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Confessions Club Vol. III cabaret review: Sin, sequins and safe words

A glittering den of cabaret mischief, blending camp spectacle with sultry choreography

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Confessions Club Vol. III cabaret review: Sin, sequins and safe words

Hot damn. If the walls at Nexus Arts Venue could talk, they would be whispering the darndest, dirtiest details about the alluringly sinful Confessions Club, returning to the stage for a third season. Buckle up because they’ve sharpened their stilettos, amped up the heat and want to know your safe word.

Hosted by the bewitching Darcy Mae, Confessions Club delivers a high-energy night of bump-and-grind cabaret. Each performance explores pleasure in all its glory, from kinks to consent, domination to self-love, and everything in-between. If Moulin Rouge and The Rocky Horror Picture Show had a love child, it would probably look a bit like this show: it’s camp, it's sexy and it’s full of surprises. From the outstanding choreography to the velvety vocal performances, these stars have their repeatedly sold-out audience in a chokehold (consensually of course).

Confession time: it does run a little long. With such a large cast all sharing the spotlight it’s understandable, but there’s nothing wrong with leaving the crowd begging for more.

Props where props are due, though; from the boudoir set design to the dazzling costumes, it’s a feast of corsets, silk, lace, bustiers and feather-cuffed negligees (the costume designer has truly outdone themself). You won’t find god here but after being seduced by a striptease then faced with a bedazzled nun/vagina situation, you might be hard-pushed to name a more holy experience.

Confessions Club Vol. III concluded at Nexus Arts Venue on March 7; picture: Kyahm Ross.

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