Played in Mehr! theater in Hamburg, Germany
18th February – 27th March 2016
Premiere: 19th February
Derniere : 27th March 2016
Elisabeth, Empress of Austria – Roberta Valentini
Luigi Lucheni, Elisabeth’s murderer – Kurosch Abbasi
Der Tod, Elisabeth’s lover – Martin Markert / Christoph Apfelbeck
Emperor Franz Joseph, Elisabeth’s husband – Maximilian Mann
Archduchess Sophie, Elisabeth’s mother-in-law – Maike Katrin Merkel
Archduke Rudolf, Elisabeth’s son – Thomas Hohler
Rudolf as a child –
Duke Max in Bavaria, Elisabeth’s father – Thomas Weissengruber
Duchess Ludovika, Elisabeth’s mother – Caroline Sommer
Helene von Wittelsbach, Elisabeth’s sister – Janne Marie Peters (u/s Elisabeth)
Count Grünne, Imperial adjutant – Franz Frickel (u/s Max, Franz)
Archbishop Rauscher – Raphael Dörr
Prince Schwarzenberg, minister – Johan Vandamme
Baron Hübner, Viennese capitalist – Martin Markert (u/s Der Tod)
Baron Kempen, Chief of Police – Krisha Dalke (u/s Lucheni, u/s Rudolf)
Countess Sztáray – Amélie Dobler (u/s Elisabeth)
Countess Esterházy-Liechtenstein – Karen Helbing (u/s Sophie)
Maximilian of Mexico – Michael Souschek (u/s Lucheni)
Mary Vetsera – Larissa Windegger
A young Hungarian nobleman – Fredrik Andresson (u/s Rudolf)
Fanny Feifalik, Elisabeth’s hairdresser – Lena Weiss
A lady-in-waiting (Hofdame) – Juliane Bischoff (u/s Ludovica/Frau Wolf, Esterházy)
A governess (Gouvernante) – Alixa Kalasz (u/s Ludovica/Frau Wolf)
A professor – Christoph Apfelbeck (u/s Der Tod, u/s Franz)
Fräulein Windisch, a madwoman – Anouk Roolker
Frau Wolf – Caroline Sommer (u/s Sophie)
Dancers (Todesengel): part of ensemble, no separate Todesengel – Martin Markert, Fredrik Andresson, Michael Souschek, Larissa Windegger, Lena Weiss, Janne Marie Peters
Swings: Jan Altenbockum, Kristian Lucas, Jenny Schlensker, Nina Ungerer, Martin Planz
since Maté couldn’t play, Tod was played by Martin and Christoph who were sharing equally BUT premiere in Hamburg was played by Mark Seibert