Lipstick, Lawncare, and Letting Go of the Rules

Showtime with Andrew G | Theatre Podcast Australia

Melbourne’s cabaret scene has no shortage of talent, but one performer continues to stand out with their bold blend of vintage glamour and modern self-expression: Iva Rosebud. By day, Lachlan works as a professional landscaper. By night, he steps into the heels and persona of Iva, a drag performer whose work reflects both a deep connection to the past and a fearless embrace of individuality.
🎭Bernie Dieter’s Club Kabarett
🗓️10 April to 11 May
📍Meat Market North Melbourne
🎟️eventbrite.com.au

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Dieter is the queen of chaos—renowned for her outrageous original songs, powerhouse vocals, and flair for debaucherous mayhem. For over a decade, she has stunned, seduced, and shocked audiences and critics around the globe. Inspired by the wild spirit of Berlin’s 1920s Weimar kabarett, Bernie Dieter’s Club Kabarett is a riotous, gender-bending celebration of freedom, difference, and delicious excess.

More than just a show, Club Kabarett is a rebellious, joy-drenched experience—an electrifying collision of circus, music, and dark glamour. It’s a place where the beautiful, bizarre, and bold come out to play, and audiences are astounded by a spellbinding cast of world-class misfits: contortionists, sword-swallowers, fire-breathers, aerial artists, and more—all set to the sultry soundtrack of Bernie’s signature vocals and her debauched, gin-soaked haus band.

IVA ROSEBUD
Iva Rosebud is the electrifying alter ego of queer artist Lachlan Bartlett — a dazzling fusion of vintage glamour and fearless contemporary edge. With a background that spans cabaret, musical theatre, drag, burlesque, and performance art, Iva commands the stage with a magnetic mix of raw emotion, razor-sharp wit, and otherworldly aesthetics.

Drawing inspiration from old Hollywood icons and modern queer rebellion, Iva Rosebud blurs the lines between eras and genres. Her performances are equal parts nostalgic reverie and avant-garde spectacle—a bold, unapologetic celebration of identity, sensuality, and self-expression. With every smouldering glance and perfectly placed high kick, Iva invites her audience into a world where authenticity reigns, glitter is currency, and the rules are made to be broken.

From sultry jazz lounges to spotlight-drenched festival stages, Iva’s presence is unforgettable—provocative, poetic, and always unpredictable. Whether whispering torch songs in sequinned gowns or unleashing a fierce, high-energy lip-sync with a wink and a snarl, Iva Rosebud leaves audiences utterly breathless and begging for more.

Fierce, fabulous, and entirely in a league of her own, Iva Rosebud isn’t just a performer—she’s a movement. A mirrorball of emotion, mischief, and magnificence. Step into her spotlight, and you’ll never see the world the same way again.