About Sven Ratzke

Over a career spanning more than two decades Sven Ratzke has become that rare thing: a cabaret superstar. The Dutch/German singer, entertainer and actor was hailed by the British newspaper The Herald as a ‘Cabaret Supernova’ and by Time Out Magazine New York ‘As one the best cabaret performers of his generation’.

He has appeared at many prestigious venues around the world including Lincoln Center NYC, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Bertolt Brecht’s Berliner Ensemble, Mexico City Opera House, Stadsaal Wien, Paradiso Amsterdam, Town Hall Auckland and Arts Center Melbourne. Ratzke’s shows Starman, Homme Fatale and Where are we now all toured internationally to critical acclaim. His show Starman, which featured the music of David Bowie, was a smash hit at the 2016 Edinburgh Fringe Festival (winner Best Festival Show), toured around the globe and was nominated for the Australian The Helpmann Award. Ratzke starred since 2013 as Hedwig in the Berlin production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, and was hailed by the show’s creator, John Cameron Mitchell, as “the best Hedwig I’ve ever seen!”

His other European Musical credits are the MC in Cabaret and Dr Frank’n Furter in The Rocky Horror Show and Ratzke is yet set to play Marlene Dietrich in a upcoming Berlin production of Marlene at the Renaissance Theater Berlin. Ratzke has worked with numerous legendary performers including Nina Hagen, Rufus Wainwright, Fassbinder muse Hanna Schygulla, Grammy-nominated opera singer Claron McFadden, cult band The Tiger Lillies, NYC icons Justin Vivian Bond and Joey Arias and fashion designer like Thierry Mugler, Jan Jansen and Viktor & Rolf. He collaborated also with several Orchestra’s like Grammy Winning The Metropole Orchestra, The German WDR Funkhaus Orchester, Asko Schönberg Ensemble and the Holland Baroque Orchestra. Since 2017 Ratzke expended also his artistic horizon into Television, creating his own talk/ music show for German national Television (ARD) called „Ratzke’s Rendezvous“ and made several Music specials for National German and Dutch Television.

Tagesspiegel, Berlin
"The shark has feathers: Ratzke is the homme fatale, the glamour animal on stage"
The Stage London
"Ratzke is Surreal, funny and musically sublime"
The Herald, New Zealand
"Ratzke is the supernova of Cabaret"
Hamburger Abendblatt
"Ratzke is a ‘Gesamtkunstwerk'!"
Die Welt
"Eine Wucht!"
Berliner Morgenpost
"A dream! Go see this show!"
Time Out New York
"Ratzke is the Polyglot of Cabaret, the most exciting star of his generation."
The Times, London
"Exceptional reinterpretations"
New York Press
"Ratzke is a must-see!"
Limelight Magazine, Australia
"This is Cabaret at it’s finest!"
The West Australian
"Compelling, surrealistic, extraordinary!"
The Advertiser Australia
"A masterful interpreter with shapeshifting charisma"
Broadway World, New York
"Ratzke's show is one of the greatest cabaret values in New York City."
Theatre Scene, New York
"Exhilarating reinterpretation. Powerful and emotionally. Super performer Ratzke offers a thrilling theatrical performance piece!"
NRC Handelsblad
"Ratzke has Bowie in his genes"
De Volkskrant, Amsterdam
"Ratzke is a man of the world. Wow, what a entertainer!"
Het Parool, Amsterdam
"Ratzke is the lovechild of David Bowie and Eddie Izzard."
Sven Ratzke - Where Are We Now
Sven Ratzke - We Could be Heroes- by Ann-Marie Schwanke

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April

05apr15:1511:29We Could be Heroes- Rotterdam-Oude Luxor

10apr15:1511:29We Could be Heroes- Hoogeveen-De Tamboer

11apr20:1511:29We Could be Heroes- Baarn- Theater de SpeeldoosLast Tickets

15apr20:0023:35Dans op de Vulkaan- Leiden- Stadsgehoorzaal

21apr20:1523:29We Could be Heroes- Eindhoven-Parktheater

24apr20:1511:29We Could be Heroes- Amsterdam- De Meervaart

29apr20:1523:29We Could be Heroes- Hoofddorp- Cpunt

30apr20:1511:29We Could be Heroes- Capelle a/d Ijssel- Isala Theater

May

02may20:3017:43In Concert- Maastricht- Theater a/h Vrijthof (Ainsi)Sold out

03may20:3017:43In Concert- Maastricht- Theater a/h Vrijthof (Ainsi)Sold out

05may19:0011:29We Could be Heroes- Hamburg- Schmidt Theater

06may20:0011:29We Could be Heroes- Berlin- Bar Jeder VernunftLast Tickets

07may20:0011:29We Could be Heroes- Berlin- Bar Jeder VernunftLast Tickets

08may20:0011:29We Could be Heroes- Berlin- Bar Jeder Vernunft

09may20:0011:29We Could be Heroes- Berlin- Bar Jeder VernunftLast Tickets

10may20:0011:29We Could be Heroes- Berlin- Bar Jeder VernunftLast Tickets

28may20:3017:43In Concert- Voorburg- Theater LudensLast Tickets

29may20:0023:35Dans op de Vulkaan- Den Haag- Regentes

30may20:1517:43In Concert- Nijmegen- LUXLast Tickets

June

03jun19:3015:04Tanz auf dem Vulkan – Berlin- Renaissance Theater

04jun19:3015:04Tanz auf dem Vulkan – Berlin- Renaissance Theater

05jun(jun 5)19:3006(jun 6)15:04Tanz auf dem Vulkan – Berlin- Renaissance TheaterLAST SHOW

12jun20:0017:43We Could be Heroes- Ratzke & Phion-Enschede-Muziekcentrum

13jun20:0017:43We Could be Heroes- Ratzke & Phion-Nijmegen-VereenigingLast Tickets

14jun14:0017:43We Could be Heroes- Ratzke & Phion-Apeldoorn-Orpheus

18jun20:0017:43We Could be Heroes- Ratzke & Phion-Deventer-Schouwburg

19jun20:0017:43We Could be Heroes- Ratzke & Phion-Arnhem-Musis

20jun20:0011:29We Could be Heroes- Düsseldorf- Savoy Theater

28jun15:3017:43In Concert- Rotterdam- Theater Walhalla (Kantine)Sold out

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