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Sunday strollers, climate stickers, diversity or the migration debate? , boss and director at the Steyrer Theater am Fluss, hardly left out a theme in his version of Johann Nestroy’s farce “He wants to make a joke” that the Austrian dramatist, who died in 1862, would not have worked into his socio-critical play himself if he would live in Steyr today. In any case, the long-lasting applause after the sold-out premiere Thursday night proved him and his ensemble right.
Oppl had cleverly interwoven the content with the present and for that had a magnificent stage set with the ambience of Steyr’s old town built on the open-air stage on the Enns. Luckily, this had withstood the storm on the eve of the premiere. And so nothing stood in the way of an enjoyable evening at the theater at the beginning of this season.
Even if the sound coordination of singers and band? and his musicians convinced again with their own compositions? a little bumpy at first: the audience was enraptured by the performance right from the start. Especially veteran as Zangler and the grandiose as Melchior immediately drew attention. The two main actors saw themselves continually faced with new and strange challenges as Weinberl and as Christopher. The one who lives not far from the theater in Münichholz skilfully mimed the desperate daughter of Zangler Marie, who was born in Linz had laughs and sympathies on his side as her lover with a Turkish accent. Slipped into three roles who then happened to be Steyr’s mayor as a faggot master tailor put his business card in his hand. Reason: “He was just the prettiest in the front row.”
Also present at the premiere alongside Vogl: the Steyr city senate team , , , and National Council member of parliament and longtime supporters and (Brau Union).
Source: Nachrichten
