Thomas Maurer will continue his successful “Out of the Dark. Ein Blick zurück.”-Tour at a tradition-rich stage in Vienna next month, it has been announced.
The Salzburger Stier laureate will perform his current programme – which bears the same title as a Falco song – at the Kabarett Niedermair on 22 November. “Out of the Dark” is meant to be a best of programme, according to the artist. Maurer (www.thomasmaurer.at) claims that he has nothing but fond memories of the past 22 years of performing Kabarett programmes. This arguably ironic statement might hint that Maurer – who has appeared in Oliver Baier’s acclaimed TV comedy show “Was gibt es Neues?” many times – will also have a closer look at setbacks he had to cope with in the past.
Maurer’s CV does not only boast with 22 one-person stage programmes. He has also been part of some of national TV’s best satirical comedy productions of the past years – including “Wir Staatskünstler”. The series, which will soon return to the screen, also features “Wir sind Kaiser” star Robert Palfrader and former Hektiker member Florian Scheuba. Werner Sobotka directs “Wir Staatskünstler” while Petra Dometsberger is in charge of “Out of the Dark”.
One of the more unusual projects of Maurer – who co-wrote the script for “Wie man leben soll” by David Schalko – is “Maurer in der Wachau” which takes Maurer and his fans to the world-famous winemaking region in Lower Austria. His performances at the Kabarett Niedermair are also a return to a familiar setting for Maurer as he competed at a talent competition there back in 1988. Only one year later, Maurer presented his first programme, “Unterm Farkas hätt’s des net geben”.
The Kabarett Niedermair (www.niedermair.at) has been one of the best places for stage entertainment in the Austrian capital for many years. Its December bill includes performances by Paul Pizzeria, Hosea Ratschiller, Christian Hölbling a.k.a. Helfried and Mike Supancic (“Traumschiff Supancic”). Furthermore, Manuel Rubey and Thomas Stipsits are at the ready to perform their new programme “Triest” at the Kabarett Niedermair. Stipsits will also hit the stage to play “Bauernschach”, his current solo show.
Apart from first-class Austrian Kabarett, stage productions for kids will be on in December. “Mama Muh und die Krähe” is based on stories by Jujja Wieslander. The play tells the adventures of a rebellious cow. Bernhard Fibich, a popular singer and composer, will perform new Christmas songs for children as the celebration is approaching. Another part of the playbill young and old are looking forward to are the performances of “Frau Holle” (Mother Hulda) and “Brüderchen und Schwesterchen” (Brother and Sister), two well-known fairytales.
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