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Sydney, get ready to be seduced all over again. The daring, darling queen of punk-kabarett Bernie Dieter and her globally touring gig, Bernie Dieter's Club Kabarett, are making a triumphant return to a Sydney stage. Bernie and her loyal band of bombastic bohemians will be bringing their fiery brand of energetic excess and peak physique to Carriageworks from October 8 to November 8.
If you've not yet had the pleasure on a previous visit, you’ll find yourself transported to the smoky Berlin Underground with a show that Time Out's Guy Webster described as "a 100-minute feast for the eyes" in his five-star review of the Melbourne show earlier this year.
With an inimitable skill for curating a menagerie of sideshow talents and for holding an audience in the palm of her hand, Bernie Dieter herself has been called “an electrifying cross between Lady Gaga, Marlene Dietrich and Frank-N-Furter in sequins”. Featuring an electrifying live band and a mix of Bernie’s original songs, imaginative covers, and brand-new music, expect a riotous evening that pushes physical boundaries, embraces non-conformity and sits comfortably on the edge of danger.
In Webster's Melbourne review, he continues, "With each act, Club Kabarett continues the radical queerness of its namesake, emphasising a diverse set of performers and styles taken straight out of Weimar Germany and revitalised with a modern flare. There is an element of danger retained from the Weimar age as well as signature BDSM bodices, spiked stilettos, bejewelled lingerie and unapologetic confidence."
After sell-out seasons across the globe and setting London's West End ablaze, Bernie is back in Sydney after a multi-year absence – promising a cabaret experience that's more provocative, more daring, and more outrageously entertaining than ever before.
This east coast exclusive is your invitation to join the ultimate party, a celebration of freedom, diversity, and the art of performance at its most exhilarating. Bernie Dieter's Club Kabarett is not just a show; it's a rebellion against the mundane, a tribute to the misfits and the dreamers, and a night where anything can happen. Don't miss the chance to dive headfirst into the spectacle, the laughter, and the sheer, unadulterated joy.
But who is Bernie Dieter, really? And how has this mysterious mistress of mirth managed to seduce so many of us? Read our 2022 interview with the punk-kabarett queen herself.
Bernie Dieter's Club Kabarett will be at Carriageworks, Eveleigh, from October 8 to November 8, 2026. Tickets are on sale now for $30-$100 and you can snap them up over here.