Might there be an overlap between sci-fi fans – I speak as one myself – and audiences who are up for watching women remove their clothes? The huge success of “burlesque parody” The Empire Strips Back suggests that, yes, there just might be.
Created in Australia and since performed globally, the show recasts scenes and characters from a galaxy far, far away as sexy strip-and-dance numbers, stylishly lit and slickly performed to a banging pop and rock score. If you like the sound of Boba Fett bumping and grinding to Guns N’ Roses, or Han Solo and Chewbacca getting jiggy to the Backstreet Boys – well, these are the droids you’re looking for.
