A FORMER convent school girl from Abingdon is returning to Oxfordshire to perform steamy stripteases on stage.

Ex-Our Lady’s pupil Hannah McCarthy, 29, now calls herself Miss Fan-Teasy, and teaches raunchy burlesque routines to women of all ages.

Her showgirl academy is performing in Oxford for the first time, staging its unique take on The Rocky Horror Picture Show at The Glee Club at 7.30pm on Sunday, November 28.

Miss McCarthy, who grew up in Abingdon, Radley and Sunningwell, said: “It is very exciting, as there is not anywhere to go for burlesque in Oxford.

“I’ve got lots of friends and family here, and not many have had the opportunity to see me perform.

“If anything, having people I know in the audience relaxes me, as it is nice to have familiar faces enjoying the show.”

She added: “Our take on Rocky Horror will have all of the storyline, but with an added burlesque element of striptease.”

The cast is made up of some of the 100 Students aged between 18 and 60 she has taught at the Bournemouth-based Fantasy Showgirl Academy over the past three years.

A trained dancer, Miss McCarthy decided to take up burlesque after watching a documentary about the risque shows.

She said: “You can just be whatever you want to be in your own fantasy world.

“It has incredible glamour, but with highly exaggerated costumes and hair.

“Students mostly come to build up their confidence. When they arrive they are too scared to perform in a show.

“By the time they finish the course, they are completely different people.”

And Miss McCarthy, who said 70 per cent of her regular punters were women, hoped even the nuns who ran her former school would approve.

She said: “I actually think they would be quite proud.

“I used to be the first one up on stage at school, so I do not think they would be that surprised.”

She added: “Women come for the drama of it.

“They can appreciate how difficult it is to have the confidence to perform.”

Burlesque dates back hundreds of years, originating as a comic form of musical theatre that parodied existing plays and operas.

By the 19th century, female performers’ costumes became skimpier to keep the audience’s attention, and in 20th century America, the striptease became the main draw.

Unlike strippers, burlesque dancers always emphasise the ‘tease’ rather than the ‘strip’.

Tickets for the show, which features both male and female performers, cost £12. They are available from The Glee Club box office.