Melody

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Premiere. Martin Suter has granted the Theater Rigiblick the rights to a theatrical adaptation of his novel. The play is musically enriched with songs by Stephan Eicher, for which Martin Suter wrote the lyrics. In a villa on Zürichberg, former national councilor Dr. Stotz lives, surrounded by portraits of a young woman. Melody was once his fiancée, but just before the wedding – over 40 years ago – she disappeared. To this day, Stotz cannot get over it. He tells this story to the young Tom Elmer, who is supposed to organize his estate. Gradually, Tom questions whether his boss is really who he claims to be. Together with Stotz's great-niece Laura, he begins to investigate, leading to distant places – and into a past where truth and fiction are dangerously close. Performance rights: Diogenes Verlag AG Zürich This production was supported by the Schwyzer-Winiker Foundation and the Vontobel Foundation. Thank you! Cast and additional information: Featuring Urs Bihler, Klaus Hemmerle, Eva Maropoulos, Severin Mauchle, Alexandre Pelichet, Graziella Rossi, Hanna Scheuring, Music by Ken Mallor, Sascha Bendiks, Directed by Daniel Rohr, Theatrical adaptation by Daniel Rohr, Klaus Hemmerle, Stage design by Elke Thomann, Costumes by Elke Thomann, Claudia Binder, Assistant director Joëlle Anouk Honegger, Musical direction Chrigi Roffler, Audio Brian Lee, Lighting Janos von Kwiatkowski, Stage technology Zora Marti, Makeup Marion Loosli, Sfx Gianni Pfister / Michaela Trütsch. We thank Diogenes Verlag for the rights to the novel and the theatrical adaptation. Thank you Martin Suter for the permission to develop a theatrical adaptation. Thank you Stephan Eicher for the consent to use the songs for this theater evening.