Next month, a group of the hottest artists in London will be singing, dancing, getting their kit off and encouraging the raucous audience to indulge their vices at Barelesque, a spectacular body-positive night of sexy entertainment. This sumptuous night of sin promises to be practically guilt-free too, as it’s all for an extremely virtuous cause.
There are plenty of burlesque and cabaret nights to choose from in the capital, but the stages at most of them are often only filled with a certain type of woman. Not everyone is a toned size 10 and not everyone wants to be either, so this is where Barelesque aims to be different. Whoever said that 'variety is the spice of life' would most definitely be booking themselves a ticket for this naughty little event.
On 12th October, the Barlesque stage will feature a beautiful variety of female bodies - tall, short, petite, curvy, dark and pale - plus the night will include performances from a slam diva poet, male and female burlesque artists and even an opera singer! All this will take place under the watchful eye of Mat Fraser, MC of legendary shows at many famous venues including New York’s Slipper Room. As well as the performances, there will be a charity auction, where the audience will be able to bid for the underwear displayed by Barelesque's naughty lingerie models. There will be seven Deadly Sins to tempt you, and three Virtues to keep you sweet.
All money raised - from ticket sales, the lingerie auction and also sales of Rubyyy Jones' famous cuntcakes - will go to the Albert Kennedy Trust. The Trust supports young LGBT people aged between 16 and 25 who are homeless or who live in a hostile environment. Many of the young people supported by the charity have been rejected by their families or bullied at school for coming out.
The seriously sexy performers, all of whom have donated their services for free to help Barelesque raise money for this good cause, include: Alison Brumfitt, a notorious performance poet and slam diva; Michelle Crozier, a decadent opera diva; British Heart, a legendary burlesque boy; Honey Schnapps, a badass burlesque girl; Rubyyy Jones, an award-winning erotic artist, writer and performer; and Barelesque's own very naughty lingerie models, who will be auctioning their underwear to the highest bidder.
If that's not enough to tempt you, perhaps I should mention that my own burlesque alter-ego, Miss Lolly Pops will be modelling on the night. So, if you're in London that night, please do come and enjoy an evening of vice and lust in aid of a very good cause!
Barelesque will take place on Wednesday 12th October 2011 at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, 372 Kennington Lane, London SE11 5HY. Tickets are £10 until 30th September and £12 thereafter, available from Ticketweb. Doors open at 7pm and the show starts at 8pm.
Image of Avarice by Sarah Hepworth