Gregor Schulz
© SLT / Christian Krautzberger

Nikola Naydenov, Sophie Borchhardt
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Gregor Schulz
© SLT / Christian Krautzberger

Gregor Schulz, Genia Maria Karasek, Elisabeth Mackner
© SLT / Christian Krautzberger

Nikola Naydenov, Sophie Borchhardt, Gregor Schulz, Elisabeth Mackner
© SLT / Christian Krautzberger

Gregor Schulz, Genia Maria Karasek
© SLT / Christian Krautzberger

Simon Jaritz-Rudle, Elisabeth Mackner
© SLT / Christian Krautzberger

Ensemble
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Sophie Borchhardt, Simon Jaritz-Rudle
© SLT / Christian Krautzberger

Gregor Schulz
© SLT / Christian Krautzberger

Simon Jaritz-Rudle
© SLT / Christian Krautzberger

Elisabeth Mackner, Simon Jaritz-Rudle
© SLT / Christian Krautzberger

Elisabeth Mackner, Genia Maria Karasek, Simon Jaritz-Rudle
© SLT / Christian Krautzberger

Ensemble
© SLT / Christian Krautzberger

The Little Ghost

Otfried Preußler

Musical play for children
Ages 5 and up

Premiere: November 7, 2025 / Salzburg State Theatre

Synopsis

There is chaos in the sleepy little town of Eulenberg, and it is spooky. Mysterious events in the last few days have left nothing as it was. Things have been stolen, houses have been broken into, and someone has doodled on all the posters for the town’s grand 325th anniversary. It is outrageous! There is much speculation as rumours and suspicions begin to spread. Someone claims to have seen a big, suspect figure; others are even talking of ghosts. In fact, the little ghost of Eulenstein Castle had envisioned its very first outing in daylight quite differently. And now it is caught in a terrible dilemma! How can it explain things when nobody is listening because everybody is scared? The little ghost wants nothing more than to become a night ghost again! But what is it to do? The only one who can help now is its old friend Schuhu, the owl…

“The Little Ghost” is one of Otfried Preußler’s (1923–2013) most famous children’s books. The timeless story of courage, friendship and the overcoming of clichés is presented in the highly imaginative style of director Anna Lukasser-Weitlaner, the Young Theatre division’s artistic co-director. Michael Lindner contributes the eerily beautiful stage design. New music is added by Katrin Schweiger, who has had great success with the productions “The Flying Classroom” and “The Neverending Story”.

Duration: 1 h 15 min | Weekend and holiday performances: 1 h 40 min / one intermission

Content notes

Reviews

Gregor Schulz erfüllt als Luxusbesetzung die Erwartungen und verleiht der Titelfigur mit seiner nuancenreichen Sprechstimme Vielschichtigkeit. Zudem agiert er als Puppenspieler und verleiht dem Gespenst auf dessen Ausflügen buchstäblich Beine. Große Schauspielkunst veredelt ein kurzweiliges Stück ohne „Cringe“-Faktor.

Salzburger Nachrichten

Wie in einem großen Klappbilderbuch schlüpfen die sechs Schauspielerinnen und Schauspieler auf der Drehbühne [...] höchst wandlungsfähig in 20 Rollen. Gregor Schulz als sympathisches Gespenst hat eine Gespensterpuppe [...], die mit dramaturgischen Vorteilen dessen Liebenswürdigkeit verkörpert. Auf bezaubernde Musik von Katrin Schweiger wird wie in einem Musical gesungen und getanzt.

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