On February 28th there will be Salvator beer and politician derblecken again at the Nockherberg. Who plays who in the traditional Singspiel – an overview:
Thomas Unger (as Markus Söder)
In 2023, Thomas Unger (“Tatort”, “Garmisch-Cops”), who grew up in Unterhaching, will be Bavaria’s Prime Minister for the first time Markus Söder (CSU) – a successful premiere, if you can believe the Nuremberg original, who said after the Singspiel: “My wife liked it too.” Söder had previously been portrayed by Stephan Zinner for 15 years.
Stefan Murr (as Hubert Aiwanger)
Stefan Murr is a particularly diverse Nockherberg actor: he has already played Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg (CSU), Florian Pronold (SPD) and Andreas Scheuer (CSU). He now has the role of Deputy Bavarian Prime Minister Hubert Aiwanger (Free Voters).
Sina Reiß (as Katharina Schulze)
Sina Reiß was born in Berlin, the Green Party politician announced in 2019 Katharina Schulze but so convincing that Schulze found Reiß “cooler than himself”. This time she is again slated to be the leader of the Green Party in the Bavarian state parliament.
Thomas Limpinsel (as Robert Habeck)
Thomas Limpinsel’s planned appearance at the Nockherberg in 2020 was canceled: Corona. The actor (already seen in the Bernd Eichinger production “Downfall”) will again play Deputy Chancellor Robert Habeck (The Greens) in 2023.
Nikola Norgauer (as Olaf Scholz)
Nikola Norgauer already presented her versatility at the Singspiel: in 2016 she played Ursula von der Leyen (CDU), in 2018 Natascha Kohnen (SPD) and in 2019 Andrea Nahles (SPD). She is now parodying the Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD).
Christian Pfeil (Christian Lindner)
Christian Pfeil, who was born in Thuringia and lives in Munich, took part for the first time last year. He will again take on the role of Federal Finance Minister this year Christian Lindner (FDP), about whom he says: “Politically, this figure has not developed.”
David Zimmerschied (as Friedrich Merz)
David Zimmerschied will be there for the second time this year. The nephew of the cabaret artist Sigi Zimmerschied becomes CDU leader Friedrich Merz on.
Roland Schreglmann (as Martin Huber)
Also appearing at the Nockherberg for the second time: Roland Schreglmann. He becomes CSU general secretary Martin Huber play.
Gerhard Wittmann (as Dieter Reiter)
Many people know him from the “Eberhofer” crime series, among other things. At Nockherberg, Gerhard Wittmann becomes Munich’s mayor Dieter Reiter (SPD) – a role that he has already filled several times.
Judith Toth (as Michaela Kaniber)
Judith Toth is taking part for the first time this year. She plays the Bavarian Minister of Agriculture Michaela Kaniber. The 42-year-old studied acting in Munich and, according to her own statement, has studied Kaniber’s gestures and facial expressions in detail over the past few weeks. “The minister is a great role model,” she says.
Natalie Hünig
She is the big unknown in this year’s Nockherberg program: On the list that records the roles and their actors for the Singspiel, there is only a question mark next to Natalie Hünig’s name. She was supposed to portray Saskia Esken in 2020, but the event was canceled due to the corona pandemic.