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Romeo and Juliet
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Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Tragedy in five acts
Text version: Thomas Reichert
First performance: ca. 1597, London
In German with explanations in English
For young people and adults
Abstract
He is a Montague, she is a Capulet – and their families have been separated by bitter enmity for generations. But from the moment Romeo and Juliet look into each other's eyes for the first time, it is clear to both of them that their love is unbreakable, even in a hateful environment. The two meet secretly at night and secretly enter into marriage. But new, personal feelings and old, entrenched relationships clash sooner than expected: when Romeo asks his enemy Tybalt for peace, the quarrel heats up again and causes the first deaths. A series of unfortunate coincidences leads the two lovers and their families to a tragic fate.
Program and cast
Production: Thomas Reichert
Costumes: Edouard Funck
Set design: Thomas Reichert, Günther Schöllbauer
Light: Thomas Reichert, Alexander Proschek
Puppet's heads: Leonhard Winkler
Puppeteers: Philippe Brunner, Anne-Lise Droin, Vladimir Fediakov, Edouard Funck, Maximilian Kiener-Laubenbacher, Marion Mayer, Emanuel Paulus, Philipp Schmidt, Eva Wiener, Ursula Winzer
Voices: Sibylle Canonica, André Jung, Juliane Köhler, Sylvana Krappatsch, Thomas Limpinsel, Johannes Meister, Stefan Merki, Simon Zagermann
Additional information
Premiere: 24.10.2024
The production is supported by ŠKODA (patronage for Juliet) and PALFINGER (patronage for Romeo).
Salzburg Marionette Theatre
In 1893, the old-established Kaltenhausen brewery built "a restaurant and function-rooms" in the Schwarzstrasse, between the Lasser Villa (now the Mozarteum) and the theatre. The architect was Carl Demel, the master builder Valentin Ceconi. In 1897 these function-rooms were converted to the Mirabell Hotel. After World War II the Mirabell Casino was the principal tenant until 1968. Conversion work began in 1970, in order to give the Marionette Theatre a new playhouse. The former dining-room of the Mirabell Hotel was converted into an auditorium with a stage, and its rich decoration of stucco and frescoes is still impressive. There was similar stucco-work, though not quite so opulent, in the foyer, but unfortunately in the course of the 1970/71 conversion it was covered by a plasterboard ceiling. The stucco ceiling underneath was forgotten, to be rediscovered in 2000 when repairs were being carried out. In 2003 the foyer was restored to its original condition.
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