Liliom - Burgtheater Vienna

In a new translation by Terézia Mora, adapted by Thomas Jonigk and Philipp Stölzl, Liliom is a barker at the carousel in the amusement park – a loud, coarse, yet irresistible suburban Casanova. The piece, with which the visually striking film and theater director Philipp Stölzl presents himself for the first time at the BURG, was created in 1909 during the final phase of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. It tells of a time of social upheaval, when poor and exploited people begin to emancipate themselves. Unfortunately, Liliom's attempts at liberation lead him into the underworld of gamblers and petty criminals: A friend persuades him to commit a robbery. But it goes wrong... and in the end, no one and nothing comes to his aid. Not even heaven.

Direction and stage: Philipp Stölzl
Set design assistance: Franziska Harm
Costumes: Kathi Maurer
Lighting: Michael Hofer
Music: Ingo Ludwig Frenzel
Dramaturgy: Thomas Jonigk

Cast:
Stefanie Reinsperger - Liliom
Norman Hacker - 1st Angel
Tilman Tuppy - 2nd Angel
Maresi Riegner - Julie
Zeynep Buyraç - Marie
Stefko Hanushevsky - Hugo / István Kádár / Second Policeman
Franziska Hackl - Mrs. Muskát
Dunja Sowinetz - 1st Policeman / Detective Berkovics
Sebastian Wendelin - Stutzer
Robert Reinagl - Captain / Well-dressed Suicide Dr. Reich / Linzmann / Doctor
Branko Samarovski - Conceptor / The Turner