Schlosstheater Schönbrunn [ENA] What happens when the appetite for power becomes the only principle of government? In Alfred Jarry’s “King Ubu,” ambition is stripped of dignity, authority of legitimacy, and violence of its convenient excuses. Julian Rohrmoser’s diploma production, featuring students of the Institute of Acting and Directing, approaches this anarchic play as a disturbing reflection of a world increasingly accustomed to the grotesque. At Schlosstheater Schönbrunn, its questions promise to resonate beyond the stage.   [Full story...]

Neue Hofburg [ENA] Few exhibition premises are as compelling as an unsolved mystery set against the splendour of the ancient Mediterranean. Opening on 20 October 2026 at Vienna’s Neue Hofburg, Tatort Ephesos: Kleopatra und Rom promises an encounter with archaeology, political ambition and the enduring fascination of Cleopatra’s world. At its centre stands a discovery made by Austrian archaeologists almost a century ago.   [Full story...]