Grimm (musical)

Grimm! - Die wirklich wahre Geschichte von Rotkäppchen und ihrem Wolf
Music Thomas Zaufke
Lyrics Peter Lund
Productions

2014 Next Liberty Graz (Austria)

2015 Neuköllner Oper Berlin (Germany)

Grimm! is a German language musical, with lyrics written by Peter Lund, music composed by Thomas Zaufke, and dancing choreographed by Neva Howard. It is subtitled Die wirklich Wahre Geschichte von Rotkäppchen und Ihrem Wolf (The really true story of Little Red Riding Hood and her wolf). The musical premiered on December 7, 2014 in Graz at the Next Liberty Youth Theater. The German premiere took place as a co-production with the Berlin University of the Arts at the Neuköllner Oper in Berlin, on March 19, 2015.

Synopsis

The eponymous character, Little Red Riding Hood, is a 14-year-old girl who is tired of her nickname and wants to be called Dorothea. She lives in a village that is inhabited by various fairy-tale characters. The main concerns that unite the villagers are the fear of the forest, and the wolf. Other than Little Red Riding Hood, mother goat and her children, the three little pigs, the old farm dog Sultan and his son Rex live there. Everybody in the village professes to have had bad experiences with the wolves. The wolves live in the forest, which fascinates Little Red Riding Hood in spite of the stories. One day, curiosity prevails and the young girl goes into the woods, where she met Grimm the wolf, and finds that he is not as frightening as his reputation suggests.

Little Red Riding Hood is drawn to the hermit wolf, and they strike up a friendship. The wolf has only known Pig Wild (a wild boar) and Granny Owl. Pig Wild believes that a wolf and human cannot be friends, in spite of her own taboo love. Granny Owl supports the friendship of Grimm and Little Red Riding Hood, and encourages the girl to bring to wolf to the village to put an end to the rumours, not suspecting the cruelty of the villagers.

The villagers go on the defensive when Grimm is brought into the village. The old yard dog Sultan (the mayor) has dark secrets he wants to remain hidden. The Pig aspires to be mayor, and plots against the wolf.

World premiere

Grimm! was premiered at the Children's Theater of Opera Graz (Next Liberty) on 7 December 2014. The German premiere took place at the Neuköllner Oper in Berlin on March 19, 2015.

Ensembles and Productions

Ensemble in Graz

December 7th 2014 to April 27th 2015[1]

Cast

Actors

Musicians

Ensemble in Berlin

March 19th to April 14th 2015 with students of Universität der Künste, Berlin[2]

Cast

Actors

(in alphabetical order)

Musicians

Songs

Awards and nominations

In August 2015 the performance in Graz was nominated in four categories for the German Musical Theatre Award by the German Musical Academy.[3] On October 26, 2015 Peter Lund was awarded in the category Best Book, and Christof Messner was honored as Best Actor.[4]

Reviews

"Lund and Zaufke have created an interesting new family musical which, despite some difficulties, works quite well. The score is wonderful, packed with some great moments, with all sorts of musical influences.“ (Grimm! – Oper Graz, Ludovico Lucchesi Palli, musicaltheatrereview.com, February 2nd 2015))

See also

Notes

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