Nibelungen-Festspiele Worms

The Nibelungen Festival is one of the most renowned open-air theater festivals in Germany. Every year, distinguished theater and film actors perform on the impressive open-air stage in front of the Worms Cathedral. However, it's not just the performances against the backdrop of the cathedral that make the festival a unique cultural event: The high-quality supporting program as well as the Heylshof Park, which is among Germany's most beautiful theater foyers, attract numerous visitors each time. The Nibelungen Festival is one of the most renowned open-air theater festivals in Germany. Every year, distinguished theater and film actors perform on the impressive open-air stage in front of the Worms Cathedral. However, it's not just the performances against the backdrop of the cathedral that make the festival a unique cultural event: The high-quality supporting program as well as the Heylshof Park, which is among Germany's most beautiful theater foyers, attract numerous visitors each time.

"THE QUEEN OF THE HUNS" is the new play by Oliver Lansley for the Nibelungen Festival, which will have its world premiere from July 17 to August 2 on the impressive stage in front of the Worms Cathedral. The story centers around Kriemhild, played by Maria Drăguș, and the King of the Huns, Etzel, portrayed by Aram Tafreshian. Their intense and complex story of power and love will be musically and vocally accompanied, mirrored, and deepened live on stage by songwriter Alice Merton and composer Alexander Wolfe. Jeanette Hain as Kriemhild's mother Ute and Heiko Raulin as Hagen are also part of this year's ensemble. The cast is rounded out by Vinzenz Wagner (Siegfried), Miguel Torres Umba (Hawart), Anna Martine Freeman (Irnfried), and a mixed dance ensemble of German and English dancers: Nathan Bartman (Dance Captain), Doris Lingenau, Risha Silvera, and Mareike Villnow.

The audience can look forward to an international and above all spectacular retelling of the Nibelungen saga this summer. The play and production are being created in close cooperation with the London theater company "Les Enfants Terribles" and their directors James Seager and Oliver Lansley. Their work is a mix of great actor theater, music, audience-attractive circus elements, magic, and puppet theater. With their productions, they captivate an international audience on tours from England through the Edinburgh Fringe Festival to Shanghai.