Host: Eva Von Schnippisch

The Solstice Queen Has Risen!

Summoned from the smoky shadows of the Weimar underworld, Eva Von Schnippisch returns to the ritual stage as your High-Priestess of hilarity and libidinous ceremony. One of the fastest, fiercest, and furiously funny cabaret compéres in the UK and beyond, this deliciously unhinged vixen will seduce your soul, corrupt your conscience, and leave you begging for just one more rite.

Armed with “bouncy boxy Kafka kitsch comedy,” razor-sharp wit, and dangerously dominant charm, Eva doesn’t just host a show - she commands a congregation. With a wink, a whip, and a war cry of sexual confidence, she transforms chaos into cabaret gold, and turns rabble-rousers into rapt disciples.

She’ll lead you through the evening's veil with smut, swagger, and a ceremonial sprinkling of absolute filth. All Hail the Queen of Smut - your Mistress of the Midsummer!

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Lena Lenman

The Shape-Shifting Siren.

Ecdysiast, muse, mischief-maker and moonlit mirage - the legendary Lena Lenman emerges through the Midsummer veil, summoned to mesmerise, scandalise, and utterly transfix. An award-winning showgirl and vaudeville sorceress, Lena is a creature of many skins - equal parts celestial seductress, comedic chaos gremlin, and hauntingly hypnotic performance artist.

Revered throughout the cabaret underworld for her uncanny ability to shift between sultry striptease and surreal slapstick, Lena doesn’t just take the stage - she possesses it. Whether teasing in glittering glamour, conjuring a ritual of raw vulnerability, or inciting belly laughs from the dark, she remains impossible to predict, and even harder to forget.

A conjurer of contrasts and queen of contradiction, Lena is a multi-faceted force of ritual cabaret magic, and this solstice, she dances on the edge of mischief and madness.

(Photo: Robbie Jerrom) 



Shananigans

The Flame That Dances ... The Spell That Burns.

A creature of heat and hedonism, Shananigans is no mere fire performer – she is a walking invocation, a spark conjured into flesh, and a siren of spectacle whose presence alone raises the ritual flame. Internationally renowned for her sensual power and incendiary skill, Shananigans has set stages ablaze from Universal Studios in Orlando to Wembley Arena, and now descends into the solstice revels of the Velvet Burlesque Midsummer Ball.

As a solo enchantress and a core member of the legendary Fuel Girls, Shananigans doesn’t just command fire – she transforms it. From sinuous flame trails to explosive rituals of light, she manipulates a single element into a symphony of combustion – each act more daring, hypnotic, and unholy than the last.

Beneath the shimmer lies a force of elemental power. One moment she seduces with a flicker, the next she commands an inferno. You won’t realise you’ve been bewitched until it’s far too late.

Watch carefully. The flame does not perform – it obeys.

(Photo: V's Anchor Studio) 

Magic Ball Man

Oracle of Illusion, Keeper of the Crystal.

The Magic Ball Man is no ordinary performer - he is a conjurer, a channel, and a vessel for the solstice spectacle. A master of contact juggling and mesmerising flow artistry, he manipulates crystal spheres as though suspended in air by ancient forces, drawing audiences into a trance of rhythm, reflection, and ritual.

Summoned to the Midsummer Ball as the Keeper of the Crystal, his craft evokes both mystery and meditative calm - a visual incantation shimmering with illusion and control. Each hypnotic pass of the orb becomes part of a sacred solstice dance, echoing the eternal cycles of night and light.

Well-travelled and widely revered, The Magic Ball Man has entranced crowds across continents - most recently completing a spellbinding tour through India. Now, he returns to the UK cabaret realm to join this grand ceremonial revelry, where flow becomes offering, and movement becomes magic.

Prepare to be lulled, dazzled, and entranced - your initiation into the spell begins here.

(Photo: [Original] Neal Rylatt) 

Queen of Babylon

Oracle of Fire, Serpent of the Sun God.

Summoned from the smoke-veiled temples of myth and mystery, The Queen of Babylon arrives at the Midsummer Ball not merely as a performer, but as an omen. A mesmerising fire-eating contortionist, she bends the boundaries of flesh and flame with every movement, embodying ancient rites and forbidden pleasures in a single breathless display.

Her body coils like a ritual serpent, defying mortal limits - while flames dance across her lips like whispered incantations. Every twist, every blaze is an offering to something older, darker, and exquisitely divine.

Known throughout the underworld of cabaret for her intoxicating power, The Queen of Babylon is a living sigil of seduction and sovereignty - a creature of divine danger who answers only to the night. As firelight flickers against her skin, she performs not for applause, but for the gods.

This Midsummer, witness her ascension. Worship is optional. Survival is not guaranteed.

(Photo: Tominus) 



Daisy De Vell

Decadent. Dangerous. Divine.

A vision stitched from silver screen dreams and infernal delights, this timeless temptress struts straight from Hollywood’s golden age, but with a wicked twist. Cloaked in charisma and laced with sin, she is no mere showgirl - she is the Devil in disguise - laughing as the world burns in adoration.

With every step she sashays between celestial glamour and classic clownery, weaponising her charm to disarm, seduce, and destroy. Think vintage elegance with a forked tongue. A high priestess of charismatic sleaze and cinematic striptease, her performances are pure hedonism wrapped in velvet and vice - exquisitely choreographed, and delivered with a wink.

An international icon of tease and torment, she’s taken her unholy gospel of glitter across the globe - from smoky speakeasies to grandiose stages, leaving a trail of singed hearts and sultry ash. Whether she's serenading your soul or stealing it, she makes corruption look like couture.

This Midsummer, she doesn’t just take the stage - she summons it into an inferno. Prepare to worship, weep, and beg for more.

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Talulah Blue

The Bohemian Mystic.

With a heart stitched from 1920s glamour, and hands steeped in sacred fire, Talulah Blue emerges as a solstice siren - a sensual summoner of vintage decadence, vaudevillian spectacle, and mystical allure. A celebrated burlesque artist and classic circus muse, her work transcends time, conjuring the ghosts of bohemian eras gone by and igniting them anew in flames of ritual performance.

A fire-eating follie with a costume empire worn across global stages, Talulah is not only a vision of hedonistic enchantment – she is the creator of ceremonial splendour. Onstage, amid candlelight and chaos, is where she truly comes alive.

From European palaces to desert nights in the Middle East, Talulah Blue’s legacy is written in sequins and smoke.

Step closer to the fire. She’s already seen your future, and it’s drenched in glamour.

(Photo: Andre Pattendon) 

Zahara

Legacy of Flame and Flight.

Born into a dynasty of daring and grace, Zahara is the embodiment of generational power - a circus-born acrobat whose very blood hums with centuries of movement, spectacle, and sky-bound magic. Twisting through time with strength, elegance, and absolute control, he has spent a lifetime sculpting his body into a vessel of divine mystique.

Raised under big tops and starlight, Zahara honed his craft among legends, and now, he carves his own path across the stage with a presence that burns. His performances are equal parts ritual and rebellion: a prayer in motion, a storm in red.

At the Velvet Burlesque Midsummer Ball, Zahara becomes more than acrobat - he is a sacred force, bending reality with every twist, every hold, every impossible breath.

Ancient lineage meets modern alchemy. This is not a performance - this is prophecy.

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Pat Elle

The Mistress of Spices.

With acts hotter than a sacred flame and spicier than a midnight vindaloo, Pat Elle is here to ignite your senses and stir your soul. A true Priestess of Performance, she blends risqué Bollywood flair with hypnotic Arabic movement, wrapped in silks, sequins, and just the right amount of British cheek.

Dripping in glamour and gilded in heat, her signature style is a divine collision of sweet seduction and smoky fire – a ritual feast of movement, mischief, and mesmerising energy. Known across the cabaret underworld as the Mistress of Spices, Pat Elle doesn't just perform – she conjures. Every flick of the hip, every glance over the shoulder, is an invitation into indulgence.

Like the perfect Bombay Mix, she’s equal parts sultry, sassy, and sensational, and this Midsummer, she brings the full banquet to the Velvet Burlesque altar.

Come hungry. Leave hexed.

(Photo: V's Anchor Studio) 



The Coven Grows ...

The Summoning is not yet complete.

More wild wonders, sacred sirens, decadent souls, masked mischief-makers, and divine creatures of the night will be announced soon!

Watch this space - the Midsummer magic is only getting stronger.