It’s a spectacular display of colour, originality and fun. Phuket’s Simon Cabaret has become one of Southeast Asia’s outstanding entertainment attractions drawing a thousand enthused visitors from around the world each evening. A single show runs the entire range of musical theatre from cultures around the world. Extravagant costumes, make-up and sets take the audience from Egypt to Latin America to China and back to Thailand in themed displays of classical dance and song.

Mixed in for good entertainment value, are professional soloists dressed like Tina Turner or Diana Ross. It’s some of the most flamboyant fun you’ll ever witness. The majority of the actors were born in male bodies but are living life as beautiful young women who express their talent through life as a cabaret performer.Simon Cabaret is a big operation with more than 100 backstage staff including show managers, costume and wardrobe departments and a control manager that ensures everything works according to a tight schedule as it should.

Simon Cabaret has been entertaining visitors to Phuket for 16 years. And many of the current “stars” have been on stage since the beginning. There are two shows a night.An overview of the audience shows guests from around the world. Each night at 19.30 and 21.30 tour buses and minivans unload people from Taiwan to England all eager to see the magic that Simon Cabaret offers. Expensive lighting and the best sound systems available enhance the visual magic of a royal court scene in historic China where expert beautiful singers offer melodies that have the audience clapping and waving their arms in appreciation. Other guests sit quietly stunned by the appearance of the most beautiful women that they know were born as males.

Phuket Simon Cabaret offers an evening of entertainment which will create a lasting memory of the magic of Phuket.