Double Entendre is a lot of fun especially for fans of sexy dancing. Produced by Perth burlesque luminaire Whisky A’more, this show is a potpourri of cabaret acts loosely woven together through the theme of twosomes/ duos/ couples.
Dee Dee compered proceedings with benevolent good humour and provided the audience with useful advice such as how to react if any of the performers should happen to tease us with the prospect of a little nudity.
The names of the various acts are an entertainment in themselves and it wasn’t surprising that Dee Dee needed to read the names from a clipboard, which was concealed between times somewhere in the lower recesses of her lovely ball gown which, as she told us, ‘hasn’t got any pockets’.
Twerk Noir (Nia and Chloe) definitely demonstrated great control over certain essential wobbly bits.
Madeleine and Taylor were all twisting and contortion and movement for the very supple.
Velvet Tonic (Veronica and Gina) performed something a bit jazzy from a bygone era.
The singing and dancing from Crimson Equinox (Aria and Autumn) was delightfully bizarre.
Chienne Jangles provided seductive dancing with a hint of pole skills.
The Rocketwomen (Bess and Stacey) took on the Elton John songbook with their own special ‘burlesthenics’ and seemed to enjoy themselves to an almost indecent extent.
And Walt Disney also got an airing with Whisky and Blake offering an unusual but entertaining take on big handsome Gaston.
Another pair regularly on the stage were the scantily clad stage-hands who added to the ambience as they went about their work (mainly picking up discarded clothing) with measured insouciance.
For many the highlight of the show was when Dee Dee herself took centre stage and, counterpoising the night of pairings, blew us away with a medley of classic loneliness ballads – Eric Carmen’s ‘All By Myself’ really hit the mark with the audience and unsurprisingly turned into a singalong.
The whole show was a little bit naughty, but nice. Just what you would hope for from a night of cabaret/ burlesque.