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Jens Radda is a performer, producer, writer and cabaret queen.
He is the creator of Skank Sinatra – an award-winning drag cabaret persona bringing big-band flair and theatrical brilliance to audiences around the world. His other works include Madame Martha's Parisian Cabaret, The Cabaret Hour, Skank Sinatra's Dirty Martini Lineup, and is regularly performing in and working on various projects between Australia and Europe. |
Upcoming shows
WINNER: Best Cabaret, Adelaide Fringe Weekly Awards 2025
WINNER: Best Cabaret, Adelaide Fringe Weekly Awards 2024
NOMINATED: Best in Cabaret & Musical Theatre, Sydney Fringe 2023
WINNER: Best Cabaret, Adelaide Fringe Weekly Awards 2024
NOMINATED: Best in Cabaret & Musical Theatre, Sydney Fringe 2023
WINNER: Best Cabaret, Melbourne Fringe 2024
WINNER: Best Variety Show, Adelaide Fringe Weekly Awards 2025
More shows in 2025
About Jens
Jens Radda is a singer, MC, writer, cabaret queen and producer based primarily in Melbourne, Australia.
Jens originated roles in All My Friends Are Racist (ABC TV) and Single, Out (Seasons 2 and 3), and has won awards for his acclaimed touring cabaret productions of Skank Sinatra (Winner of Best Cabaret, Adelaide Fringe Weekly Awards) and Madame Martha’s Parisian Cabaret (Winner of Best Cabaret, Melbourne Fringe).
He is a graduate of WAAPA’s Music Theatre degree (2016) and later went on to train in Clowning, Vaudeville, Neutral Mask and Le Jeu with Philippe Gaulier (Paris, 2017 & 2022) and in Vocal Technique at the Complete Vocal Institute (Copenhagen, 2019).
Before moving to Australia in 2007 with his family, Jens grew up in South Africa in a Danish and Afrikaans speaking household.
Jens originated roles in All My Friends Are Racist (ABC TV) and Single, Out (Seasons 2 and 3), and has won awards for his acclaimed touring cabaret productions of Skank Sinatra (Winner of Best Cabaret, Adelaide Fringe Weekly Awards) and Madame Martha’s Parisian Cabaret (Winner of Best Cabaret, Melbourne Fringe).
He is a graduate of WAAPA’s Music Theatre degree (2016) and later went on to train in Clowning, Vaudeville, Neutral Mask and Le Jeu with Philippe Gaulier (Paris, 2017 & 2022) and in Vocal Technique at the Complete Vocal Institute (Copenhagen, 2019).
Before moving to Australia in 2007 with his family, Jens grew up in South Africa in a Danish and Afrikaans speaking household.
