Bernie Dieter (born 2 October 1986) is a cabaret artist, songwriter, and performance artist born in Köln, Germany described as the "undisputed Queen of punk cabaret"[1][2] and known for her unique voice, dark humour and original songs 'She sings like Marlene Dietrich, like Frank N. Furter, like Kate Bush on speed.
She was named as one of Time Out magazine's Top Ten "Cabaret Superstars",[11] become the first female MC of the Olivier Award-winning show La Clique,[12] and created the Kabarett Little Death Club which has gone on to tour the world picking up several high profile awards.
First created in 2017, inspired by the Weimar Republic's dens of iniquity,[22][23] gender bending sexual freedom and celebration of difference at a time of political turmoil, but relating it to a 21st-century audience.
The shows usually takes place in a Spiegeltent[24] and involves live original music,[25] written and performed by Bernie and her band 'The Vier' with accompanying circus, drag and comedy.
The show's music has been likened to The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Hedwig and the Angry Inch but is sonically eclectic and is a mixture of dark cabaret punk, weimar, jazz, electronica performed with a 4 piece band consisting of electric guitar, electric bass / double bass, piano / keyboard / synth, drums.