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If you’ve ever wondered what would happen if a corporate seminar, a queer fever dream, and the most gloriously unhinged cabaret night of your life all collided in a glitter cannon explosion — DYKE Systems Ltd. at Cabaret Cardiff is your answer.
Presented as “the most prestigious seminar of the year”, DYKE Systems Ltd. introduces us to Sally and Susan — not your average suburban women, but serious business women — here to help you get filthy rich. All you need to bring is your wallet, your carabiner, and a willingness to embrace your inner (D)ynamic, (Y)oung, (K)nowledgeable, (E)ntrepreneur. What follows is a hilariously sharp and increasingly deranged descent into the glittery world of multi-level marketing mayhem — equal parts corporate training day, queer cabaret, and brilliantly subversive satire.
“Funny, fearless, gloriously queer”
Written, created and performed by Kheski Kobler and Holly Wilson-Guy, this is one of the funniest shows I’ve seen in years. Truly. Their chemistry as a double act is electric — the kind of perfectly calibrated comic partnership that feels effortless while being incredibly precise. They gave me huge Ellie White and Natasia Demetriou vibes: chaotic, intelligent, deeply silly, and completely committed to the bit. I was hooked from the first moment and laughing throughout.
What makes DYKE Systems Ltd. so brilliant is how cleverly it balances its madness. Beneath the absurdity and sequins is a genuinely sharp takedown of pyramid schemes, ruthless heteronormativity, and the hollow language of corporate feminism. It’s biting, smart, ridiculous, and joyful all at once — no easy feat. One minute you’re howling at a perfectly timed throwaway line, the next you’re admiring just how cleverly the whole thing has been put together.
It’s no surprise this was selected as part of The Stage’s Fringe Five and became a repeat sell-out at Edinburgh Fringe 2025— it absolutely deserves the hype.
And excitingly, this show also marks the arrival of Fag Packet (instagram @fag_packet), the new production company formed by Kobler and Wilson-Guy — and based on this, I urge everyone to keep a very close eye on what they do next. Follow them, support them, buy the tickets early. If DYKE Systems Ltd. is the standard they’re setting, we are in for some seriously exciting work ahead.
In short: a total triumph. Funny, fearless, gloriously queer, and one of the most original nights I’ve had in ages. I came for the seminar and left fully indoctrinated. Sign me up.
If you like smart, queer comedy then this is Definitely Your Kind of Entertainment!!!!
