Blake’s Club, 23 Queens Street, Gravesend

Indefinite Leave To Remain – A love letter to London in the words and music of the Pet Shop Boys

“It’s a great idea, thank you for doing it” – Neil Tennant

Join the immortal and immoral Hersh Dagmarr as he deconstructs the songs of The Pet Shop Boys and transports them to the Weimar era with his pianist and arranger extraordinaire Karen Newby.

Hersh Dagmarr is a London-based Queer singer/songwriter and visual artist. His visceral inspiration from the grand Weimar Berlin era mixed with his own experience as a club kid from the noughties and the 2010s evolved into a unique blend of jazz, dance and electronic avant-pop with elements of cabaret mixed in. Karen Newby is a classically trained piano vocalist who performs in 5 star venues around the world. She has a flawless technique which is equally at home playing jazz standards, show tunes and chart hits.

“Hersh Dagmarr is a fabulous artist and a great singer! Check him out!” – Mark Moore, S’Express

“Dagmarr evokes an unfettered and elegant decadence unfelt since Moulin Rouge” – Matt Katz-Bohen, Blondie

“Oozing 1940s decadence, Dagmarr’s beguiling stage persona stikes an ironic tone that balances melodrama and whimsy to surprisingly satisfying effect.” –  Gavin Brock, Cabaret Scenes