The original fairytale princesses are fed up with their glossy storybook and movie images; led by Snow White, they rip apart clichés of beauty, romance and “happy endings” in sharp, catchy songs and wickedly funny scenes. Premiered Off-Broadway and acclaimed as a standout new musical comedy, «Disenchanted!» is definitely not for kids, but perfect for La Cappella: an evening where fairytales, pop culture and reality‑TV glamour crash into each other – smart, subversive and sharply entertaining.
Produced and Directed by Robb Correll and choreographed by Anina Rosa for Captivate Bärn.
Performed in June 2026 at La Cappella, Bern
“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.” (Robert Frost)
From that small sentence unfolds an evening of songs where poetry and music invite you to listen inward, feel vividly alive, and, rather than go gentle, step into the ways of showing up you may have long sensed as your own.
Performed in May 2026 at Kunst- und Kulturhause VISAVIS, Bern
Middle school… it’s awkward, it’s unpredictable, and for Greg Heffley, it’s all about surviving the social ladder!
With the dialogue in German and the songs in their original English, the catchy songs, heartfelt moments and all the humour that fans love made this musical a MUST-SEE December 2025 for kids, parents, and anyone who’s ever survived middle school. Hope you didn’t miss this fun-filled adaptation of the story that has captured hearts worldwide.
The Swiss premiere of Red Riding Hood: The Musical hit the stage at KUNST- UND KULTURHAUS VISAVIS in old town Bern in December 2024 directed by Robb Correll and choreographed by Anina Rosa. With an amazing, local cast, both amateur and semi-professional, Murielle Townsend and Helena Sigrist (both as Little Red), Lilly-Beth Bushell, Jamie Townsend, Richard McKinley, Nicole Hornwall, and Melanie Gasser put on five shows in all English and five more shows in Swiss-German/German. Each performance was a total sell out! This lively production made audiences laugh and, yes, cry, and will be fondly remembered by all.
Captivate Bärn’s second ever production, On Your Bike by Joe Venable and Ben James, played to full houses in June 2024. The show is a five-star, award-winning, original musical about love, labour and leftover pizza. Delivering food you don’t get to eat is hungry work. Outside a chicken shop, a group of delivery riders wait for orders, trying to figure out life and love while they do. Threatened by nosy landlords, angry exes, and even their own employer, EATSAROO, they realise they have to group together and stand up for themselves. But fighting a billion-dollar algorithm isn’t that easy.
The show was brilliantly choreographed by Anina Rosa and directed by Robb Correll. Performers Anke Breihan, Jeremy Wright, Sebastian Coleman and Victoria Bucher sang and danced their way into the hearts of very receptive audiences and made this show as authentically touching as it is witty and up-lifting.
Winner of Best Musical at the Edinburgh Fringe, 2021 (MusicalTheatreReview.com).
‘Raucously witty to its core...***** (Binge Fringe), ‘A riotous delight of a show’ ***** (Musical Theatre Review) ‘Finger-clicking good‘ ***** (Theatre Weekly)
Photos by Keira Correll
Our first ever production as Captivate Bärn, the Swiss premiere of Medea the Musical by Hayley Canham, was an immense success, with a run from 23 December 2023 – 24 January 2024. All of the last performances were sold out and we had standing ovations after every show.
Renowned Swiss singer, director, and producer, Simon Burkhalter, saw the show in the second week and had this to say about it:
“What Captivate has brought to the stage in collaboration with the Kunst- und Kulturhaus VISAVIS is simply magnificent. The gutsy play performed by four virtuoso actors and a band in a creatively staged production with a strong focus on the characters, left nothing to be desired.
The quality of the performance can easily compete with renowned productions in London’s West End. I left the performance moved on all levels and hope that such outstanding productions with excellent performers will continue in the future to be staged in Bern’s most beautiful underground theater.”
Photos by Keira Correll
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