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The burlesque revival continues apace in Ireland, drawing devotees from a wide range of backgrounds who want to shake things up

Friday night, and the Sugar Club in Dublin erupts in whoops and applause. On stage, Bella A Go Go, wearing a Stetson, a shrug, lingerie and a garter belt, slowly licks the barrel of a cap gun she’s just fired. She’s midway through her cowboy act, a mixture of satire, circus and ...