For the first time after leaving college I am back in Hamburg’s Thalia Theater. Founded in 1843 you can spot a real Hamburg citizen by the way the first syllable of Thalia is emphasized. I cannot remember seeing a single play here which I did not like – with productions chosen close to the curriculum … Continue reading Thalia Vista Social Club – a local institution in Hamburg’s Thalia Theater
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Titanic The Musical in Hamburg’s opera house
I’m back in Hamburg and get the chance to return a favour by taking the person out who introduced me to the Imperial Theater here at my last visit. There is no denying my home city is an anglophile place – more Brits became citizens of the Free und Hanseatic City of Hamburg since the … Continue reading Titanic The Musical in Hamburg’s opera house
American Dogfight in Vienna, Austria
“It means nothing to me, Oh Vienna” sang Ultravox and you will hum it for sure when you’re admiring the imperial grandness of the Austrian capital – just do not take literally what you are actually singing, I am sure the locals hear it all the time, along with lots of Falco’s “Amadeus, Amadeus”. I … Continue reading American Dogfight in Vienna, Austria



