Post by bellboard27 on Sept 23, 2018 8:19:13 GMT
Went to this in the Raimund Theater last week. It is a juke box musical, but they are songs were not familiar to me. The overall feel was a musical of 20-30 years ago, rather than something created more recently. But it is pleasant enough for that.
It tells the story of a Hollywood star who returns to her native Austria to realise that that is where her heart really is and to find love. All rather straightforward and sugary. Running time 2 hours 50 minutes including 20 minute interval.
The staging is impressive. A great use of the revolve with very versatile sets and projections. Being in Austria it has to showcase its cakes, so including some singing torte is a nice touch. It also has the first on-stage helicopter I have seen since Miss Saigon – with a precarious mountain landing.
The performances were variable. Of the two leads I felt Irena Flury was excellent, while Martin Bermoser felt under powered.
On seating. My German is limited. There are English surtitles in two levels either side of the stage. I booked a seat in the 1st Rang (dress circle) to one side. This worked well for the surtitles as the angled view of the stage meant that they were within my eye line. I also decided to book a €10 cheap seat due to it being behind a pillar. I booked the seat 2 rows back from the pillar and found that it caused few problems (I was worried that the surtitles might have been obscured). So a real bargain compared to the others around it. In any case, the aisle seat next to me was empty, so I moved over to a more expensive seat.
Finally, there was a curious interval “show”. Looking out of the window from the 1st rang level across the street are various flats. Immediately opposite there was a young guy with his window open, curtains open, doing his cooking only in his skimpy underwear. Did he think he wasn’t observed? I doubt it.
It tells the story of a Hollywood star who returns to her native Austria to realise that that is where her heart really is and to find love. All rather straightforward and sugary. Running time 2 hours 50 minutes including 20 minute interval.
The staging is impressive. A great use of the revolve with very versatile sets and projections. Being in Austria it has to showcase its cakes, so including some singing torte is a nice touch. It also has the first on-stage helicopter I have seen since Miss Saigon – with a precarious mountain landing.
The performances were variable. Of the two leads I felt Irena Flury was excellent, while Martin Bermoser felt under powered.
On seating. My German is limited. There are English surtitles in two levels either side of the stage. I booked a seat in the 1st Rang (dress circle) to one side. This worked well for the surtitles as the angled view of the stage meant that they were within my eye line. I also decided to book a €10 cheap seat due to it being behind a pillar. I booked the seat 2 rows back from the pillar and found that it caused few problems (I was worried that the surtitles might have been obscured). So a real bargain compared to the others around it. In any case, the aisle seat next to me was empty, so I moved over to a more expensive seat.
Finally, there was a curious interval “show”. Looking out of the window from the 1st rang level across the street are various flats. Immediately opposite there was a young guy with his window open, curtains open, doing his cooking only in his skimpy underwear. Did he think he wasn’t observed? I doubt it.
