about.
Michael Trauffer (he/him) is the creator and performer of the show. He was born in Switzerland, where he qualified as a lawyer, before he came to London to train in musical theatre. He has spent several years working as a performer on land and sea before, in 2018, he started researching the music and the history of the Weimar Republic and Fabulett 1933. Michael is the writer of the show as well as the composer of all original songs. Click here for Michael's website.
Sarah Morrison (she/her) has been involved in the development of the show since 2018 (additional music, creation and direction) Sarah is a London based musical director (Soho Cinders, Cruel Intentions), lecturer, composer, orchestrator and vocal tutor and was the Musical Director of the 2021 production of Fabulett 1933 at the Camden Fringe.
James Hall (he/him) was the Musical Director of Fabulett 1933 at the Edinburgh Fringe. He is a musical director (News Revue, Blue Fire Theatre Company), conductor, composer/arranger and singing teacher.
The Show: Michael started working on the show in early 2018, and from an early stage Sarah was involved, co-arranging as well as advising on compositions. After writing a first, German version (back then called 'Fabulett - Dein Kabarett Braucht Dich'), which was workshopped with German audiences in 2019, ''Fabulett 1933' was developed and premiered in August 2021 at London's Canal Café Theatre as part of the Camden Fringe. After another rework, Fabulett 1933 had a successful run at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2022 and received multiple 5 and 4 star reviews.
CREDITS:
Created and performed by Michael Trauffer
Book, original music and lyrics: Michael Trauffer
Additional music and creation: Sarah Morrison
Credits of songs from the period according to separate song list
Additional Direction: Lloyd Russel, Sarah Morrison
Musical Direction Edinburgh Fringe: James Hall
Voice-over: Richard Simon Fridrich, Anja Dorrer, Thomas Ney, Kristin Perndl
Artwork photo: Georgina Bolton King
Artwork design: Elisabeth Heissler
Sarah Morrison (she/her) has been involved in the development of the show since 2018 (additional music, creation and direction) Sarah is a London based musical director (Soho Cinders, Cruel Intentions), lecturer, composer, orchestrator and vocal tutor and was the Musical Director of the 2021 production of Fabulett 1933 at the Camden Fringe.
James Hall (he/him) was the Musical Director of Fabulett 1933 at the Edinburgh Fringe. He is a musical director (News Revue, Blue Fire Theatre Company), conductor, composer/arranger and singing teacher.
The Show: Michael started working on the show in early 2018, and from an early stage Sarah was involved, co-arranging as well as advising on compositions. After writing a first, German version (back then called 'Fabulett - Dein Kabarett Braucht Dich'), which was workshopped with German audiences in 2019, ''Fabulett 1933' was developed and premiered in August 2021 at London's Canal Café Theatre as part of the Camden Fringe. After another rework, Fabulett 1933 had a successful run at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2022 and received multiple 5 and 4 star reviews.
CREDITS:
Created and performed by Michael Trauffer
Book, original music and lyrics: Michael Trauffer
Additional music and creation: Sarah Morrison
Credits of songs from the period according to separate song list
Additional Direction: Lloyd Russel, Sarah Morrison
Musical Direction Edinburgh Fringe: James Hall
Voice-over: Richard Simon Fridrich, Anja Dorrer, Thomas Ney, Kristin Perndl
Artwork photo: Georgina Bolton King
Artwork design: Elisabeth Heissler