Saint Stella presents

Louise

The Last Dance

✦ Premiered at Edinburgh Fringe 2026 ✦

✦ Critical Acclaim ✦

Reviews for Louise at Edinburgh Fringe

The most famous woman you've never heard of

Paris, 1928. A bent and squinting old woman in rags shuffles out of a caravan in a slum market. This is Louise Weber, better known as 'La Goulue'. The woman who invented the cancan, seduced princes and made the Moulin Rouge famous. Toulouse-Lautrec painted her. Journalists destroyed her. Nobody let her speak. Until now.

A solo multidisciplinary performance with live dance, projection and theatre, Louise: The Last Dance reclaims the story of the most famous woman you've never heard of. Loud, queer, working class and unforgettable. She was leered at her entire life. This time, she gets to talk back.

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✦ Press & Media ✦
Review ★★★★★ Counter Culture UK — Edinburgh Fringe 2026 Review ★★★★ British Theatre Guide — Edinburgh Fringe 2026 Review ★★★★ For the Plot Magazine — Edinburgh Fringe 2026 Review Istvan Reviews ➤ LOUISE: THE LAST DANCE ⏤ Saint Stella Podcast Listen: Louise: The Last Dance — Saint Stella Interview Reclaiming La Goulue Interview Fresh Air - CBC
Loud, queer, working class and unforgettable.
— Louise: The Last Dance
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