

BAR JEDER VERNUNFT combines a 3-course menu including champagne with shows and cabaret featuring well-known stars like Max Raabe or actress and singer Maren Kroymann.
26 Locations
Cabaret is part of Berlin's DNA, from glamorous variety shows to sharp political satire. Historic venues in Mitte and Schöneberg keep the tradition alive, and cabaret nights fill stages across the city throughout the year.
This overview gathers Berlin locations for cabaret, from grand revue theatres to intimate rooms with singers, comedians and dancers. Some lean into classic Weimar-era glamour, others into modern comedy and music.
Browse the venues below to find the best cabaret in Berlin, compare programmes and prices, and plan your evening.


BAR JEDER VERNUNFT combines a 3-course menu including champagne with shows and cabaret featuring well-known stars like Max Raabe or actress and singer Maren Kroymann.







At Schwante Castle in Oberkrämer, alongside other castle festivals and events, the dinner show "Pasta Opera" takes place, a brilliant opera dinner with ensemble and a four-course menu!




Since 1960, the Berlin cabaret theater Die Wühlmäuse at Theodor-Heuss-Platz in Charlottenburg has been the sharpest address for political satire and comedy in the capital. Founded by Dieter Hallervorden, the venue, seating 516, stands for biting wit that never loses its thread.





"Vive la vie 2019!" - TIPI AM KANZLERAMT invites you to the grand New Year's Eve Gala with Katharine Mehrling & Band


What would the Advent and winter season be without a fairy tale variety show at the Wintergarten? Zimt & Zauber 2018 is all about the "Revolt of the Clocks – or when no one knows what time it is anymore".





The Admiralspalast in Friedrichstraße presents two shows on New Year's Eve 2018. Particularly entertaining is "A Million is Gone So Fast" starring CAVEMAN actor Karsten Kaie.


The BKA Theater in Kreuzberg is a classic of Berlin's cabaret scene, attracting audiences with quirky shows, travesty, and political satire. Since 1988, the stage has delighted with a varied program and an intimate atmosphere above the rooftops of Berlin.
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Désiree Nick - I am the Table Firework! The New Year's Eve Special 2018/2019 at the Berlin Cabaret Theater "Die Wühlmäuse"

Berlin's oldest cabaret has resided in the Europa-Center on Ku'damm in Charlottenburg since 1949, poking fun at current events with political satire and black humor. Biting, musical, and always close to the present: Die Stachelschweine are an institution that no other cabaret in Berlin can afford to ignore.


The TIPI AM KANZLERAMT is Europe's biggest stationary stage in a tent.

In Charlottenburg, the theater and family restaurant Charlottchen proves that football and stage culture are not contradictory. Since the 2006 World Cup, international matches and games have been broadcast on a large screen, while the kitchen offers something for all generations.

Germany's oldest and largest ensemble cabaret, Die DISTEL, is located directly at Friedrichstraße station in Berlin-Mitte. Since 1953, DISTEL has been using political satire and live music to sting where it hurts. Sharp punchlines, social depth, and a view into the government district included.

Berlin's oldest comedy club resides in Prenzlauer Berg: The Cosmic Comedy Club Berlin has been occupying a former savings bank on Schönhauser Allee for over two decades and is now the primary destination for English-language stand-up comedy and improv theater in the capital.



In Tempelhof, where film classics like 'Metropolis' once originated, today thrives a self-managed cultural center with a true neighborhood heart. The ufaFabrik combines cabaret, variety shows, and satire with an unparalleled awareness for ecology and community in Berlin.

Since 2016, Raketos Improv Theatre in Prenzlauer Berg has stood for sophisticated improv theatre of the highest caliber. The Berlin ensemble performs long-form formats at BühnenRausch, bringing Shakespeare, dystopias, and horror into the spotlight. No script, no rehearsals, no two evenings are alike.



Since 1985, the Mehringhof-Theater in Kreuzberg has stood for political cabaret with conviction. Whoever takes to the stage here has something to say, whether established stars or aspiring newcomers. The small venue on Gneisenaustraße is one of the most reliable addresses in the German-speaking cabaret scene.

Since 2007, the Foxys have been considered long-form specialists in Berlin's improv theatre scene. In Friedrichshain's Theatrepool, dramas, comedies, and chamber plays are created spontaneously night after night, knowing no script or rehearsal. Spontaneity at the highest level.


Since 1984, Scheinbar Varieté in Schöneberg has stood for cabaret and small-scale performing arts in the smallest space: 60 seats, a four by three meter stage, and a program that doesn't fit into any box. Here, Kurt Krömer and Eckart von Hirschhausen found their first fans before they became TV stars.


In the heart of Pankow, on Florastraße, the "Zimmer 16" theatre is full of surprises: a cabaret stage where the improv theatre group "Im Freien Fall" performs completely freely and without a script every first Friday of the month. The audience decides what happens.






Small, but with real substance: The Zebrano Theater in Friedrichshain stands for Berlin cabaret and variety arts in the most intimate setting. Chanson, slam poetry, and literary theater alternate, while renowned artists transform the tiny stage at Ostkreuz into one of the city's most charming venues.

Hidden within the Hackesche Höfe in Berlin-Mitte is the Chamäleon: a historic Art Nouveau ballroom that transforms into a stage for world-class contemporary circus. Acrobatics, dance, and biting comedy merge here to create evenings unlike any other.

In Neukölln's Reuterkiez, near Weserstraße, lies a small cabaret theater with a rich history: Since 1987, Theater im Keller has been known for its travesty shows that balance drag glamour, sharp humor, and genuine stage artistry. Those who sit here rarely sit still for long.



Why not a music comedy for your Christmas party?! A fast-paced and funny Christmas show with a 3-course menu presented in November and December 2018 at the Tipi am Kanzleramt.


The Berliner Schnauze Dialect Theater performs in the former cabaret theater at Frankfurter Tor in Berlin-Friedrichshain.

The small O-Ton Art Theater is a classic Berlin backyard stage with a program mix of chanson, song evenings, concerts, cabaret, and comedy.