Lola ‘Blaze’ O’Flannery was once the undisputed queen of the midnight finale at the legendary Bonnie Thistle Revue. Famous for her smouldering stare and her habit of tossing orange sequins into the audience ‘for luck’, she brought the house down every night for seventeen glorious years.
Her retirement came rather suddenly after an incident involving a fog machine, three stagehands, and a tray of flaming cocktails. Technically the theatre is still standing, but Lola has been politely asked to enjoy the rest of her career elsewhere.
These days she can be found swanning around Edinburgh cafés, wearing dramatic ruffles at all times and insisting she’s not retired but merely between standing ovations.
Rumour has it she still carries a pocketful of sequins… just in case a sparkly finale is required.
