Camille O’Sullivan has been the uncrowned queen of the Brighton Fringe, ever since her first Spiegeltent appearance as part of LaClique.

And on this long overdue return she demonstrates why, drawing on favourite songs and performances from throughout her last decade.

What makes O’Sullivan stand out from the cabaret crowd is her unique take on contemporary rock music, reimagining the likes of Nick Cave, David Bowie, Radiohead, and even an unhinged version of Tom Waits’ God’s Away On Business.

Many of her song selections feel like deep album cuts, avoiding the obvious choices– Avalanche rather than Hallelujah from Leonard Cohen for example, or Bowie’s Moonage Daydream rather than Life On Mars?.

When she dips into the more traditional cabaret staple - the Brel back catalogue – her acapella version of Amsterdam is packed with passion and fury.

Her voice ranges from the raw emotion of Dillie Keane’s Look Mommy (No Hands) and Nine Inch Nails’ Hurt, to Joplin-esque rock chick on Revelator, to rolling about on the stage for Kirsty MacColl’s In These Shoes?.

Tears are sometimes visible in her eyes as she lives the stories in the songs, but she is unafraid of interacting and joking with her audience, encouraging a chorus of miaows and a singalong end to Cave’s The Ship Song.

Five stars