2014 Next Liberty Graz (Austria)
2015 Neuköllner Oper Berlin (Germany)
Grimm!Die wirklich Wahre Geschichte von Rotkäppchen und Ihrem Wolf(The True Story of Little Red Riding Hood and Her Wolf) is a German musical, with lyrics written by Peter Lund, music by Thomas Zaufke, and choreography by Neva Howard. The musical premiered on December 7, 2014, in Graz, Austria, at the Next Liberty Youth Theater.
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 inhabited by various fairy-tale characters, including mother goat and her children, the three little pigs, the old farm dog and mayor, Sultan, and his son, Rex. Sultan has dark secrets he wants to remain hidden, while one of the pigs aspires to be mayor.
The villagers are united in their fear of the forest and the wolves who lives within it. The wolves and the forest fascinate Little Red Riding Hood in spite of the stories. Eventually, her curiosity prevails and she goes into the woods, where she meets Grimm the wolf and discovers that he is not as frightening as his reputation suggests.
Little Red Riding Hood is drawn to the hermit wolf, and they become friends. The wolf has only ever 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, however, supports the friendship of Grimm and Little Red Riding Hood. Moreover, she encourages her to bring him to the village to put an end to the rumors, unaware of the villagers' cruelty.
The villagers become defensive when Little Red Riding Hood brings Grimm to the village.
Productions
Grimm! 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.
Karl Rossmann (trumpet, flugelhorn, electric guitar)
Gernot Strebl (saxophone, flute, clarinet)
Reinhard Ziegerhofer (double bass, electric bass)
Ensemble in Berlin
March 19th to April 14th 2015 with students of Universität der Künste, Berlin[2]
Cast
Director: Peter Lund
Conducted by Hans-Peter Kirchberg / Tobias Bartholmeß
Choreography: Neva Howard
Stage and Costumes: Ulrike Reinhard
Actors
(in alphabetical order)
Kiara Brunken (Schweinchen Wild)
Devi-Ananda Dahm (Dorothea, Rotkäppchen)
Sophia Euskirchen (Oma Eule)
Fabian-Joubert Gallmeister (Schweinchen Schlau)
Anthony Curtis Kirby (Rex)
Dennis Hupka (Didi, (Schweinchen) Doof)
Katharina Beatrice Hierl (Gisela Geiß)
Jan-Philipp Rekeszus (Grimm)
Dennis Weißert (Sultan, der alte Hofhund)
Feline Zimmermann (Dicklinde, (Schweinchen) Dick)
Musicians
Piano: Hans-Peter Kirchberg / Tobias Bartholmeß
Guitar: Jo Gehlmann / Hossein Yacery Manesh
Trumpet, piccolo trumpet: Rainer Brennecke
Reeds: Sidney Pfnür / Karola Elßner
Synthesizer: Markus Meyer Mitter / Tobias Bartholmeß
Drums: Stephan Genze
Bass: Max Nauta
Songs
Act 1
Prolog
Geh niemals in den Wald
So viele Wege
Sei ein wolf
Die Geschichte vom Alten Wolf
Die da im Dorf
Du bist nicht allein auf der Welt
Wie ein Märchen entsteht
Finale 1
Act 2
Die wirkliche wahre Geschichte vom alten Wolf
Leben mit Wolf
Die alte Geschichte
Der Wolf muss weg
Grimm
Du bist mein bester Freund
Der Schwein-Gehabt-Walzer
Didis Krise
Blut geleckt
Ein besseres Märchen
Und wenn sie nicht gestorben sind
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 Best Book category, and Christof Messner won 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.“[5]
