you were planning something more hardcore when you said you had a burlesque act that involved taking cream pies onstage.

Good luck with the rest of the show, anyway - you should write some extra lines into the Red Riding Hood skit to reference the Pie Ban.

Ta for the advice
Yeah, i think in future i just won't let on.... the girl organising it was really nice about it and stuff... Mouse has said what you've said, about it being easier to just say sorry after... i haven't got insurance yet or anything. I offered to bring a groundsheet or something of that ilk to make up for the mess, and just whip it off after... might have something to do with band equipment. Shame, definetely.

Funny how the red riding hood act uses fake blood but it's been ok'ed! Or maybe they don't know

(on another sad note, looks like i won't make it up to Newcastle, as Pucks plans have been cancelled in London on Saturday, cant leave him on his own and he cant afford the train fare! Boo! Hiss! Shall catch you next time... or come to Belfast )

[TottyMcGee]

Funny how the red riding hood act uses fake blood but it's been ok'ed! Or maybe they don't know

Small amounts of mess do seem to be par for the course in Burlesque - one of the girls here in Leeds does a pussycat act with a saucer of milk that ends up being flung about a bit. Maybe ironically they got nervous when you offered to provide a groundsheet, thinking you were going to fill it with gallons of goo to wrestle in rather than simply using it to catch the residue from a few shaving foam pies. Maybe they thought the groundsheet sounded like too much hassle.

Another approach in future might be to tell the promoter 'in confidence" that part of your own publicity involves selling the concept of anarchic, messy chaos (this is showbusiness after all) but that the act itself is actually controlled (even if it isn't). Arrive bearing plastic decorating sheets (about a quid each from the DIY store - a groundsheet is too cumbersome and you can't chuck it away afterwards) that you can put over band equipment and the like to placate worried co-performers, also setting the stage like that while the compere is doing material prior to introducing you is a great way to build interest before you come on.

(on another sad note, looks like i won't make it up to Newcastle, as Pucks plans have been cancelled in London on Saturday, cant leave him on his own and he cant afford the train fare! Boo! Hiss! Shall catch you next time... or come to Belfast Wink)

Not to worry, guess I'll see you when I see you. Andy's planning a bit of a messy beano if you're up for it (see the "last shoot of the year" thread), otherwise I'll see you whenever. Oh, and if you PM me your snail mail addy I'll stick that Ogenki Clinic disc in the post for you.