They’ve returned to Newcastle for the seventh successive year and are proving more popular than ever.

Yes, The Lady Boys of Bangkok are back by public demand and entertaining audiences with their unique brand of burlesque, cabaret and revue.

The Fantasy and Feathers production encompasses space-themed numbers, sensuous Latin rhythms and pulsating pop hits by Madonna, Lady Gaga and The Saturdays.

There’s even a side-splitting Britain’s Got Talent/X Factor sketch, with appearances by Jedward, SuBo and Cheryl Cole (who waves the red card at her wandering ex, Ashley).

The show is two hours of terrific entertainment, performed with perfect precision and plenty of panache.

Steve Burbridge