Some Important Info and Frequently Asked Questions for Our Speakeasy Show

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IS THERE AN AGE RESTRICTION?

  • Guests must be 18 or over to attend our Speakeasy show. If you are lucky enough to have a youthful appearance we do recommend bringing ID with you to avoid any disappointment.

    WANT TO AVOID WAITING AT THE BAR?:

    • You can now pre-order bubbles to have waiting at your table - no queuing at the bar! Select the Prosecco Bottle Bolt on option when selecting your tickets and we will do the rest. All ready booked? Just purchase your bolt-on bottles and use your ticket booking name - we will match to your show tickets. For just a little extra on our Happy Hour price you can have your bubbles chilled and waiting on your table when you arrive, Order as many as you wish, no need to queue at the bar! 1 = a 75cl bottle of Prosecco (6 glasses per bottle).

IS THERE A DRESS CODE?

  • SUGGESTED DRESS CODE: We love our guests to get into the spirit and put on their Sunday best - cocktail attire, seamed stockings, red lipstick, suits, ties, spatz, vintage, dandy's, sparkles, victory rolls and pearls. The venue and we politely request no sportswear, scruffy clothes or tacky fancy dress.

IS SWAY BAR ACCESSIBLE?

  • Apologies but the Club Room at Sway Bar is not wheelchair accessible. If you would like to join us in a venue that is accessible we recommend our Burlesque Idol at The Hippodrome and Fresh at The RVT shows. If you have any questions about access please email us at info@houseofburlesque.co.uk and we will be happy to help.

  • Sway Bar has step access to the main venue (approx 6 steps) and the Club Room where the show takes place is down a flight of stairs (approx 25 steps), there are short flights of stairs to the bathrooms.

DO YOU TAKE GROUP BOOKINGS AND ARE THERE ANY RESTRICTIONS ON THEM?

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  • We do welcome large group bookings for the show and have helped many hen, stag and birthday parties to have a great night. We do encourage our audience to embrace the spirit of show and to cheer, whistle and whoop when appropriate, but we do expect all large groups of any make up to be respectful to the performers on the stage and the other audience members and to keep talking during the show to an absolute minimum.

DO YOU TAKE RESERVATIONS?

  • We apologise for any inconvenience but we cannot hold/reserve tickets for large bookings without payment. Please make the booking for the number of confirmed guests you have and then you can add tickets to the party at a later date if you need to. Alternatively you can tell the members of your group to book their tickets individually, and if you are booking VIP (reserved) seating,  send us the list of bookings that belong to your party at least 48 hours prior to the show, and we will be happy to seat you all together. Please email info@houseofburlesque.co.uk with VIP booking lists.

CAN WE GET A REFUND?

  • All ticket purchases once made are non-refundable. Please check the date on your booking confirmation carefully, date mistakes cannot be rectified after the date listed has passed. If this event is cancelled due to restrictions you will be offered a full refund or opportunity to rebook.

HOW DOES SPEAKEASY SEATING WORK?

  • VIP/VIP RINGSIDE seating is booth/table seating. Your reservation is for the show only and tables will be rebooked by the venue after the show has finished.  VIP bookings made as one purchase will be automatically sat together there is no need to email us. If booking individual tickets as part of group booking you must tell us tell the name of the Leading Person in your group/which booking you'd like to be sat with, so we can seat your booking with another party at least 24 hours in advance. You can email us at bookings@houseofburlesque.co.uk

  • General Seating is unreserved, first come first served. We strongly advise booking VIP if you wish to be sat as a group.

  • Ringside VIP are the VIP tables/booths in the first row by the performance area and are the tables most likely to receive performer interaction although our artists do use the whole space.

  • In true Speakeasy style guests on occasion will be sat with other bookings on shared tables.

CAN WE DECORATE OUR TABLE/BRING A CAKE/BALLOONS?

  • Please note we do not allow table decorations or cakes, and large items like balloons may be asked to be placed in the cloakroom due to space and sightline issues.

HOW DOES THE PRE-SHOW CLASS WORK AND WHAT DO WE WEAR?

  • The burlesque class takes place in the Club Room where the show is held, no special attire is required, although a pair of heels will help you get into the style of the show if you wish to wear them. Any person who participates in House of Burlesque Ltd Classes shall do so at his or her own risk. By attending class, you are certifying that you are in good health. Please arrive at 5pm for the session.

WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE SHOW?

  • All guests are welcome to stay on after the show in the venue if they wish, which is open until 3am.

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