Bernie Dieter's Club Kabarett

Overview

The spirit of cabaret is alive and well in Melbourne, with one of the world's most celebrated chanteuses lighting up Queen Victoria Market's Magic Mirrors Spiegeltent for the Melbourne Fringe Festival. Her particular mix of debauchery, dark humour and biting social commentary make this one of the festival's must-see shows.

German kabarett superstar Bernie Dieter — described as "an electrifying cross between Lady Gaga, Marlene Dietrich and Frank-N-Futer in sequins" — will bring her infamous gin-soaked haus band and her troupe of bombastic bohemians back to Melbourne throughout October. Gather your fellow deviants for this one.

Johannes Reinhart

The show encapsulates the spirit of the notorious kabarett clubs of Weimar Germany, and features a vibrant lineup of international talent. The billing includes the dangerous art of hair hanging (we're getting split ends just from the mere mention of this one), flame breathers, gender bending aerial performances and plenty of strip teasing and pole dancing.

The colourful show celebrates freedom and diversity in all its forms — Dieter herself describes it as "the ultimate party at the end of the world".

Just as spectacular as the performance is its iconic — and all too appropriate — setting. Bernie Dieter's Club Kabarett will take place in Magic Mirrors Spiegeltent at Queen Vic Market. The venue is one of the country's largest and most spectacular spiegeltents and an ideal setting for such a spellbinding cabaret show.