Overview
November 18 to 20, 2024
Katharine Mehrling
DREI NÄCHTE in Berlin
For THREE NIGHTS, "Berlin's Chanson Queen" (BZ) returns to the intimate atmosphere of BAR JEDER VERNUNFT.A touch of French elegance and wild jazz wafts through the Spiegelzelt when this special artist with the "trademark voice that immediately touches" (nachtkritik.de) takes to the stage. The actress, singer and songwriter is at home in a wide variety of musical genres. Whether jazz,...
November 21 to 24, 2024 / January 09 to 11, 2025
Premiere
Sven Ratzke & Band
„We could be heroes“
With his fabulous shows full of spectacle, art and captivating music, singer and entertainer Sven Ratzke has caused a worldwide sensation. Now he returns to Berlin with ‘We could be heroes’ in a limited edition with new songs and arrangements.In this extraordinary show, he presents David Bowie's sensational song gems in his own sound world: Bowie as you have never heard him before and as the...
November 26 to December 01, 2024
Pigor singt. Benedikt Eichhorn muss begleiten
LA GROETE – Sag nicht Kleinkunst
La Groete - don't say cabaret! - an evening of SalonHipHop by Pigor & Eichhorn and a devilishly bizarre expedition into the creative milieu of Berlin during the years of reunification.In german
December 03, 2024
Irmgard Knef
Glöckchen hier, Glöckchen da
The slightly different Christmas programme
Irmgard Knef and Christmas - they go together like chilli peppers in gingerbread. Anecdotes, poems, autobiographical, bizarre and probably the most original Christmas story since the Gospel according to Luke make this entertaining programme an enjoyable, fun and musical evening.Lyrics in German.
December 04, 2024
Willi Pfister
HOMECOMING
The Geschwister Pfister conquered the hearts of Berliners at the beginning of the 1990s with their "melodies for the soul". At the end of a triumphant European tour, they scattered to the four winds. Now the lost brother Willi is making his way to Europe once again. Spicy and matured like good Swiss Vacherin, he dances and sings his way through his life repertoire from Elvis to Celentano to...
December 07 to 11, 2024
Best of
Muttis Kinder
20 Jahre
Muttis Kinder invite you to an exclusive birthday party in the BAR JEDER VERNUNFT: the vocal trio celebrates 20 years of the finest art of song, tied together with the silken thread of comedic, spot-on acting. The three perfectly attuned voices sing their way into the hearts of the enchanted audience with minimalist gestures and dazzling comic imagery.Claudia Graue, Marcus Melzwig and Christopher...
December 14 to 18, 2024
Tim Fischer
Glücklich
On Piano: Thomas Dörschel
Tim Fischer and his pianist Thomas Dörschel have created a new concert evening and invite their audience on an emotional rollercoaster ride in search of happiness.In fantastic songs by Ludwig Hirsch, Jacques Brel, Hans Magnus Enzensberger, Georgette Dee, Friedrich Hebbel, Sebastian Krämer, Cora Frost and Thomas Pigor, they musically ponder the state in which there is no unhappiness. They come...
December 21 to 31, 2024
Ursli & Toni Pfister & Das Jo Roloff Trio
Servus Peter – Oh là là Mireille
This show is all about Peter Alexander and Mireille Mathieu. Ursli & Toni Pfister are casual and cheeky. They stand for upbeat hits, howling schmaltz and tongue-in-cheek charm. The male duo of the Pfister siblings dedicate an entire evening to the jack-of-all-trades from Vienna and the nightingale from Avignon. After all, they were almost part of the family for decades - a Saturday evening on...
December 24, 2024
Sebastian Krämer
Liebeslieder an Deine Tante
His critics place him in the same league as Morgenstern, Ringelnatz and Kreisler. Sebastian Krämer is capricious in his comedy, sweet to coarse in his songs. His musical vocabulary ranges from swing to Viennese school. His "Liebeslieder an Deine Tante" (Love Songs to Your Aunt) do not contain any slogans or even recommendations for creating a better world. We are not dealing here with purposeful...
December 30, 2024
Premiere
Brüning & Betancor
Eine Prise Licht
Mehr Jazzstandards Germanized
The grande dame of German jazz singing Uschi Brüning and pop poet Betancor embark on new adventures and venture a second evening together. Following the success of ‘Ich Mein Dich’, Betancor has selected new jazz standards, translated them into German and delved into her own originals. The result is ‘A Pinch of Light’, an evening about love. Because love is not only ‘the greatest of them...
January 02 to 08, 2025
Pigor & Eichhorn mit Band
Das Neujahrskonzert
For the ninth time, they are ringing in the year with us, the "New Year's concerts of a special kind" with Pigor and Eichhorn and band. "Chansons for the third millennium" is how the Viennese newspaper "Falter" described the programmes of the two recognised innovators of German-language chanson.Armed with their good-humoured band, who effortlessly swing, jazz and pop away all New Year's Eve...
January 12, 2025
Lisa Bassenge
Das hier wird für immer sein
Lisa Bassenge is one of the most distinguished and versatile singers on the German jazz scene with exciting solo projects and new interpretations. She attracted particular attention in the 2000s with her German-language songs, which even took her into the charts. After a break of almost 10 years, she is now bringing this German-language dream programme back to the stage!The Berlin singer and...
January 13 & 14, 2025
Andreas Rebers
Rumpelkinder - Schmuddelstilzchen
Rebers singt Degenhardt
Andreas Rebers is one of German cabaret’s top artists – musically ironic, evilly witty, black-humoured, very intelligent – absolutely fantastic. In his new programme, Rebers sings chansons by the German songwriter and protest singer Franz-Josef Degenhardt.
January 20, 2025
Bernd Begemann
Solo
A German Morrissey, an acoustic grab bag: the one-man rock 'n' roll circus Bernd Begemann. Founder and giant of the Hamburg School, inventor and operator of various bands, TV shows, blogs and other legendary formats. This show is not suitable for non-German speaking visitors as German language knowledge is required.
January 21 to February 05, 2025
Irmgard Knef
Noch da!
100 Jahr, blondes Haar
Irmgard Knef - Germany's longest-serving chanson cabaret artist - turns 100!The indestructible, singing and swinging entertainer has written a brand new programme to mark her impending three-figure birthday. The punchlines pop like champagne corks, the humour bubbles and the wit tingles.Irmgard is still standing with dignified poise on the boards that mean the world. Sometimes a little wobbly but...
February 05 to March 02, 2025
Rosa von Praunheims
Die Bettwurst – Das Musical!
With Anna Mateur and Heiner Bomhard | Director: Rosa von Praunheim
Rosa von Praunheim is staging his own cult film from 1971 as a musical in the anniversary year of the BAR JEDER VERNUNFT: Die Bettwurst.In the anniversary year of BAR JEDER VERNUNFT, the renowned director, producer, author and activist of the LGBTQ movement is directing a musical for the first time shortly before his 80th birthday.The love story between Luzi, of Polish origin from Kiel, and...
March 04 to 16, 2025
Tim Fischer
Tim Fischer singt Hildegard Knef – Na und
Tim Fischer honours Hildegard Knef, who would have celebrated her 100th birthday on 28 December 2025, with a glamorous concert evening and embodies the cult star with skin and hair. An absolute labour of love for the singing actor, who became a fan as a teenager and has always been fascinated and inspired by Knef's enormous range.Stylistically confident and virtuosically accompanied by his...
March 17, 2025
Die Strottern
Schau di an – Lieder aus Wien
It doesn't hurt to know and like the original Viennese song from the last few centuries. But this is not necessary to enjoy the two thoroughbred artists Klemens Lendl and David Müller. This intelligent, authentic and excellently harmonising duo's raucous, heartfelt performance contains so much comedy and artistry that there is no room for pondering and questioning anyway. Leiwand! Small world...
March 18, 2025
Svavar Knútur
Ahoy!
Anyone who has experienced a performance by Svavar Knútur will remember it for a long time. His performances are an emotional rollercoaster ride between being moved to tears and crying with laughter, captivating you and never letting go. The Icelandic singer/songwriter and entertainer Svavar Knútur is a musician with countless facets. He manages to enchant and captivate every audience from the...
March 19 to 22, 2025
Georgette Dee
Georgette Dee singt
On the piano: Terry Truck
"The language of music has always been for me the greatest thing we humans have," says Georgette Dee, "music can rise above all boundaries, can penetrate everything that seems impenetrable, can create an understanding where before there was a lack of understanding - of myself, of others. Music gives me the opportunity to become happy or sad, to look at the bad and the good, to catch my breath in...
March 23, 2025
Michael Heller & Christopher Bolam
L is for…
Männer und Liebe
L is for ... L stands for funny, relaxed, light, for life, lust and nonchalance - and of course: for love! Michael Heller and Christopher Bolam, the creative duo on and behind German-language musical stages - known at BAR JEDER VERNUNFT for "Altar Boyz" and not least the successful long-running hit "Oh What A Night!" - brings us a wonderful evening full of favourite love songs; in duet, solo,...
March 25 to 30, 2025
Klaus Hoffmann
Flügel
On Piano: Hawo Bleich
50 years of stage work as an actor and chansonnier. Klaus Hoffmann released his 50th album "Flügel" on 17 November 2023 and goes on tour in Germany.On his album, Klaus Hoffmann sounds fresher than ever and yet remains true to himself. The Berlin songwriter and singer has composed and written 14 new songs and recorded them with his fabulous band. He once again proves himself to be a great...
April 22 & 23 / June 29 & 30, 2025
Atrin Madani
Welcome To My World
On Piano: Paul Hankinson
They're at it again: Atrin Madani, the shooting star of the Berlin jazz scene with the enchanting mellifluous voice, and Paul Hankinson, who complements and accompanies him charmingly and virtuosically on the piano.In their new programme "Welcome To My World", the two partners in creativity once again plunge into the international and cross-genre music scene full of curiosity, zest for action and...
May 06 to 11, 2025
Anna Mateur & The Beuys
Kaoshüter
She is groove and jazz and blues, she is humour and cabaret and comedy. She has been called a miracle voice or exceptional vocals, vocal acrobat or outstanding singer, her voice has been compared to Nina Hagen, Janis Joplin or Zarah Leander – all of this is true and still it is not enough to describe this wonder of nature.She dances, sings, screams and groans, she grunts, stomps and warbles....