2024-07-11 09:20:09
“Robin Hood,” the musical created by Chris DeBurgh and Denis Martin and directed by Matthias Davis, welcomed its musical director “home” on Wednesday at the Village Theater in Linz. The musical theater’s convincing debut drew a standing ovation from the audience – and Chris de Burgh was thrilled too, as he let us know it on stage. Like Dennis Martin and production manager Peter Scholz, he did not miss the Austrian premiere.
The 12th-century story is told in an extremely complex way, not only focusing on rich and poor, king and people, but also giving space to the ambivalence between Robin and Guy’s male relationship, friendship and competition. The unusual love story between Ann and Robin, who face each other as strangers and married couple, and on a political level: Robin Hood is also said to be involved in the Magna Carta. The horrors of war cause Robin to return home traumatized, and the rapes tolerated are not just reserved for servants of noble families.
The legend of Robin Hood is well known; Robin of Loxley went to war on his wedding night, only to return years later to find his father dead and his childhood friend Guy of Gisborne as lord of the city. His wife Marianne is a stranger to him, as is life at home. After King Richard dies, his decadent brother John takes the throne and abuses the people – Robin takes on him and becomes an outlaw.
As Robin, Philip Butner plays every aspect of the character, from rebellious son and traumatized war hero to passionate leader and loving husband who sees meaning in his actions. He sang powerfully “My Way” in a duet with Guy and movingly sang “I Don’t Know Who You Are” and “Free at Last” in a duet with the charming Marianne. Tamara Pascual joins Linz’s already well-rehearsed troupe as the female lead, impressing both in voice and performance as a naive and hopeless The evil, indomitable and confident Lady Marian. Thomas Holler makes the guy – the powerful solo “I or You” – initially inexperienced and then increasingly obsessed with power, increasingly competitive with Robin. Simon Staiger gives a great performance as Brother Tuck, he not only brings levity and fun to this production. Philipp Hägeli plays the haughty, cruel King John, and Kira Primke is the aloof Abbess of Kirklees who only plays her own game and only Reveal yourself at the end.
Thorsten Tinney takes on the form of John Little following the death of the class-conscious Earl von Loxely; Dennis Henschel As the rebellious, angry outlaw Will Scarlett; Konstantin Zander makes a convincing turn as the Sheriff of Nottingham, and in his role on stage die. The 12-member group provides some of the most exciting scenes in the musical, brilliantly performed by Matthias Davids. Catchy tunes like “We Got the Money,” “Come on Let’s Get Five,” “For God and the King,” and the standout song “Freedom,” based on de Burgh’s “Don’t Pay the King.” for Nottingham” “The Ferryman”. “Stay in your ears, it’s not uncommon for premiere guests to leave the hall humming one of these melodies.
This coherent, entertaining musical has everything it needs to succeed: a well-told story, a fast-paced production that gets even better following the break; more than visually appealing choreography (Kim Duddy), in A strong impression is made in the sensitive scenes between Robin and Marianne and in the ensemble performances with bows and arrows and hooded robes – one of the strongest scenes: Robin’s liberation from the court; wise stage setting (Hans Kudlich) Easily transformable, from Sherwood Forest to the Huntington family estate, to the Royal Palace in London, to Palestinian war zones and monasteries. The use of bevels and protrusions is particularly clever. The costumes (Conny Lüders) are spot-on and modern, with a lot of aristocratic sparkle and emphasize the story, such as Marianne’s dress, which changes from an innocent light blue to a rich pink and finally black, or when his Ellie When Silk wears a dress, it undermines John’s authority.
Since its premiere in Fulda on June 4, 2022, the musical, with songs by Chris DeBurgh himself, has been staged in Germany and Switzerland. As a result, many things changed during the performance. Davis was enthusiastic regarding the performance in Linz during the winter and executed it very successfully, “That’s the great thing regarding a work that takes so long, you can play with the audience’s reaction, see the tension How it got bigger.
(Ulrik Intaler/APA)
(Service – Robin Hood, Director: Matthias Davis, Choreography: Kim Duddy, Staging: Hans Kudlich, Costumes: Konny Luders. With Philipp Büttner (Robin Von Locksley), Tamara Pascual and others (Marianne), Thomas Holler (Guy von Gisborne), Philip Hagley (King John), Thors Ten Tinney (William von Locksley/John Little), Kira Primke (Abbot of Kirklees), Konstantin Zander (Sheriff of Nottingham) Other performances: July 11-14, July 16-21, July 23-28 at 7:30 pm, Saturday and Sunday at 3:00 pm, http://www.landestheater-linz.at)
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