2024          Musiktheater im Revier Gelsenkirchen          stage and costume design

A revival musical after Nick Cave's Murder Ballads by Das Helmi Puppet Theatre

A pregnant detective and her colleague the platypus are called to investigate a series of murders in the area of Gelsenkirchen.
A seemingly orderly neighbour wearing a lot of perfume irritates them talking about keys and coffee stains.
Joy, Stagger Lee, Henry Lee, Kylie, Mary… more murders.
In an arid wasteland, dangerous lizards, wise desert animals and prototaxites
-million years old giant funghi inhabiting Earth before trees did- are there… to guide or to mislead us?

Directing and Texts Florian Loycke
Co-directing Nolundi Tschudi
Musical Lead and Arrangements Jakob Dobers
Stage and Costumes Louise Pons
Puppets Felix Loycke, Nolundi Tschudi, Florian Loycke
Light Mario Turco
Sound Jörg Debbert
Dramaturgy Anna-Maria Polke
With Maximilan Teschemacher, Gloria Iberl-Thieme, Daniel Jeroma, Jakob Dobers, Nolundi Tschudi, Florian Loycke, Brian Morrow, Amy G Dala

Premiere 05.05.2024

© Photos: Sascha Kreklau