In the puppet theater

There was plenty of drama at this anniversary celebration

Helga Rabl-Stadler (left) and Susanne Tiefenbacher(Bild: Tschepp Markus)

A birthday party with lots of tears, unfortunate coincidences and a messy ending - that's what the Salzburg Marionette Theater wanted at the start of its 111th anniversary.

 "We are showing the Shakespeare drama 'Romeo and Juliet' in a kitsch-free way! The play is reduced to the text, which has been translated into modern times," explained marionette theater director Susanne Tiefenbacher.

"Romeo and Juliet" celebrates its premiere(Bild: Tschepp Markus)

On Thursday evening, the premiere of the cult play marked the start of the "Puppets" marionette festival, the "Krone" reported. "We gave ourselves and the people of Salzburg this festival as a present to mark our anniversary," said Tiefenbacher.

Artist and Baselitz son Daniel Blau also dropped by(Bild: Tschepp Markus)

Even after 27 years as Festival President, Helga Rabl-Stadler obviously still has a taste for drama. She did not miss the opportunity to attend the premiere at the Marionette Theater. She has already made a note of other items on the festival program.

Such as "Jedermann" in the form of a puppet show. Marcella von Jan pulls the strings in the truest sense of the word: the German puppeteer embodies all the roles in the play - from the Jedermann to the Buhlschaft and the entire table company.

Robert Seguin with his partner and Toihaus boss Katharina Schrott.(Bild: Tschepp Markus)

The premiere was toasted in an unusual way on Thursday evening: With oat milk from Trumer brewery boss Seppi Sigl. Visitors were given a free plant milk pakery to take away.