STAGES Episode 636: BERNIE DIETER

The darkest, funniest and most debauched kabarett star East of Berlin. Bernie Dieter has cemented herself as one of the standout cabaret artist of her generation “when it comes to cabaret, few can match the decadence, and brilliance, of Bernie Dieter” (The Herald, UK). She has stunned, aroused and terrified audiences from Berlin to Hong Kong with her gin-soaked lascivious charm, blending dangerously funny original songs, sequins and satire with a cut-throat wit, and a deviant eye for debaucherous mayhem! The Queen of Weimar punk kabarett can mesmerise with a hauntingly beautiful ballad one moment and bring the house down with raucous laughter the next.Born in Köln, Germany she grew up listening to her Oma’s (Grandmother) many stories of life in a travelling circus in East Germany and the time her family smuggled her into the West, in a caravan hidden under piles of sequinned costumes. Inspired by the Weimar republic’s dens of iniquity, gender bending sexual freedom and celebration of difference at a time of political turmoil, Bernie is a world-class example of a modern Weimar kabarett diva, in all of her dangerously satirical, gin-drinking, promiscuous glory.Bernie has performed for sold out audiences from London’s West End as the host of infamous Olivier Award Winning variety show ‘La Clique’ to the Melbourne Art Centre. Toured shows around Europe, created mayhem in Spiegeltents all over Australia. She’s headlined BBC’s TV show “Live at the Electric” appeared on ABC Australia, and NBC America and has been heard on the airwaves of BBC 1,2 & 4, and has toured her acclaimed solo show ‘Weimar Punk’ to the Adelaide Cabaret Festival.She has taken the world by storm with her notorious variety shows Little Death Club, Berlin Underground and Club Kabarett, winning a string of awards and phenomenal critical acclaim. Bernie’s shows have sold out seasons in London’s West End, Sydney, Japan, Budapest and Auckland to name a few. Bernie Dieter’s Club Kabarett plays Carriageworks Sydney from October 8th to November 8th.The STAGES podcast is available to access and subscribe from Spotify and Apple podcasts. Or from wherever you access your favourite podcasts. A conversation with creatives about craft and career. Follow socials on instagram (stagespodcast) and facebook (Stages).