Dark kabaret archive#
Dark kabaret series#

Dark kabaret series#

and The Secret Cabaret - series 2 episode 6. ^ From tapes of The Secret Cabaret - series 1 episode 6.and also from a tape of The Secret Cabaret - series 2 episode 6. Where a particular series is noted in parentheses it means the name was found on credits for that series but it does not imply the person was not involved in both series. Tapes were not available for all episodes and so this listing should not be assumed to be complete. ^ The credits lists here have been compiled from available tapes of episodes and from lists published on the web by Simon Drake and Open Media.: Cite journal requires |journal= ( help) ^ The information for this episode was checked directly with a recorded copy of 'The Secret Cabaret – series 2 episode 6'.Archived from the original on 22 October 2008. ^ In the end titles for the second series of the show Drake received a credit for 'Conceived and Original Material'.Producers: Frankie Glass and Jim Steinmeyer.Theatre director (series 2): Don Coutts.Theatre director (series 1): Vincent Stafford.Choreographer (series 2): Jonathan Thrift.Additional magic (series 1)/Magic consultant(series 2): Patrick Page.Researchers (series 2): David Britland and Sarah Wynn Parry.Researchers (series 1): David Britland and Isabel MacIver.In addition to those named above, the following appeared in various end credits: Producer Jim Steinmeyer (left) with Jay Marshall This was a decade before Abagnale became world-famous through the 2002 bio-pic Catch Me If You Can produced by Steven Spielberg.Įpisodes and broadcast dates Series 1 Regular guests included magicians James Randi, Geno Munari, Max Maven and David Berglas and reformed fraudster turned security expert Frank Abagnale. Noted illusion designer Jim Steinmeyer was credited as one of the producers. Also credited as a writer was poet and playwright Heathcote Williams. The series had strong input from sleight-of-hand magician Ricky Jay, who made special appearances in each show and was credited as a writer. I wanted to see something darker, more fast-paced and rock-and-roll, more sexy, more weird.' Simon Drake is quoted as saying: 'On television in the UK then, were Wayne Dobson and Paul Daniels, but they didn’t appeal to me.

Dark kabaret archive#

A substantial part of the running time of the show was given over to guest performers and various filmed items, ranging from archive footage to close-up presentations or exposures of scams and swindles. These sections were often embellished with realistic looking blood and gore reminiscent of the infamous performances of Peruvian magician Richiardi Jr. One of the features that gained it attention were illusion segments performed by Drake in a guise that owed much to punk and heavy metal.

The styling of the show was dark and mysterious with some elements that reflected goth subculture. Grab your tickets quick and prepare yourself for a night of full-frontal fabulousness.Each programme revolved around a theatre-based show presented by Simon Drake and featuring illusions performed by him in various guises. There is no fourth wall, no rules, and no seat is safe in this dark and defiant den of iniquity. She has stunned, aroused and terrified audiences from Berlin to Hong Kong, blending her soaring voice, sequins and her lascivious charm with a cut-throat wit, and a deviant eye for debaucherous mayhem!

The cast includes sword swallowing sensation Lucky Hell Fancy Chance who’ll risk her life with the incredibly dangerous art of hair hanging Cirque du Soleil’s gender-bending duo Reed Kelly and Jack Dawson the queen of comedy burlesque Sugar Du Joure and the mesmerising pole artist Blue Phoenix.Īn electrifying cross between Lady Gaga, Marlene Dietrich and Frank-N-Futer in sequins, Dieter has cemented herself as one of the standout kabarett artists of her generation. The gin-soaked haus band soundtracks a hazy night of dangerously funny kabarett, breathtaking circus, gender-bending aerial and fire-breathing sideshow at its most inappropriate, provocative and hilarious. The über-award winning spiegeltent spectacular Bernie Dieter’s Club Kabarett returns bigger and more provocative than ever!Īfter her completely sold out Sydney debut early this year Bernie Dieter brings a brand new troupe of bombastic Bohemians for an unmissable night in the Spiegeltent. EXTRA SHOWS ADDED DUE TO PHENOMENAL DEMAND