Drama
Orbit - History of a Band
Comedy with live music based on a probably true incident by Philipp Löhle
Directed by: Christian Brey
Saturday, 20/05/2023
07.30 PM - 10.05 PM
with one break
Premiere
Schauspielhaus
Abo P
While researching local history, house author Philipp Löhle came across the Franconian band "Orbit", which was formed in the 1970s and existed until the mid-1980s. The history of this less-successful and yet completely, unjustly forgotten musical formation took place mainly in rehearsal cellars in and around Nuremberg. Here they wrote a little piece of music history in their very own way, with songs that are rousing and way ahead of their time. The research project follows the traces of the band and its seemingly bizarre history. In doing so, it not only roams through the personal biographies of the musicians, but also through two decades of unsettled history of the Federal Republic, which is reflected in the music of the local artists, and brings to life a time in which live music stands for the attitude to life of an entire generation. A piece of show based on a true incident, with a live band of ensemble members and directed by comedy specialist Christian Brey.
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DIGITAL Introduction (in German)
Team
Directed by
Musical Director
Bühne, Kostüme
Dramaturgie
Video
Licht-Design
Tontechnische Konzeption, musikalische Mitarbeit
Dates and cast
Cast on 20/05/2023
Ottmar Fittich
Rolf Pfuhlhaag
Burkhart "Bucki" Lobmann
Isi (Isolde) Firn (1972-1974), Biggi Gipfel (eigentlich: Brigitte Hoschberg) (ab 1974)
Thomas Schmauchl
Gustl, Glaser, Rio Reiser, Taxifahrer, Herr Aumüller u.a.
Hasso Krüger
Julia Bartolome, Janning Kahnert
Sprecher*innen Video
May 2023
June 2023
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Press reviews
Nürnberger Nachrichten/Nürnberger Zeitung
„Justus Pfannkuch, Amadeus Köhli, Nicolas Frederick Djuren, Pola Jane O’Mara und Sascha Tuxhorn (eigentlich alle Schauspieler) ergeben eine tolle Band, beherrschen ihre Instrumente so gut, dass die Klangflächen nicht splittern und haben sogar noch Gesangs-Stimmen (besonders beeindruckend: Nicolas Frederick Djuren)“
Herbert Heinzelmann, Nürnberger Nachrichten
Nachtkritik
„Die höchst unterhaltsame Rock-Show lebt vom inszenatorischen Tempo des Regisseurs Christian Brey, von Löhles skurrilem Wortwitz und von den perfekt musizierenden Schauspielern.“
Wolfgang Reitzammer, nachtkritik.de
Süddeutsche Zeitung
„Aus dem, was (Löhle) fand, machte er ein Stück um eine äußerst produktive Musikgruppe namens Orbit, der Text ist hoch im Tempo, die Dialoge greifen wie Zahnrädchen ineinander. Thomas Esser holte viel Musik dazu und Christian Brey inszenierte es auf der großen Bühne. Herausgekommen ist etwas, dass das Zeug zum Publikumserfolg hat, sozusagen ein Multi-Hits-Wonder. (...) Also bitteschön: Nürnberg hat seine eigene, herrlich verquere Komödie mit Musik.“
Yvonne Poppek, Süddeutsche Zeitung
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