This was an exceptional burlesque cabaret featuring four ladies and a bloke with a long feather sticking out the top of his head.

From the moment Lili la Scala belted out "Whatever Lili wants Lili gets", the sold out crowd were putty in the hands of the excellent compere.

She was unflappable and could ad lib herself out of the tightest corset, "You can tell she's a feminist, her housework is terrible".

This was a rare beast, a cabaret without a weak act.

Violet Blaze's When You're Good To Mama, Mama's Good To You was as hot as any mama ever got in Hove.

The room span when cheeky Chi Chi Revolver spun her hoola hoops at the same time as her nipple tassles.

Joe Black tickled with his long feather, was wonderfully rude, and affectionately murdered Joleen, buried her, and then murdered her again.

Finally, the exceedingly good Cherry Shakewell brought a smile to old Mr Kipling's face. Her Bond girl left the whooping crowd both stirred and shaken.

Inbetween acts the organiser Lena Mae swept the stage and how we craved to be that broom handle! But if any one act could steal a show of such quality then Lili was guilty as charged.