Festival Schedule of NÖ Theater: 19 Stages, Over 400 Performances
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Bustling with energy, the Palais Lower Austria in Vienna's Herrengasse played host to a swanky gathering on a Monday evening - the unveiling of the new play season for the NO! Theatre Festival. Kicking off on June 5th, the Summer Games Schloss Sitzenberg (Tulln district) will see the staging of William Shakespeare's classic comedy, "Twelfth Night." Spanning over 400 performances at 19 locations, this year's festival schedule promises a dazzling array of opera, drama, musicals, and operettas for both adults and kids till September 7th.
With the Salzburg and Bregenz Festivals in its shadows, the Lower Austria Theatre Festival is now the country's largest theatre festival, confirmed Festival President Kristina Sprenger. She herself will be on stage with Alexander Jagsch and Gregor Seberg at the Berndorf Festival (district Baden) from July 10th in "The Nerve Saw."
Governor Johanna Mikl-Leitner (ÖVP) also graced the event with her presence, emphasizing the great vision that Lower Austria has had for decades, that art and culture should be accessible and vivid in every corner of the country. Tuning into her words, the governor highlighted not only the successful implementation of past visions but also the aspirations for the future - aiming to focus on more offers for their children.
For the younger audience, there are six productions in this year's festival schedule: "Little Red Riding Hood – newly lost" kicks off the Fairy Tale Summer in Poysbrunn (district Mistelbach) from July 3rd. "Ritter Rost has a birthday" starts its run at the Kindermusical Summer in Schiltern (district Krems-Land) from July 9th. Teatro in Modling will host two productions - "Sophie Scholl – The White Rose" from July 10th, and "Mogli – The Jungle Book" from July 17th. "Tosca for Kids" takes the Opera Klosterneuburg stage on July 20th, while the Summer Games Melk features "Theo Dreamer" from August 2nd.
The Summer Night Comedy Rosenburg in the district Horn is now a grown-up and will celebrate its 10-year jubilee this year. The jubilee celebrations include a performance of "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" from June 19th. The operetta Langenlois also marks its 30th anniversary with the presentation of "A Waltz Dream" by Oscar Straus (from July 24th). The Festival Retz will commemorate its 20th anniversary with a multimedia staging of the church opera "Salome" from July 11th.
The Baden stage starts this year on June 21st with the operetta "The Circus Princess" in the summer arena. Christian Dolezal, Intendant of the Theatre Summer Haag (district Amstetten), will be on stage with Ursula Strauss for the performance of Molière's comedy "The Imaginary Invalid" from June 25th. The Raimundspiele Gutenstein (district Wiener Neustadt) will present the original fairy tale "The Farmer as a Millionaire" this year from July 9th.
The Wachau Festival Weißenkirchen will cap off the festival season with "Not Mariandl!" premiering on August 29th.
For more information on the NO Theatre Festival, do visit our website or check out the festival map to stay updated on the schedule and highlights.
Sources:1. Lower Austrian Family Festival2. Grafenegg Festival3. Vienna Festwochen4. International Music Festival
- The NO Theatre Festival, held in Vienna's Palais Lower Austria, will celebrate Ritter Rost's birthday on July 225th as part of the Kindermusical Summer in Schiltern district.
- The Summer Games Schloss Sitzenberg, featuring "Twelfth Night" by William Shakespeare, takes place in the Vienna district of Tulln, marking one of the 19 locations where the festival's 400 performances will take place.
- In July, Teatro in Modling, one of the 19 festival locations, will stage two productions: "Sophie Scholl – The White Rose" and "Mogli – The Jungle Book," making the Vienna region a hub for theater entertainment this summer.
