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EastEnd Cabaret

EastEnd Cabaret is a musical comedy cabaret character duo based in London, England, formed in late 2009.[1]

EastEnd Cabaret
Bernadette Byrne (left) and Victor Victoria
Bernadette Byrne (left) and Victor Victoria
Background information
GenresCabaret Comedy
Years active2009 (2009)–2018
MembersBernie Dieter, Victoria Falconer
Websitewww.eastendcabaret.com

History

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Poster for The Revolution Will Be Sexual

The first incarnation of EastEnd Cabaret was in November 2009 at the iconic East End pub owned by artist Pauline Forster, The George Tavern. The show was called Bernadette Byrne (Bernie Dieter) and the EastEnd Cabaret, and took the form of a cabaret revue, featuring singers, poets and comedians.[2]

EastEnd Cabaret created and curated "The Attic" in December 2010, a pop-up cabaret bar in an illegal squat in Soho. The building (which once housed the Limelight Club, famed in the 1980s for celebrity nightclubbers including Prince) was taken over by art squatters The Oubliette Arthouse.[3]

In 2011, in an article on the London cabaret scene, the duo was named as one of Time Out magazine's Top Ten "Cabaret Superstars".[4]

Their critically-acclaimed live shows toured across multiple countries and festivals, including repeat appearances at Edinburgh Fringe, the Arcola Theatre,[5], the Famous Spiegeltent at Melbourne International Comedy Festival,[6] New Zealand Comedy Festival[7] and Soho Theatre.[8]

Their final live show was at Darwin Festival[9] in 2017.

Awards

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Year Award Category Result Ref.
2012 Adelaide Fringe Best Cabaret (overall) Won [10]
2012 Hospital Club hClub100 Performance Won [11][12]
2012 TO&ST Time Out & Soho Theatre Award, Edinburgh Fringe Best Cabaret Nominated [13][14]
2015 London Cabaret Awards Best Musical Variety Act Won [15][16]

Other media

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Television

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EastEnd Cabaret filmed two of their songs for the third season of Live at the Electric, BBC Three's comedy variety show hosted by comedian Russell Kane. The episodes were screened in early 2014. They also appeared on ABC2 in 2014 for Comedy Up Late, a live variety show featuring the best of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.[17]

Radio

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Bernadette Byrne (left) and Victor Victoria at BBC London

EastEnd Cabaret appeared on BBC Radio 1's Edinburgh Fringe programme, "Fun and Filth Cabaret" in 2012. Hosted by Nick Grimshaw, it streamed on radio and YouTube.[18] In June 2011, the duo appeared on BBC London's Late Night Show with Joanne Good, performing "Is It in Yet" (a song recounting Bernadette's attempt to deflower three different virgins) to a shocked host, but delighted listeners.[19]

EastEnd Cabaret have also performed live on 3 JOY's programme The Cabaret Room with Paul Williamson[20] in Melbourne, as well as on Sundays with Libbi Gorr on 774 ABC Melbourne, Fresh Air, SAFM and 891 ABC Adelaide.

Online and elsewhere

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EastEnd Cabaret's innovative use of online marketing tools was one of the aspects highlighted by judges of The Hospital Club hClub100 award.[21] They were placed in performance category top ten[12] alongside comedian Tim Key, comedy producers Underbelly and presenter Layla Anna-Lee. The music video for their original song, "Dangerwank", filmed and edited by Triple A Films, has had over 53,000 hits to date.[22]

References

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  1. ↑ "Bernadette Byrne's East End Cabaret at the George Tavern - Cabaret - Time Out London". Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  2. ↑ "EastEnd Cabaret Celebrates Three Years of Salacious Songs, Gin and Half-Moustaches". Thisiscabaret.com. 26 November 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Review: The Attic @ The Oubliette Arthouse". Londonist.com. 9 January 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "London's cabaret superstars - Time Out London". www.timeout.com. Archived from the original on 24 January 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Theatre review: The Revolution Will Be Sexual at Arcola Theatre Tent". British Theatre Guide. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  6. ↑ Bailey, John (14 March 2013). "Roles of engagement". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  7. ↑ "REVIEW: EastEnd Cabaret - Perverts (NZ International Comedy Festival 2015)". Theatre Scenes: Aotearoa New Zealand Theatre. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
  8. ↑ thingstodo@timeout.com. "41 fun things to do in London this weekend". Time Out London. Archived from the original on 20 June 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  9. ↑ "Comics' Corner – Darwin Festival Funnies | Off The Leash". offtheleash.net.au. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  10. ↑ "Awards Archive". adelaidefringe.com.au. Archived from the original on 5 December 2025. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  11. ↑ "EastEnd Cabaret". Concrete Playground. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  12. 1 2 Theatre, West End (13 November 2012). "Theatre influencers announced in hClub100 list | West End Theatre". www.westendtheatre.com. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  13. ↑ Cooke, Chris (24 August 2012). "Lady Rizo wins first ever Fringe cabaret prize – ThreeWeeks Edinburgh". Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  14. ↑ "Theatre news: Lady Rizo wins TO&ST new cabaret award". British Theatre Guide. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  15. ↑ Ritchie |, Mark (17 April 2015). "The fourth London Cabaret awards". Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  16. ↑ 10cjlow1995 (29 July 2015). "EASTEND CABARET: PERVERTS". ON IN LONDON. Retrieved 10 April 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  17. ↑ "EastEnd Cabaret - ABC2 Comedy Up Late 2014 (E5)". YouTube. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  18. ↑ "East End Cabaret - Fun and Filth Cabaret 2012: Day 1". YouTube. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  19. ↑ [dead link]
  20. ↑ Paul Williamson (1 April 2011). "The Cabaret Room: February 2011". Paul-williamson.blogspot.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  21. ↑ "EastEnd Cabaret". Concrete Playground. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  22. ↑ "Dangerwank: The Official Music Video | EastEnd Cabaret". YouTube. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
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