The 2025 Cabaret Talent Show serves as a springboard

The Vienna Cabaret Festival will once again give up-and-coming talents a chance to shine in 2025.

With the Cabaret Talent Show, Austrian Lotteries, together with the Vienna Cabaret Festival, is once again offering up-and-coming young talents a stage to prove themselves. On June 8 and 9, seven talented individuals will be given an opportunity to present their cabaret skills. The Cabaret Talent Show, presented by Austrian Lotteries, will once again take place at the Vindobona in Vienna. It will be recorded by the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF) and broadcast on ORF III. 

As a reward, five starting places at the Vienna Cabaret Festival will be made available. This means that on five days, a newcomer act will be thrilling the audience right at the beginning. This year, the Vienna Cabaret Festival will take place from July 28 to August 2 in the arcade courtyard (Arkadenhof) of the Vienna City Hall.

The application deadline for the Cabaret Talent Show is Friday, April 25. You can find all the information at www.wienerkabarettfestival.at/talente-show/.

By the way, one former candidate is Ina Jovanovic, who drew wide attention with her witty advert about the role of a sponsor. This can be found at www.lotterien.at/unternehmen/sponsoring.