In Barbara's Rhubarb Bar, Rhubarb Never Runs Out

Tongue-twister stories
Musical book presentation
presented by Thalia

"Barbaras Rhabarberbar" became a song that spread across the world on TikTok and Instagram - from Würselen through Austin to Tokyo, people danced and rapped to it. It was invented and sung by songwriter and musical cabaret artist Bodo Wartke together with music producer Marti Fischer.

Bodo Wartke represents something everyone seeks but rarely finds: intelligent entertainment for all! For clever children and language-loving parents. In an age of advancing linguistic coarseness - paradoxically lamented and practiced everywhere at once - he immerses himself deeply in language and play with it, discovering the sparkling poetry and wonderful wit within it. Wartke's specialty is challenging tongue-twisters and the stories behind them - with guaranteed tongue-tangling. Why do seven seal colonies on the cliffs jab their claws into their ribs? And why do people invent such things in the first place?

Look forward to a musical book presentation followed by a signing session!

Bodo Wartke (born in Hamburg) is a songwriter, playwright, and musical cabaret artist with nearly thirty years of stage experience. This Berlin resident is highly successful and has received numerous awards for his work.