"If you like good music, dancing, comedy, titillation, a touch of naughtiness and getting a bit drunk, then this show is for you."

So says David Wilson, producer of The Flash Monkey's Burlesque Bazaar, which is making its way to sunny Brighton after enormous success as part of London's "new burlesque" scene.

In fact, David claims The Flash Monkey was responsible for the birth of this whole revival: "At the risk of sounding arrogant, there was no burlesque scene in London when we started, two and a half years ago.

"The only person I know of who's been doing burlesque longer than us is Stella Starr in Brighton."

This admission should win the hearts local residents who've attended Stella's Vavavavoom show, which has been running for the best part of a decade.

But while she takes a break from regular local performances, The Flash Monkey could provide welcome relief for burlesque-starved Brightonians.

Although there are numerous other burlesque (or at least burlesque-inspired) nights now running in Brighton, The Flash Monkey is marked out by its insistence on using entirely live music, with a band comprising at least six musicians and two singers.

There's also, of course, a regular troupe of up to 20 performers, about a dozen of whom perform in each show.

Those scheduled to appear in Brighton include the Bastard Son Of Tommy Cooper, whose act - described by David as "dark and hilarious" - apparently sees him swallowing an illuminated neon tube and catching a bullet in his teeth.

Also on the bill is Alex The Barbarian, whose assistant strips off before Alex snatches her clothes away from her hand with a whip.

"It's all absolutely real," says Wilson, "and if she flinches, she'll be cut. In fact, she did get cut once but I assure you she's fine now"

The show climaxes with a fan-dance, where the dancers are naked behind pink ostrich feathers, before a finale which David describes as "outrageous by anyone's definition". You have been warned.

Starts 9pm. Tickets cost £17.50. Call 01273 647100.