Der 222. Blaue Montag – Die ganze Stadt in einer Show

In the organizer's words:

For the 222nd "Blue Monday" on February 3, 2025, cabaret artist and host Arnulf Rating will once again open a grab bag full of comedians, musicians, satirists, acrobats, bon vivants, slam poets and eccentrics. Since 1990, "Blue Monday" has been a showcase for talented types and original personalities, a fast-paced, beautiful and quirky show.

At 8 pm, the curtain rises at the cabaret theater Die Wühlmäuse this time for, among others for the award-winning financial cabaret artist Chin Meyer, the not yet award-winning music comediennes Beyond Blond, the aerial artist Belina Belinda on the aerial ring, the surf poet and everyday life analyst Andreas "Spider" Krenzke, the award-winning cabaret artist and singer-songwriter with Viennese wit Harald Pomper, the artist duo Riedel & Meister with their own songs and lyrics, the modern clown Detlef Winterberg and the band of the evening, finest Rock'n'Roll from Berlin with The devil'n us. As usual, the whole thing will be presented by Arnulf Rating and spiced up with political satire.

Tickets are available from 33.50 euros at karten@wuehlmaeuse.de, by telephone on (030) 30 67 30 11 or online (plus additional costs if applicable).

Blue Monday

Der Blaue Montag began in 1989/1990 in the former Quartier Latin (now the Wintergarten), which members of the music group BAP and the 3 Tornados (Arnulf Rating, Holger Klotzbach, Günter Thews) had taken over and converted into a variety show, with the advertisement "We are looking for arty farts or people who can make others laugh for 5 minutes". When the Quartier had to close, Blauer Montag was performed weekly at the Tempodrom after a break until 2005, was then hosted by Holger Klotzbach at the TIPI am Kanzleramt for a short time before the show moved to the specially converted cabaret theater Die Wühlmäuse in 2014, where it has been performed roughly every two months since then - except during the summer vacations.

Launched as a renewal of the then somewhat dusty variety theater, Der Blaue Montag has become a playground, development laboratory and reflection of Berlin's wild, extravagant cabaret scene. It brings together characters, life artists, originals from the urban jungle who - each for a few minutes - have the opportunity to inspire, provoke and take your breath away. Cabaret combined with sophisticated, political cabaret - the show reaches far beyond the boundaries of the genre, offering space for artistry/acrobatics, comedy, singing, music, theater, magicians - but also talk and readings. Many well-known artists have already been in the spotlight at Blue Monday - some of them in their early days.

(Subject to change)

Price information:

Ticket order: 030-30 67 30 11 (Mon-Sun 12-18 h) or by e-mail (karten@wuehlmaeuse.de) or online