Post by bee on Dec 14, 2023 21:13:01 GMT
I saw this show last month. That actually wasn't the reason I went to Bochum - I went because a German rock band I like was doing a concert there - but I figured since I was there it would be daft not to go to Starlight.
As it happened, I thought it was great. I haven't seen it before (in English or German), so have no previous production to compare it with, but it was really enjoyable, and for me at least, pretty spectacular. The theatre itself is amazing, a fantastic venue.
Regarding the travel aspects of my trip, pretty much all of the advice given earlier in this thread still applies. I flew to Dusseldorf and got the train from the airport railway station (not the S-Bahn station - you need to take the SkyTrain monorail from the terminal) to Bochum, all pretty straightforward. I stayed to the Ibis Styles Hotel right beside the main central railway station and got the bus to the theatre from the sort of mini bus station right outside. As mentioned above, you can walk to the theatre, but one word of caution, quite a lot of it is uphill. I got the bus but the previous evening I went to the football (the stadium is not far from the theatre) and walked, and I was certainly feeling it a bit by the time I got to the top of the hill!
Viserys also made the point before about public transport being poor late in the evening and I'd agree. My concert was at a venue quite far out of town. I got a bus out there no problem but after it had finished at 10:30 pm or so that line had stopped so I had a 30 minute walk through suburban Bochum to the closest U-Bahn station, which was still running.
Anyway sorry for rambling on, but when I saw this thread I figured I'd just share my experience just in case anyone else was thinking of doing this trip for the first time.
As it happened, I thought it was great. I haven't seen it before (in English or German), so have no previous production to compare it with, but it was really enjoyable, and for me at least, pretty spectacular. The theatre itself is amazing, a fantastic venue.
Regarding the travel aspects of my trip, pretty much all of the advice given earlier in this thread still applies. I flew to Dusseldorf and got the train from the airport railway station (not the S-Bahn station - you need to take the SkyTrain monorail from the terminal) to Bochum, all pretty straightforward. I stayed to the Ibis Styles Hotel right beside the main central railway station and got the bus to the theatre from the sort of mini bus station right outside. As mentioned above, you can walk to the theatre, but one word of caution, quite a lot of it is uphill. I got the bus but the previous evening I went to the football (the stadium is not far from the theatre) and walked, and I was certainly feeling it a bit by the time I got to the top of the hill!
Viserys also made the point before about public transport being poor late in the evening and I'd agree. My concert was at a venue quite far out of town. I got a bus out there no problem but after it had finished at 10:30 pm or so that line had stopped so I had a 30 minute walk through suburban Bochum to the closest U-Bahn station, which was still running.
Anyway sorry for rambling on, but when I saw this thread I figured I'd just share my experience just in case anyone else was thinking of doing this trip for the first time.
