Pferd frisst Hut
HERBERT GRÖNEMEYER, SABRINA ZWACH, HERBERT FRITSCH, THOMAS WISE, CHOR DES THEATER BASEL, BOCHUMER SYMPHONIKER
Deutsche Erstaufführung
German slapstick, operetta, musical — all in one
Laugh-out-loud dialogue, an outrageous plot and Grönemeyer’s songs – the musical comedy of mistaken identity Pferd frisst Hut (literally: “Horse Eats Hat”) has a lot going for it. This version by Herbert Grönemeyer (music) and Herbert Fritsch (direction) brings Eugène Labiche’s successful critique of social habits The Italian Straw Hat bang up to date. Its rapid succession of daft and absurd scenes produces an anarchic piece of musical theatre that defies categorisation to invent a genre all its own. Songs that are potential earworms rub up against orchestral passages, and torrents of words meet moments of nostalgia. Herbert Grönemeyer has specially composed new songs with sharp lyrics. Herbert Fritsch tempts the audience into a typical world – for him – of absurd humour and slapstick gags. Comic and frivolous concerns lead to a surprising finale. After its successful world premiere at Theater Basel, the show now comes to the Ruhrtriennale, bringing with it anarchy, social criticism and loads of fun!
Produced by Theater Basel and co-produced by Komische Oper Berlin.
Musical comedy based on Eugène Labiche's "An Italian Straw Hat" in an adaptation by Sabrina Zwach.
Musical incorporation by Herbert Grönemeyer.
Performance rights: S. Fischer Verlag GmbH, Frankfurt am Mai
Audio introduction
Find out more about the the production in our audio introduction.
„I have devoted myself almost exclusively to the study of the Bourgeois. This animal offers countless possibilities; it is inexhaustible.“
Einführung zu „Pferd frisst Hut“ in DGS
Cast
- Composition
- Herbert Grönemeyer
- Adaptation of the original text
- Sabrina Zwach
- Musical direction
- Thomas Wise
- Direction and Stage Design
- Herbert Fritsch
- Associate Stage Design
- Oscar Mateo Grunert
- Costume Design
- Geraldine Arnold
- Arrangeur
- Thomas Meadowcroft
- Choir director
- Michael Clark
- Lighting Design
- Cornelius Hunziker
- Dramaturgy
- Roman Reeger
- With
- Christopher Nell (Fardinard) ,
- Hubert Wild (Nonancourt) ,
- Florian Anderer (Emile Tavernier / Baronin von Champigny) ,
- Klaus Brömmelmeier (Tardiveau / Beauperthuis ) ,
- Gottfried Breitfuss (Vezinet / Baronin von Champigny ) ,
- Sarah Bauerett (Clara) ,
- Jasmin Etezadzadeh (Bobin) ,
- Nanny Friebel (Anais) ,
- Julius Engelbach (Felix) ,
- Jonathan Fink (Maurice) ,
- Cécilia Roumi (Hélène) ,
- Pia Dembinski (Virgine)
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- Chor des Theater Basel ,
- Bochumer Symphoniker
- Production Manager Ruhrtriennale
- Judith Humer
- Assistant Artistic Production Manager Ruhrtriennale
- Charlotte Wulff
- Technical Project Manager Ruhrtriennale
- Darko Šošić
- Technician
- Christian Benz ,
- Anne Gollasch ,
- Carl Schenkel
- Dressing, collaboration costumes
- Daniela Bermudez ,
- Laura Effsing ,
- Dorothée Grohs ,
- Carmen Oertwig ,
- Christiane Held ,
- Anke Piorreck ,
- Alexandra Schramm
Directions and arrival
Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord
Emscherstr. 71
47137 Duisburg
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