Danger and glamour at the Wam Bam Club in Piccadilly Circus

Lady Alex presents a burlesque show based on comedy and learning how to be sexy. Photo credit: Sophie Schorr

A great night-out has to start with a bang. How about starting it with a class in the ancient art of tease with the burlesque show that is on the menu at the Wam Bam Club?

The gorgeous Café de Paris nightclub just off of Piccadilly Circus is host to the Club every Saturday for the last year and a half. The Wam Bam Club itself has been running for four years in other venues and its guests can expect an evening of glamour and old fashioned fun.

The Wam Bam Club offers guests the opportunity to enjoy a three or two course sit down diner during where Lady Alex, the hostess at the Club, offers a high class variety show including music, magic, comedy and burlesque. The show is different every time: “The only formula we have is that every show contains music, magic, comedy and burlesque. So the only thing you can expect is the unexpected,” she said.

Lady Alex, also known as comedian and burlesque dancer Alex Frances, started the show because she wanted to see a show that was pure variety. “After a lot of nagging about it, someone said ‘why don’t you start one?’ – so I did,” she said.

In addition to the show, Burlesque dance instructor, Ruby Deshabille, offers two free burlesque taster classes before the shows, where you can reserve a spot by e-mailing her.

Burlesque classes bring the power of the tease to London. Photo credit: Sophie Schorr

Sexy and Powerful

Surprisingly for a show about scantily clad women, the audience here is mainly female. “It’s about having glamour back in your life, it’s not about sitting in your tracksuit watching TV. It’s about making an effort, dressing up and feeling like a sexy powerful woman and having a wonderful night,” Lady Alex explains.

“It’s also escapism, you come into a different world and you can forget your troubles and you can indulge in a more traditional way.”

A highlight of the show is Lady Alex’s own performance that fuses comedy and burlesque. It’s consists about how she got together with the leader of Al-Qaeda where she acts as the ‘sex-bomb’ which ends with the performance setting herself alight.

The show is about two hours long and afterwards there’s an after party that goes on to 3am. Tickets are £35 for the show if you pre-book and £50 at the door.

However, the complete package is recommended: A two course meal and show for £70 or a three course meal for £75. A bit pricey but worth the money if you are looking for a special night-out.

For full June and July listings visit: www.wambamclub.com