Tugger needed to be needed Admetus needed a cuddle after 'Moments of Happiness'.
Alex Snova and Nicholas Li, plus Vicky Riddoch as Electra and Stephen Martin Allan as Mistoffelees. Vienna revival, 7 May 2022; filmed by @thunderwhenhepurrs.
Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii I'm so sorry this took forever. There was travel and illness. Also I basically never get asks, so I never check the inbox if there isn't an alert right there so I forgot about this I'm awful. orz
ANYWAY: It is almost impossible for me to pick a favorite moment. The tiny stage meant that the cast spent the whole show in easy reach of each other, making them a VERY affectionate clowder.
In that last week Riccardo Sinisi in particular sought a lot of contact and comfort with his castmates, and that brings me to my favorite moment.
One of the things I love about this show is that Gus flat refuses to sing at first, which is why Jelly has to start telling his story at all. When Gus finally does start his verse, the clowder reacts with shock and excitement. It's as though Gus used to be the Big Storyteller (naturally, he was the Theater Cat) but he's perhaps gotten self-conscious about his frailty. The way they all lean in for him makes me 🥲
And then everybody settles in to listen to grandpa's story.
And this time, Admetus sees free real estate!
This is because Admetus is being played by Riccardo - his last time playing this character - and spent the whole week seeking out extra time and affectionate moments with his cast mates.
And once Admetus found that real estate, he just stayed there. (This gif is about 20 seconds long, and it ends before Admetus actually gets up)
So this is probably my favorite moment in Vienna. It's calm and sweet and I just really love Grandpa Story Hour.
Thank you for sending me this ask and for giving me an excuse to ramble about Vienna.
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