Renowned cabaret artist Hersh Dagmarr brings his unique flair to two of the world’s biggest pop acts this summer with premiere of all-Kylie cabaret show
Minogueus Sanctus on 28 July
plus the return of acclaimed Pet Shop Boys celebration
Indefinite Leave to Remain on 8 July
Hersh Dagmarr, the legendary French queer singer/songwriter and visual artist direct from the Berlin Weimar catacombs, will deconstruct the back catalogues of two of the world’s biggest pop acts this July, with a brand new Kylie Minogue show, plus the return of his popular Pet Shop Boys cabaret.
On Monday 28 July, Hersh will debut his new show Minogueus Sanctus at the Divine in Dalston, North East London. Centering around iconic pop princess Kylie Minogue’s repertoire rearranged in the piano-vocal cabaret style, the show also explores the very concept of pop royalty and fandom itself – asking the essential question of what makes and who is (or more precisely who isn’t) a ‘gay icon’. Expect a night full of familiar refrains from La Minogue with a slightly whimsical twist, a religious subtext and frankly theatrical delivery from La Dagmarr!
And back by popular demand, on Tuesday 8 July at London’s Crazy Coqs, Hersh will be performing his show Indefinite Leave To Remain, putting a unique cabaret twist on the songs of Pet Shop Boys and transporting them to the Weimar era. This is not a tribute show, but a love letter to London in the words and music of Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, and an ode to finding one’s home. Expect classic hits including West End Girls, Heart, Rent, I’m Not Scared and I Wouldn’t Normally Do This Kind Of Thing.
For both shows, Hersh will be joined by pianist and arranger extraordinaire Karen Newby.
Hersh Dagmarr is a London-based native French singer/songwriter and a cabaret artist. His visceral inspiration from the grand german kabarett era mixed with his own background as a jazz singer and experience as a French club kid from the noughties evolved into a unique blend of expressionist and theatrical avant-pop cabaret. “My interest in music is quite polar. It’s equally coming from a faraway past and a rather distant future. Like some kind of haunting past life.”
Besides his own music production, Dagmarr regularly performs cabaret shows in which, accompanied by a pianist, he performs classic tunes from the global cabaret songbook as well as more contemporary material with an emphasis on Kurt Weill’s repertoire and Chanson Francaise.
To book for Minogueus Sanctus at the Divine on Monday 28 July 2025, visit: www.outsavvy.com/event/27646/minogeus-sanctus-hersh-dagmarr-sings-kylie-minogue
To book for Indefinite Leave to Remain at Crazy Coqs on Tuesday 8 July 2025, visit: www.brasseriezedel.com/events/hersh-dagmarr-with-karen-newby-on-piano-indefinite-leave-to-remain-the-songs-of-the-pet-shop-boys/
LISTINGS INFORMATION FOR MINOGUEUS SANCTUS:
Venue: The Divine, 33-35 Stoke Newington Rd, London N16 8BJ
Date & time: Monday 28 July 2025, 8pm (doors 7:30pm)
Tickets: £12 www.outsavvy.com/event/27646/minogeus-sanctus-hersh-dagmarr-sings-kylie-minogue
Running time: approximately 90 minutes (plus interval)
Access information: thedivine.co.uk/about
Category: cabaret / music
LISTINGS INFORMATION FOR INDEFINITE LEAVE TO REMAIN
Venue: Crazy Coqs at Brasserie Zedel, 21 Sherwood St, London W1F 7ED
Date & time: Tuesday 8 July 2025, 9:15pm
Tickets: £20
Running time: approximately 75 minutes
Access information: www.brasseriezedel.com/faq
Category: cabaret / music