Performance

Performance is theatrical, immersive and utterly heartbreaking. An astonishing debut – Christie WatsonA story this addictive, it’s hard not to consume it in one go – Rhyannon StylesPerformance is a stunning memoir. By turns wildly entertaining and deeply moving, it vividly captures a bittersweet snapshot of a Soho of glamour and defiance, a love letter to the aliveness of London and its nightlife – Sophie MackintoshI devoured this book in two days, all of its twisting corners and dark alleyways. I know Soho like the back of my hand and this brought that lost world back in vivid colours, like a technicolour, X-rated movie. I knew the places, knew some of the characters, and probably knew Ruth! What a debut, I can’t wait for more – Jodie HarshA wild night of a book… Ruth Ivo lets you follow her behind the velvet rope of old Soho into a riot of transgression and decadence. It’s a vivid snapshot of a city - and a young woman - in flux – Octavia BrightAn enthralling volume with shades of Christopher Isherwood’s Goodbye to Berlin… Ivo captures the euphoria and comedown of Soho’s clubland so acutely * The Times *

Ruth Ivo has worked at various times as a showgirl, scarer of children on a Blackpool ghost train, area organiser at the likes of Glastonbury Festival, and was the director of an X-rated variety show at ‘The Club’. Tired now, she has turned to a career in literature.

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