Calypso Cabaret
A night out at Calypso cabaret is a fun experience for young and old and a good break from Bangkok city sightseeing.
Glitz & glamour ladyboy show
Trans gender artists or “ladyboys”, some of them so beautiful that it is easy to forget that they are not real girls, perform a Las Vegas style show with lots of glitz and glamour, hair pieces and ostrich feathers.
Watch the ladyboys wearing beautiful gowns and costumes perform a series of acts and dances on a large stage.
Parisian style cabaret theater
The stepped seating of the air conditioned theater allows everyone a good view of the stage. The red interior with small tables with lamps reminds of the Parisian cabarets of a previous era.
The Calypso theater is located at Asiatique, a riverside shopping, dining and entertainment complex easily accessible by Chao Phraya river boat.
Mix of drama, comedy, modern and traditional music
The Calypso show featuring 70 performers performing 15 acts takes about 70 minutes.
The acts are a good mix of drama, comedy, modern and traditional music. Some of them are designed to appeal to nationalities in the audience like the Chinese and Korean acts, while there is meaning in others, like the “Free your mind” act.
The acts
Among the acts are “The King” Elvis Presley, a lovely Chinese ballad, a very energetic Beyoncé, Lady Gaga accompanied by violin music, the En Vogue song “Free your mind”, a Japanese song called Geisha, Marilyn Monroe, Della, Hava Nagilla, Stuff, The flow of the river, All that Jazz and Arirang, a Korean folk song with the performers wearing beautiful and colorful traditional Korean dresses.
Grand Finale
The Calypso Cabaret show ends with the Grand Finale, where all performers appear on stage in gowns and tails. After the show the performers line up near the exit where you can take your photo with them and give a tip if you want.
Thai dinner and traditional dance
Before the cabaret show there is Thai dinner and dance at the Calypso restaurant. While enjoying Thai dishes visitors can watch several dance shows including a Khon dance show, a drama dance traditionally performed for the Royal court. The dances performed by elegant dancers wearing traditional costumes tell stories from a famous Thai epic.
- The Sukhothai dance
- The pursuit of Supanna Matcha
- Dance of the four regions
- Phra Ram and Thotsakan in combat
- Pong Lang
Dinner menu
On the set menu are Thai dishes as crispy rice with coconut dipping sauce, pork satay or chicken satay, Thai curry fish cake, stir fried mixed vegetables, green curry with chicken, Tom Yum Goong (spicy shrimp soup) and steamed rice.
After dinner there is a choice of Thai style desserts, fruits, tea and coffee.
Location
Calypso cabaret is located at Asiatique The Riverfront (warehouse 3), 2194 Charoen Krung road, Bangkok.
How to get there
The easiest way to get there is by BTS Sky Train and river boat. First take the BTS Sky Train to Saphan Taksin station. From there walk to the Sathorn pier on the Chao Phraya river. A free Asiatique shuttle boat to Asiatique pier runs every 30 minutes from 4 pm until 11.30 pm. The last boat back to Sathorn pier leaves at 11 pm.
Alternatively, take a Chao Phraya Express river boat (until 8 pm).
»» Get there by Sky Train and Chao Phraya Express river boat.
Opening hours & show times
The Calypso Bangkok theater opens daily.
There are 2 shows every evening.
The first one starts at 7.30 pm, the second at 9.15 pm.
Thai dinner and traditional dance start at 6 pm and at 7.45 pm.
Entrance fees
Ticket prices at Calypso ticket booths are:
Same prices for adults and children
Children up to 2 years old that share a seat with a parent enter free
The cabaret show ticket includes one drink. Drink choices are shown on the ticket.
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