A ship hand and a runaway heiress fall in love—then her fiancé shows up. Classic mess.
Karl was a ship hand, who has decided to return to his hometown of Hamburg. There on the night of the yearly beer festival, he meets Margit, who tells him she has left her family home in search of freedom. They spend the night in a hotel, and fall in love. Not wanting to part, Karl proposes to Margit and the two rent an apartment together. In truth, Margit is the daughter of a prominent Hamburg family, and is engaged to a man named Florian. When her family comes in search of her, Margit vows to only return with Karl by her side.
Acting
Takarazuka performers commit absolutely zero percent to subtlety
Costume
The gender-flipped casting demands spectacular tailoring
Direction
Ueda Kumiko stages longing like it's opera
Director
Ueda Kumiko
Yuzuru Kurenai
Karl Schneider
Kisaki Airi
Margit Schrack
Makoto Rei
Florian Seidel
Otoha Minori
Angelica Lombard
Yuria Seo
Martin
Hitomi Arisa
Suzanne Schrack
Honoka Kozakura
Edda
Itsuki Chihiro
Josef Schrack
Mari Yuzumi
Sabine Schrack
Ema Naoki
Veronica
Miki Chigusa
Holger
Hiroki Nanami
Tobias
Tenju Mitsuki
Inspector Kaufmann
Ema Amahana
Rico
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Takarazuka Revue's Star Troupe performs with otokoyaku (male-role actresses), making this a women-led production of heterosexual longing through queer theatrical tradition.
The title's dual naming—German and Japanese—reflects Takarazuka's obsession with exotic Western romance, here literally staging European class drama through Japanese eyes.
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