Schönbrunn Advent Play
The Search for Love, Peace, and Justice
Playing time: 40 minutes
Spoken language: German
Children playing in front of the Gloriette encounter a mysterious woman. She invites them to follow her through the gate into another time. There they meet three wise men, all of whom are following the same star. At that very moment, the pregnant Mary and her husband Joseph are also on their way to Bethlehem, where they search in vain for a place to stay. And the shepherds’ sheep are particularly restless that night. So the children decide to step in and help...
Script: Peter Schubert
Music: Christian Brandauer
Costumes: Marie Luise Walek
Set design: Erika Ebner
Sculptures: Sepp Rems
Markus Maurer
Choreography/Stage direction: Maria Theresia Mühlbacher
Lighting: Werner Hierzer
Narrator: Rotraut Ziffer
Lina/Girl: Bettina Löger
Julian/Boy: Nadja Ibrahim-Graf
Shepherd: Christian Brandauer
Mahima: Vanessa Payer
Rafi, her companion: Max Müller
Nicola: Max Müller
Nuredin: Karsten Lochau
Sheep: Herbert Haider Ensemble
Choir of Angels: Naomi, Stephanie, Stefan
Vocals: Angelika Blum
PUPPETEERS
Christine Hierzer-Riedler, Werner Hierzer, Isabell Francisci-Ragger, Lisa Pippan, Saviz Foroughi, Rudi Schwarzenberger