Up With A Twist
Up With A Twist is a roaring ‘20s-inspired supper club with live music, dinner, couture fashion, and interactive performances, debuting with Brilliant Lady.
Brilliant Lady is exclusively debuts a brand-new supper club experience. Up With a Twist is a brand new collaboration from Holly-Anne Devlin and Kaleidoscope Immersive. This show is inspired by the glamour of the Roaring ‘20s. This decadent dining and entertainment experience blends modern elegance with vintage charm, pairing French cuisine with a live band, dancers, and world-class vocalists putting a modern spin on vintage tunes.
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This immersive experience is designed for those who love their entertainment with a touch of glamour and unpredictability. Guests will dine in style while being swept up in a world of music, movement, and spectacle. And with a unique encore every night, there’s always a reason to return.
Plot & Story
Guests step into Lady Valentina’s Emporium of Excess, a surreal supper club setting where larger-than-life characters and couture collide.
With a live band setting the mood, world-class vocalists and dancers take the stage to reimagine vintage classics and summer soundtrack favorites with a contemporary twist. The ending changes each night, with eight possible outcomes, adding an interactive element that makes it an experience worth repeating. Sailors will pick the ending via a series of buttons on the table lamp.
Up with a Twist in Detail
On arrival at the Manor, you’re welcomed with a vodka-based cocktail before being introduced to the cast of Lady Valentina’s Emporium of Excess. The performers mingle with guests through playful interactions and close-up magic, giving a glimpse of the personalities who will later compete for the spotlight.
The story follows Lady Valentina as she prepares to step down, leaving the cast to vie for the role of successor. Each showcases their talents – from singing and dancing to aerial acts or sword swallowing – with line-ups varying by sailing to keep the experience fresh and unpredictable.
Audience members play a vital role, voting for their favourite act using coloured buttons at their table. The winner is crowned the new manager of the Emporium and closes the evening with a final encore. This creates a unique ending for every show performed with up to 8 total possible options.
Dinner and cocktails are seamlessly interwoven with the show, each course paired with drinks served throughout the night. The result is an immersive mix of theatre, dining, and cabaret, where every guest becomes part of Lady Valentina’s world.
Pricing
Up with a Twist is priced at $50 for all tiers and includes all drinks. It’s bookable on board only.
Seating & Tiers
Seating is crucial to how you want to experience Up with a Twist, so it’s advisable to eye up your preferred spot ahead of time, there will be a point in the welcome that you are asked to sit.
- Tier 1 (Front Row Seating) situates you in the heart of the action
- Tier 2 (Floor Seating) places you surrounding the view
- Tier 3 (Balcony Seating) offers a more relaxed experience, seating you on the balcony with high stools
Right now, each tier is grouped into a single booking so you can not select a tier at the point of booking. You also cannot book ahead of your voyage it must be booked on board. Wherever you choose to sit, the Virgin Voyages crew will make sure you get excellent service.
A Feast for the Senses
Taking place in The Manor on Deck 6, Up With A Twist transforms dinner into a dazzling spectacle. This latest addition to Virgin Voyages’ Supper Club Series—following in the footsteps of Another Rose on Resilient Lady—delivers a stylish evening filled with live music, high-energy production numbers, and stunning couture fashion.
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Up with a Twist Menu
A special French influence promises a distinctive culinary pairing with the performance. Menu options are subject to change, speak to your server for the latest information.
- Herb Infused Brioche – served warm with maple syrup butter
- Red Wine Poached Pear Salad (V) – fennel, watercress, herb goat cheese, champagne vinaigrette
- Main Course Choice
- Grilled Swordfish* (GF) – with ratatouille, caper, and tomato beurre blanc
- Grilled Beef Tenderloin* – paired with French onion tart tatin and sauce Robert
- Dessert
- Passion Fruit Opera Cake (V) – with almonds, coffee, and chocolate (this course may not be offered)
- Croquembouche (V) – with spun sugar and pastry cream
Cocktails are woven into the evening, with highlights such as The Ingenue (Ketel One Vodka, mango, blueberry, lime, and ginger beer) and We’re All Mad Here (Zacapa 23 Rum, coffee liqueur, amaro, and orange bitters). Non-alcoholic options are also available, offering a similar flavor profile.
An alternative menu is also available that must be chosen in full.
Songs Performed & Music Playlists
Versions of the following songs are performed live on stage accompanied by a band. Please note that while they are inspired by the original recordings, these renditions may differ slightly in arrangement, tempo, or interpretation to suit the production style of Up With A Twist.
- Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend – Marilyn Monroe
- Circus – Britney Spears
- Don’t Stop Me Now – Queen
- Feelin’ Good – Michael Bublé
- She Bangs – Ricky Martin
- Are You Havin’ Any Fun? – Elaine Stritch
- Too Darn Hot – Ella Fitzgerald
- Cheek to Cheek – Fred Astaire
- I Can’t Stand the Rain – Tina Turner
- Mi Gente – J Balvin & Willy William feat. Beyoncé
- Love Don’t Cost a Thing – Jennifer Lopez
- Set Fire to the Rain (Remix) – Adele
- When I Grow Up – The Pussycat Dolls
- Puttin’ on the Ritz – Taco
- If I Knew You Were Coming I’d’ve Baked a Cake – Georgia Gibbs
- Barracuda – Heart
- Sweet Child O’ Mine – Guns N’ Roses
- The Final Countdown – Europe
- White Lotus Theme (Renaissance Main Title Theme) – Cristobal Tapia de Veer
- Seven Nation Army – The White Stripes
- Firework – Katy Perry
- Shut Up and Dance – Walk the Moon
- Walking on Sunshine – Katrina and the Waves
- I’m So Excited – The Pointer Sisters
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Part of the Brilliant Lady Lineup
Murder in the Manor adds a theatrical and comedic mystery to the entertainment roster aboard Brilliant Lady. Featuring cast members also seen in Up with a Twist, it offers a unique mix of performance and storytelling at sea.
