London Burlesque/ Cabaret Show with Meal

London Burlesque/ Cabaret Show with Meal

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Hoover.

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5,992 posts

251 months

Saturday 11th January
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It’s my birthday 25/1 and the Missus n I fancy a night of burlesque with food ….dont want chicken in a basket food though …..does anyone have any good recommendations of where to go ???

Hoover.

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5,992 posts

251 months

Saturday 11th January
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For got say in London

omniflow

2,964 posts

160 months

Saturday 11th January
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We went to Park Chinois. It was expensive and not necessarily value for money, but the food was pretty good.

The Burlesque show was "interesting". It's not really our thing and it was a tiny bit odd, but somehow quite enjoyable at the same time. I wouldn't rush back, but I'm glad I went.

Not sure if that counts as a recommendation.

Bill

54,872 posts

264 months

Saturday 11th January
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omniflow said:
...the Burlesque show was "interesting". It's not really our thing and it was a tiny bit odd...
You can't just leave it at that!!

miniman

26,914 posts

271 months

Saturday 11th January
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Bill said:
omniflow said:
...the Burlesque show was "interesting". It's not really our thing and it was a tiny bit odd...
You can't just leave it at that!!
Well I doubt he’s going to fess up to rubbing out an easy one during the interval.

Panamax

5,288 posts

43 months

Saturday 11th January
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Burlesque shows are fun. I don't know any that are permanent and with decent food. The Hippodrome at Leicester Square sometimes has burlesque.

Dita von Teese highly recommended at the London Palladium 8th and 9th March 2025. Book yourselves an early dinner somewhere else before the show. Top quality night out.

omniflow

2,964 posts

160 months

Saturday 11th January
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Bill said:
omniflow said:
...the Burlesque show was "interesting". It's not really our thing and it was a tiny bit odd...
You can't just leave it at that!!
Well, I was there with my Wife.

There was a guy doing acrobatics on bits of furniture wearing the tiniest pair of skin tight leather (look) trunks and nothing else. Twirling around, upside down, sideways, right way up about 2 ft from my Wife's face.

Another guy doing fire eating wearing very little and what he was wearing was very tight and very revealing.

Some other stuff I don't remember clearly, but was definitely a bit strange

Then it ended with a fairly sturdy lass doing what was in reality a striptease. She kept her knickers on, but removed about 3 different bras ending in a pair of nipple tassles. Not what either of us were expecting.

sherman

14,020 posts

224 months

Saturday 11th January
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Jump on the Eurostar to Paris.
Go to the Moulin Rouge
Grab a cheap hotel for the night
Come back the next day.

arfur

3,909 posts

223 months

Saturday 11th January
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sherman said:
Jump on the Eurostar to Paris.
Go to the Moulin Rouge
Grab a cheap hotel for the night
Come back the next day.
To be fair this is probably the right answer. Went probably 8 years ago and had a meal (average) next to the stage ... Have to say the show certainly took your mind off the quality of the food ! Was actually really good overall but would not bother again.

London - Cafe de Paris was pretty good but closed and was replaced by Lio London (just off Leicester Square) - no idea if its any good though

Hoover.

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5,992 posts

251 months

Saturday 11th January
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Not thought of popping to Paris …. Will look into that 👍

lufbramatt

5,466 posts

143 months

Sunday 19th January
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We went to House of Burlesque at Sway bar in Holborn last night. Really good fun, fairly small venue so everyone got a good view, drinks were reasonably priced. Seats were set up around a central dance floor rather than it being a theatre set up. Laughed a lot, the compare was fantastic, she had everyone singing along and was getting the audience involved.

Ordered a bottle of Prosecco for the table which saved too much queuing at the bar. Loads of places to eat around Holborn and Covent Garden.

Really wasn’t sure what to expect as it was the first time we’d been to something like that but would defo go again.