Mayerling (The Royal Ballet) 2009

Inspired by dark and gripping real life events, this Royal Ballet classic depicts the sexual and morbid obsessions of Crown Prince Rudolf leading to the murder-suicide scandal with his mistress Mary Vetsera. The oppressive glamour of the Austro-Hungarian court in the 1880s sets the scene for a suspenseful drama of psychological and political intrigue as Rudolf fixates on his mortality.

• Ross MacGibbonDirector
• Gillian FreemanWriter

• Edward WatsonPrince Rudolf
• Mara GaleazziBareness Mary Vestera
• Iohna LootsPrincess Stephanie
• William TuckettEmperor Franz Josef
• Cindy JourdainEmpress Elisabeth
• Sarah LambCountess Marie Larisch
• Elizabeth McGorianBaroness Helene Vestera
• Elizabeth McGorianBratfisch
• Ursula HageliArchduchess Sophie