The Best Drag Shows in Berlin

The group, 'Travestie im Kiez', organises what is currently probably the biggest, most regular drag variety show in the city at the 'Theater im Keller', not far from Hermannplatz. You could say that 'Travestie im Kiez' is a drag version of the Friedrichstadtpalast, including the extravagant costumes and dance numbers. On stage there are classic drag acts and dancing, as well as live singing and comedy. It’s the full programme!

Circus der Travestie
Theater im Keller, Weserstraße 211, 12047 Berlin-Neukölln
U Hermannplatz
Website of Circus der Travestie

With her alter ego, Edith Schröder, Ades Zabel is a veteran of the Berlin drag scene. She has entertained entire generations of Berlin queers with her trademark humour. At the 'BKA Theatre', she regularly hosts theatre performances with a colourful cast of characters that capture quirky Berlin particularly well.

Ades Zabel & Company
BKA-Theater, Mehringdamm 34, 10961 Berlin-Kreuzberg
U Mehringdamm
Website of Ades Zabel

Drag queen, Judy LaDivina, is another powerhouse of the Berlin drag scene. Judy LaDivina regularly hosts shows and events in the city. 'Tell Mama' is her monthly show on offer at the popular bar, 'Zum Schmutzigen Hobby'. Accompanied by a variety of guests, she delivers classic drag performances.

Tell Mama
Bar Zum Schmutzigen Hobby, Revaler Straße 99, 10245 Berlin-Friedrichshain
S + U Warschauer Straße
Website of Bar Zum Schmutzigen Hobby

Drag queen, Jurassica Parka, doesn't mince her words! In her drag talk show, 'Paillette geht immer', she invites a guest to her sofa in the 'BKA Theatre' once a month and talks her head off.

Jurassica Parka: Paillette geht immer
BKA-Theater, Mehringdamm 34, 10961 Berlin-Kreuzberg
U Mehringdamm
Website of Jurassica Parka

The queer bar, 'Tipsy Bear', established itself as a hotspot in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg within a very short period of time and regularly invites people to various drag shows. In particular, the younger drag performers of Berlin's expat scene have found a home here. 'Tipsy Bear' gathers the 'Who's Who' of the new drag generation on stage at the weekly ‘Dragoholic’ show.

Dragoholic
Tipsy Bear, Eberswalder Straße 21, 10437 Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg
U Eberswalder Straße
Instagram channel of Tipsy Bear

Mx. Kotti is a big drag pageant show from the House of Presents - with Berlin's alternative drag star, Pansy - that takes place in the myth-enshrouded Kreuzberg club, 'SO36'. Once a year, the city's drag scene offspring compete. Because all forms of drag and genders are welcome, a wild, colourful and, above all, surprising evening is guaranteed!

Mx. Kotti
SO36, Oranienstraße 190, 10999 Berlin-Kreuzberg
U Kottbusser Tor
Instagram channel of The House of Presents

Sheila Wolf is one of the city's most dazzling promoters and she organises a series of variety shows that fuse different genres. At "Vaudeville Variety" at the "Wintergarten Varieté Theater", for example, she combines cabaret, burlesque, drag, comedy, acrobatics and boylesque on stage in one brilliant show. And with the "Hotel Gl'amouresque" she revives the golden age of cabaret together with showgirls - in the only permanently sold-out burlesque late night in the "Bar jeder Vernunft".

Sheila Wolf
Various locations
Website of Sheila Wolf

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Words: Frank Schröder