This lady is a true talent. Coquettish and impossibly chic, she’s new to the cabaret scene but you’d never guess’.. threeweeks.co.uk on Edinburgh Festival debut. Xara Vaughan a true chanteuse born out of talent and circumstance. She escaped from school to become a Stringfellow’s Angel. She lived as a Buddhist nun then escaped from a nunnery high in the Himalayas to join a punk band. Ms Vaughan is that rare thing, now making her name in cabaret. Xara is the genuine article – a cabaret star! A unique chanteuse combining glamour and attitude, Xara gives a contemporary twist to classic songbook.