About Me
On Snappy's Style:
* “Burlesque road accident & generally lovely lady†Dan , Carnival Divine, Chester
* “luvverly performance!.. awesome as usual! Always makes me smile !†Cherry DeVille, Pitty Patt Club, Nottingham
* “Fantastic!†Fanny Divine, Club Carnival Divine, Chester
* “The Crowd loved her!†Bella Besame, Belle Epoque, Huddersfield
*"Fabulous!I loved the Clippy Routine!" Dolly De Lash, Dollybirds Burlesque, Stoke
*"a fantastic addition to two Martini Lounge's this past year, a performer with some fantastically original ideas and some wild shimmy action!We would happily have her back for a show anytime!
a highly recommended performer!" Millie Dollar, Martini Lounge, Liverpool
*" Snappy sparkles, teases and always pleases! With the swiftest shimmy I've seen in a long time, this girl will rise through the burly scene ranks so fast, so book her while you can!" Violet Eyes, Burlesque Ball, Humberston
Saucy, Sassy and very, very silly - The 'Spectacular' Snappy O'Shea has been on the British Burlesque scene for three years now and is a burlesque perfomer, compare, and one of the driving forces behind Lincolnshire's premier Burlesque event; THE CAT'S PYJAMAS.
Despite her sometimes hapless stage persona (her style is more Dirty Martini than Dita Von Teese) Snappy is capable, practical and personable and has been on the stage intermittently since she was a child. She has a strong creative streak and a love of artistic collaboration which is reflected in her increasingly confident use of onstage costuming and props.
In addition to being the posessor of the 'sauciest shimmy in British Burlesque'; Snappy has been running and comparing at THE CAT'S PYJAMAS for over three years, she is an occasional radio broadcaster, has featured in several documentaries, has hosted seminars on the history of film and burlesque, and has helped teach burlesque workshops with Miss Scarlett Daggers of The Pitty Patt Club in Nottingham.
Snappy adores Hollywood cinema of the 1930's and 40s, Bettie Page, huge expertly crafted bangs, victory rolls, anything with cherries on, sparkles,and pin-up photography. Her 'day job' is in a public library and she's also currently writing a PhD on Hollywood pin-up glamour photography in her 'spare'(ha!ha!As if!)time.
As well as being a resident performer in the THE CAT'S PYJAMAS troupe THE SOPHISTIKITTENS, Snappy has also performed at the following events:
*The Pitty Patt Club, Nottingham(three times!)
*Frankengrind, Nottingham
*Hallowheels Roller Derby fundraiser, Lincoln
*Hurly Burly, Derby
*Club Carnival Divine, Manchester
*The Martini Lounge, Liverpool (twice!)
*Rock-O-Rama, Hartlepool
*Club Carnival Divine, Chester
*Belle Epoque, Huddersfield (twice!)
*Tournament of Tease, Bethnal Green, London
*The Ringside Revue, Hull (twice!)
*Dolly Birds Burlesque, Stoke
*Burlesque Ball for The Womens Refuge, Humberston
*Darkside Burlesque,Coalville (twice!)
*The Wet Spot, Leeds
and has shared the stage with burlesque greats such as Anna Fur laxis, Leyla Rose, Beatrix Von Bourbon, Bella Besame, Missy Malone and Kitten Deville.
See below for upcoming performances by Miss O'Shea and see her blog for her full repetoire...
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Snappy is often joined at events by fellow CAT'S PYJAMAS organiser BELLA VON KISS (who is a rather fabulous retro cabaret chanteuse)- so if you are after TWO performers for ONE set of petrol costs - DO feel free to contact them both!
