If keeping the audience on the edge of their seats is the key to a successful performance, then Camille O'Sullivan is a star.

She enters down the main aisle dressed in black, caressing the faces of people sitting on the end of rows.

But once she is on stage and partially disrobed she is back among the audience, terrorising middle aged men by sitting on their laps and getting up close and personal.

There is no chance of getting bored or relaxing when this lady is around.

Camille is associated with the resurgence of the Burlesque movement in the UK and much of her act is theatrically-based with extensive use of props.

But she is an excellent cabaret singer with the backing of a talented band.

Half Irish, half French, Camille can sing beautifully in English, French or German and in many different styles. She has the power of Piaf and the drama of Dietrich. She performs with great energy and sensitivity, flinging herself about the stage or singing emotive pieces with no accompaniment.

She also allows her band members plenty of opportunities to play and Feargal Murray (keyboard) and Brendan Doyle (clarinet and sax) are outstanding.

Peter Gawthorpe

Verdict: Edge of the seat stuff