Venus & Jupiter - A Divine Roman Comedy by Michael Niavarani

Michael Niavarani's new comedy A Heavenly Prank about love, deception, transformation, and jealousy, with all divine weaknesses and human powerlessness. Directed by: Michael Niavarani & Helena Scheuba When the godfather Jupiter travels to Vindobona with his goddess aunt Venus to reconcile with his godson Apollo, it doesn't take long for there to be considerable romantic confusion in this dreamy provincial town by the Danube. How is it possible that Alcmene slept with her husband Amphitryon while he was still in Germania? And what secret lies behind the slave Gaius Tiberius, who suddenly encounters himself? The gods are up to their mischief, throwing human emotions out of balance. Does Venus, the goddess of beauty, really have to transform into a man to seduce the slave Thusnelda? Who is supposed to know who, when, where, with whom...? And when goddess mother Juno has to explain to a young lady named Leda that her beloved swan is an adulterer, it’s time to keep a cool head. – Oh yes, and then there's cousin Hades, death himself, who enters into a daring deal. Venus, Jupiter, Juno, Hades, and Apollo, a family that brings confusion and despair into the house of Prefect Amphitryon with their everyday inter-divine problems. Pray to the gods that you never cross their path, for they are only human too! ON STAGE: Michael Niavarani, Jennifer Frankl, Otto Jaus, Maddalena Hirschal, Lisa-Lena Tritscher, Hemma Clementi, Lisa Weidenmüller, Matthias Mamedof, Stefan Altenhofer Behind the scenes: BOOK Michael Niavarani DIRECTORS Michael Niavarani & Helena Scheuba COSTUME Inge Stolterfoht SET DESIGN Natascha Maraval PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT Andrea Kern MANAGEMENT Bojan Djukic-Schaner, Benedict Steininger PUBLISHER Schultz & Schirm Stage Publishing PRODUCERS Georg Hoanzl & Michael Niavarani