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The Adonis Cabaret Show
by chickiepoo
Well I went to Blackpool on my bosses hen do, we had decided to make a weekend of this we booked a package deal where on the Friday you got free entry into nightclubs and things, then on the Saturday night we had the Adonis show to go to, the tickets were in with our bed and breakfast deal. The price for our two-night stay in the bed and ... breakfast with our tickets for nightclubs and the cabaret show cost £111, which I thought, was a great bargain for a fantastic weekend. The tickets can be bought just for the cabaret show for £29 per person plus a booking fee of £1.20p per ticket. Although to be able to purchase tickets you do have to have a minimum party of at least 4.
The shows only run on a Saturday night starting at 7pm and lasts around 2 hours. The show runs in 5 locations, Newcastle, Blackpool, Brighton, London, and Bournemouth. Ok now on with the review of the show.
The opening of the show starts with the drag queen, this is a funny start to a great show, she tells jokes, sings and basically makes fun out of people in the audience. It really gets the crowd going. Then she introduces your first pair of strippers, these are 2 yummy men loll dressed up as monkeys, they go round the audience strutting their stuff, and grabbing people while cavorting with them. Also one cheeky monkey pinched my bag, although he did throw it back (glad I had nothing breakable in it). Throughout the monkey show though they do not strip off L. Then the drag queen returns with more jokes and a singsong. Then out come the firemen, all hosed up, they dance around the stage for a while and yes ladies eventually they strip. Leaving the crowd going wild loll. They do remain on stage during this part of the show.
Then out comes the drag queen for more songs and jokes. She does play a pretty big part of the show, but while the men get ready for the next act she keeps the crowd well entertained.
Then each of the 3 strippers do their own little show:
Navy Man: The stripper entered the stage dressed as a navy member. He danced round the stage before taking off his top and trousers, and dancing in just his underpants. Unfortunately no clothes are thrown off the stage for us all to fight over loll. He then went and got a member off the audience up on the stage laid her on the floor and started cavorting his bits in her face, remember he did still have his pants on loll. Then he spread loads of lotion over his body before finally revealing his private parts for a few seconds loll.
Police man: Now he was my favourite, something about them handcuffs loll. The acts all basically do the same dance around, and strip off, he got one person up on the stage again, handcuffed them up while dancing over her ect. Then he went out and got someone else up too. Hmm wish I had been one of them loll.
The matrix: Now this one was an exceptional dancer he was so flexible and did things you really did not think possible for a man to do. I will say the acts all do the same sort of thing but each with their own different style of dancing.
After the shows have played they get all the hens and birthday girls up on the stage, while they sit one of the strippers on a chair and blindfold him. All the lasses on the stage must then do a lap dance on him and he has to determine a winner who gets a free t-shirt. They all do end up getting one anyway while getting their photo taken with one of the other strippers.
The show then ends with all the strippers and the drag queen on stage dancing to time warp. The audience all have to stand up and join in with this. Then each group of people is called onto the stage to have a group picture taken with the strippers and the drag queen. Then you can all go to the nightclub downstairs and the strippers go there also to mingle with the crowd and you can get to talk to them.
My conclusion
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On entering the show before it starts you get a free cocktail, this may not be to everyone's liking but you can always give it to a friend. I must have had about 3 of them loll. They also have a bar in there too, they don't sell pints though only bottles it cost me around £3 for a small bottle of Magners, needless to say I only bought one.
The show itself was really enjoyable, and so much fun to watch and also be involved. The strippers were very friendly too. Made you feel welcome and comfortable while making you laugh.
It is a show I would definitely recommend going to watch. You are guaranteed a good fun night. With a totally fun packed entertainment night that goes on till 3am. I cant even think of any disadvantages to this apart from you are not allowed to take your own pictures, although they do take pictures for you and add them to their website so you can still have the pictures that you want. Their website is http://adoniscabaret.co.uk/ On this site you can check out the pictures, book a show or just browse around, you can even join their fan club. I must point out though that each venue will be different types of shows so not all of them will have what I have described in my review.
Also on ciao under kineticspade x
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Cavern (Exeter)
by orchid1988
The Cavern in Exeter is a popular student (unofficial) night out on Saturday for the croud who don't just go dancing to club music. Moreover, it usually gets quite a large local audience. It was home to the first few Radiohead , and Muse performances and has a slight air of being the kind of place you find an undiscovered artist. ... Coldplay used to play there often in the ninties. Although, it gets quite a lot of famousish acts too!
The Cavern is what it's name claims, a dingy cellar made of old red Devonian stone beneath an old shop house. The drinks are fairly inexpensive (house doubles for £2, beer before nine £1). On the downside, there is no real selection of food, just bog standard mccoy type crisps and crackling. This wouldn't be so bad, but there are no food serving venues nearby (aside from Pitcher and Piano).
The bar staff are pleasant, they generally look a little punk rock. There are never enough places to sit on the busy nights, but this is usual in Exeter. The entire place has a slight youth club feel (I haven't yet decided whether this is good or bad). Nevertheless it does feel like a very authentic venue.
Perhaps the worst point about the venue, is the terrible terrible toilets, which is what gives the place the dingy smell. They never look clean! But if it's the slight hippy lack of cleasiness they are going for... I always get stamped and go around the corner to the pitcher and piano toilets.
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Club de Fromage (London)
by kjmccabe
I attended club de fromage on its opening night with a group of friends from my old work place and I have to say.. there is no turning back.
Basically, club de fromage, as the title suggests, is a club playing the cheesiest music in the capital.
Venue:
It is on every Saturday night in Islington's O2 Academy in the ... N1 Centre (formally Marque Club). It is a five minute walk from Angel Underground Station and a short stumble away from Angel's Upper Street where a variety of night buses will take you home, such as the N38, N19, N43, 341 and N30. Once you get to the N1 Centre you cant miss the venue, it is next to 'Next'.
The Venue itself is rather spacious, not unlike a school dance floor with a raised platform at the front and a bar at either side of the room. Both the bars tend to get quite busy so I would recommend getting a few drinks at a time.
Drinks:
As you would expect in Angel, they are not dirt cheap, but not as bad as the west end. Generally you're looking at paying £2.70 - £3 for a can of beer and £3.50 for a single spirit and mixer. There are no frills in the club and it has very much a festival or 'students union' feeling with the drinks being served either in cans or plastic cups.
The Music:
As the name suggests... Cheese! Generally a mix of 80s, 90s and 00's cheese... expect favorites such as Blondie, a good range of Michael Jackson, Status Quo, Kylie and even the old soundtrack such as the Grease Mega Mix or The Grange Hill Theme - you may cringe, but I have often found it difficult to time a toilet or bar break as the music is so good.
The Punters:
Expect a lot of Hen Parties, and a generally mixed crowd.. I am in my late twenties and I never feel old going out here. People come here because they want to have a drink, a dance and a good time. I have been here lots and lots and I have never witnessed any trouble. There are often theme nights however, with reduced price entry for those who come in fancy dress so check the website for details.
The Price:
£6.50 in advance
£8 before midnight
£10 after midnight
Not that bad for a club that goes on to 4 in the morning in a trendy part of London
My only gripe with this place is that it costs £2 to put your coat into the coat check, and there is often a bit of a queue to get in... Other than that, I LOVE this place
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