Beatles on Board

What's it about?

The three French flight attendants Babette, Jeanette, and Raclette from Jet Baguette fly with their audience from Vienna to Paris. But on this flight, everything that can go wrong does go wrong… Will the stolen, dilapidated 1960s Soviet plane ever arrive? Will the 80-year-old pilot sober up? What happens to the dead co-pilot in the overhead compartment? Is an emergency landing on the Danube promising? Will the passengers be distracted from all the mishaps by Beatles songs? No matter how embarrassing the mishap, it doesn't faze the three daring women in uniform: On the contrary, they try to distract from the numerous breakdowns and keep the passengers in a good mood with an elaborate "Ünter’altungsprogramm" (entertainment program). The daring stewardesses rock, jazz, and swing their way through the clouds. More than 20 Beatles songs are performed in never-before-heard styles. Or did you know that you can waltz to "Yesterday"? Or that "Help" sounds like an opera? It's best to bring your own seatbelt and oxygen equipment when France's three most chaotic stewardesses, upon the failure of the second engine, believe they can avoid an impending crash with a rocked "With A Little Help From My Friends"… Whatever happens to three Frenchwomen with English songs in a Soviet plane on a flight from Austria; Babette, Jeanette, and Raclette stick to the motto: "This airplane is absolutely safe. As long as it doesn't go into the air." Just the thing for people with a fear of flying… Director/Musical Director: Markus Richter Choreography: Rita Sereinig Set Design: Petra Fibich-Patzelt Costume Design: Elisabeth Töglitzer with Ines Hengl-Pirker | Marina Petkov | Ryta Tale