NIKOLAI KUCHIN

STAGE DESIGN AND SCENOGRAPHY

CAFE D’AMOUR

A new musical
Stage and Props Design
State Theatre Augsburg
2025

In a fast-paced dating adventure four actors enter a fictional Cafe d’Amour in a search for love. But the later the evening, the more interesting the guests - the four actors portray more than a dozen characters - and musically instigated by the bar pianist, one catastrophe soon follows another.

The mobile stage, adapted for touring requirements, blends the physical and digital aesthetics reflecting the way modern dating functions.

Directed by David Ortmann
Idea and Dramaturgy by Tamara Steber, Sarah Mössner and David Ortmann
Musical Direction by Paul Etschberger
Costume Design by Katja Schröpfer
Lichting Design by Thorben Grziwa
Technical Direction by Philipp Dahlke
Starring Gerald Fiedler, Thomas Prazak, Mirjana Milosavljević and Julius Kuhn