First Premiered

17 to 25 October 2014, Brückenpfeiler, Monbijoubrücke, Bern

Plot

Timberlake Wertenbaker’s The Love of the Nightingale

A play about passion, desire, vengeance, and the power of words.

Based on Ovid’s Metamorphoses, The Love of the Nightingale relates the ancient story of Philomele and Procne, two Athenian Princesses. Married off to the Thracian king Tereus, Procne longs for her sister’s company and sends her husband to Athens to fetch her. On the journey back to Thrace, Tereus falls in love with the passionate young woman and, thus, the tragedy takes its course.

Directed by

Cast

Kathrin Probst – Procne, Athenian Princess

Tessa Zuckweiler – Philomele, an Athenian Princess

Thomas Lüthi – Tereus, Thracian king

Fabian Claus – King Pandion, Procne’s and Philomele’s father, Male Chorus, Third soldier

Xenia Netos – Queen, Procne’s and Philomele’s mother, Itys, Tereus’ and Procne’s son

Matthias Müller – Second Soldier, Captain on Tereus’ ship

Alexandra de Peyer – Niobe, servant to Philomele, Aphrodite in Hyppolitus play

Kati Ebner – Echo, female Chorus, Phaedra in Hyppolitus play

Evelyne Feller – Iris, female Chorus, Nurse in Hyppolitus play

Ava Slappnig – Hero, female Chorus, Servant

Eva Witschi – June, female Chorus

Beatrix Castellote – Helen, female Chrous, Female Chorus in Hyppolitus play

Simon D. Hicks – Male Chorus, Male Chorus in Hyppolitus play

Simon Thöni – Male Chorus, Theseus in Hyppolitus play

Claudio Richard – Male Chorus, Hyppolitus in Hyppolitus play

Martin Ritzmann – First Soldier, Male Chorus

Dancers

Susi Scheurer, Nicole Risi, Anja Zucker

PR and Photos

Anja Zucker

Make-Up

Susi Scheurer

Fight Choreography

Fabian Toscan

Music

Matthias Müller

Graphic Design

Paolo Riva