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By Maddy Costa for The Guardian


When the Pontani Sisters, a New York burlesque trio, were invited to this year's Edinburgh Festival, it was an offer they couldn't refuse. There was just one problem. "We had our dancefloors reinstalled in our studio recently," says Angie Pontani, youngest of the trio, "so the budget wasn't at its fullest." They couldn't afford the flights to the UK, let alone accommodation for the four days that they headline the Whoopee Club cabaret. They needed to fundraise, fast. But how?

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Stuart, if they resolve the work permit problem, we expect you to go to Edinburgh and give us an in-depth report.