Christian Nickel
Acting
Biography
Christian Nickel (born 1969 in Heilbronn) is a German actor and theater director. Nickel grew up in Hamburg. After completing his alternative civilian service, he initially undertook internships in the medical field before deciding to pursue acting. He received his training at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin. There, he was discovered by Peter Stein, under whose direction he made his debut in 1997 at the Salzburg Festival in Franz Grillparzer’s *Libussa*. That same year, Nickel was engaged by the Schauspiel Frankfurt. Other significant milestones in his theater career included the Burgtheater, the Residenztheater Munich, the Schauspiel Köln, the Berliner Ensemble, and the Maxim Gorki Theater in Berlin. Since 2012, he has been a member of the ensemble at the Theater in der Josefstadt. Among his most renowned stage roles are the title roles in *Peer Gynt* and *Romeo and Juliet*. He garnered considerable attention in 2000 when, during Peter Stein’s monumental production of *Faust* at the Expo Hannover, he stepped in on short notice to take over the lead role—originally played by Bruno Ganz—in addition to his own role as the young Faust. Since 2003, Nickel has also worked as a director, staging productions at theaters across Germany and Austria. His stage adaptation of *Die Wand* (The Wall) at the Burgtheater Vienna proved particularly successful. Nickel has appeared before the camera relatively infrequently. His screen credits include roles in *Bergkristall* and the docu-drama *Speer und Er*. Additionally, he has worked occasionally as a voice actor for radio plays. Christian Nickel lives in Vienna.
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Nord Nord Mord
Elation in Neustadt: by the means of a little witching, Bibi Blocksberg saved two kids from burning to death. While her mother Barbara, a witch of flesh and blood herself, is very proud of her daughter, father Bernhard, overworked and stressed, disapproves greatly of her supernatural antics. Then Bibi gets a message from Walpurgia, the senior witch: she is going to receive her crystel ball, that will make a "real" witch of her, early. Proudly, Bibi jumps up her broom to fly to the Blocksberg, the witches' headquarters. But Rabia, one of the few evil witches, aging in misery and with a secret, begrudges her all the glory...and her youth. And so Rabia sets off events that will soon make Bibi's life fall into pieces.
Bibi Blocksberg
The towns of Gschaid and Millsdorf are in a constant state of feuding with each other. Nevertheless Gschaid's Sebastian and Millsdorf's Susanne are married. In her husband's town Susanne has to put up with daily harassment by the locals, which also extends to her two children. Finally she moves back to her parents, alone. When the children, who long to find a magical crystal they believe has the power to reunite the family, get lost in a howling blizzard on the exposed mountain after bringing their mother her Christmas presents, both towns set up rescue missions.
Rock Crystal
Unabridged production of Goethe's Faust Ⅰ by Peter Stein's Faust Project.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust I
An aging King invites disaster when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters and rejects his one loving, but honest one.
König Lear
Second part of Goethe's Tragedy
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust II
The life of 15 year old Alex is turned upside down, when his parents are divorced and find new partners right away. After a fight at school, the mother takes him over to England, where Alex chaotic life continues.
Summertime Blues
When Beatrice and Benedict can't stop fighting, their friends start scheming to get them together. However, a more sinister plot seeks to tear Hero and Claudio apart at the same time. Will lies win over love?