Narrators

Actor and author Sky du Mont returns as the gentleman narrator. With his charismatic stage presence and deep connection to the Rocky Horror Show, this audience favorite will once again cast a spell over fans. “It’s always a pleasure to be part of this extraordinary show. The energy and commitment of the fans make every performance an unforgettable experience,” says du Mont. “The atmosphere at the live shows is unique – almost like a pop concert! The enthusiasm and interaction of the audience is fantastic at every show. I’m looking forward to being part of this magical moment again and reliving the cult musical together with the fans.”

The Argentinian-born actor is one of the most successful representatives of German film and television. German film and television, with engagements in England, the USA and France. He appeared in Stanley Kubrick’s feature film production EYES WIDE SHUT alongside Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. He starred alongside Laurence Olivier and Gregory Peck in the Oscar-nominated film THE BOYS FROM BRAZIL and with Anthony Quinn in OMAR MUKHTAR – LION OF THE DESERT.

The trained theater actor was also engaged on various German stages. In 2001 and 2004, he was awarded a Bambi and the German Comedy Award for his roles in the comedy films DER SCHUH DES MANITU and (T)RAUMSCHIFF SURPRISE. In 2017, he appeared in front of the camera for Michael “Bully” Herbig’s new film DIE BULLY PARADE – DER FILM.

Sky du Mont has also been writing novels for several years.

Narrator in the following cities:
Vienna, Museumsquartier Halle E
Dortmund, Konzerthaus
Mannheim, Rosengarten
Cologne, Lanxess Arena
Bremen, Metropol Theater
Hamburg, Kampnagel
Hanover, Theater am Aegi
Berlin, Admiralspalast
Munich, Deutsches Theater
Frankfurt, Alte Oper
Stuttgart, Liederhalle

Hugo Egon Balder is a presenter, television producer, actor, musician and cabaret artist. He was born in West Berlin in 1950. He began taking piano and drum lessons as a child and teenager. He also began his career as a musician, founding the rock band Birth Control in 1967. His musical successes included the single ‘Erna kommt’ in 1984, with which he achieved chart success and also appeared on the ZDF Hitparade. From 1970-1973 he was engaged at the private drama school Ense Bongers in Berlin and until 1979 at the Schillertheater Berlin. He also later appeared as an actor in various theatre plays and films, e.g. in the 1986 TV film ‘Fluchthelfer gesucht’, several ‘Tatort’ episodes and in the 1992 cinema film ‘Die wahre Geschichte von Männern und Frauen’. In between, he was on the road with a cabaret programme called ‘Musikalischer Kitsch’. From 1985-1988, he was a member of the Düsseldorf cabaret Kom(m)ödchen together with Harald Schmidt. Balder gained his first experience as a presenter at Radio Luxembourg from 1979. In 1982, he presented the music programme ‘Disco’ and took on the role of the puppet ‘Herr Feldmann’ alongside Frank Zander in the follow-up programme ‘Vorsicht, Musik!’. He then became one of the first faces of RTL thanks to shows such as ‘Alles Nichts oder?!’ and ‘Tutti Frutti’, which he hosted from 1990-1993. From 1993, he focused more on producing TV shows: ‘RTL Samstag Nacht’, ‘April, April’ (with Frank Elstner), ‘Happiness’, ‘Freitag Nacht News’, ‘3. Halbzeit’ and in 2003 the guessing programme ‘Genial daneben’. He also acted as presenter on major television shows such as SAT 1’s “Die Hit-Giganten” from 2003, the musical casting show “Ich Tarzan du Jane”, “Flaschendrehen” and “Was für ein Jahr”. Hugo Egon Balder has received numerous prizes and awards, including: Bavarian Television Award, German Comedy Award, Bambi, German Television Award, Golden Camera and the Prix Pantheon Honour Award.

Balder is married for the fifth time and has two children with his third wife. He lived in Cologne for a long time, but moved to Hamburg in 2020, where he has been a partner in the Zwick pub since 2010. His programme idea ‘Der Klügere kippt nach’ was produced there in 2015 and broadcast live on Tele 5. In 2024, Balder took part in the tenth season of ‘The Masked Singer Deutschland’ as ‘Couchpotato’.

Narrator in the following cities:
Berlin, Admiralspalast
Bielefeld, Stadthalle
Oberhausen, Rudolf Weber Arena
Hamburg, Kampnagel
Hanover, Theater am Aegi
Munich, Deutsches Theater

Arabella Kiesbauer, born in Vienna, began her television career at the end of the 1980s on ORF with the youth programme ‘X-Large’. Her breakthrough came in 1994 when she hosted her own daily talk show ‘Arabella’ on ProSieben, which she continued to present for a decade and played a significant role in shaping this genre.

Over the course of her career, Kiesbauer has hosted numerous well-known TV formats and events, including the Vienna Opera Ball, the Life Ball and international TV events such as the FIFA World Players Gala.

She has been presenting the Austrian version of ‘Bauer sucht Frau’ on ATV since 2014 and was co-host of the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna in 2015. Her most recent projects include hosting ‘The Masked Singer Austria’ and her return to ‘Starmania’. She has also been presenting ‘Austria’s Funniest Dates’ on PULS4 since this year.

Kiesbauer has received several awards for her work, including the Bavarian Television Award, the Golden Romy and the Golden Medal of Merit of the Republic of Austria for her commitment to integration.

Narrator in the following cities:
Vienna, Museumsquartier Halle E

Nik Hartmann was born in 1972 and grew up on Lake Zug. From 2003 to 2020, he worked for Swiss Radio and Television (SRF) – initially as an author and copywriter and from 2005 as a presenter. On SRF 1, he hosted major entertainment formats such as “SRF bi de Lüt – Live”, “Wunderland” and “Gipfelstürmer”. Nik Hartmann has been known throughout Switzerland since his involvement in the SRF 2 and Radio SRF3 fundraising campaign “Jeder Rappen zählt”. From 2016 to 2018, he also toured the country with his first solo stage program “Nik Hartmann – live” and also provided the best entertainment on stage. In 2019, he undertook the longest hike of his life to date: the Via Alpina. Over 28 adventurous days, Hartmann hiked from Vaduz to Montreux with his team and his dog Oshkosh.

In 2020, he announced his move to CH Media. In 2025, he returned to SRF and hosted the hit show “Happy Day”.

The narrator role in the ROCKY HORROR SHOW is a dream coming true for him: “The narrator role is an absolute classic. That’s why I didn’t hesitate for a second when the request came in. I love musicals! And I’m aware that the narrator is anything but an audience favorite, something new for me (laughs). I have to put on the thick skin! But I’m really looking forward to getting a taste of musical theater and being part of the ensemble.”

Narrator in the following cities:
Zurich, Theater 11

Igor Horvat is an actor and director. He was born in Italian speaking Switzerland in a family with Croatian and Italian origins and moved his first steps on stage in high school. He obtained the first level Academic Diploma in Acting at the Civica Scuola di Teatro «Paolo Grassi» in Milan in 2000 and ever since his career brings him to alternate theater, radio, cinema and television.

In the approximately 50 theater shows to his credit he has worked with numerous important directors in the most renowned Italian theaters, such as e.g. the Piccolo Teatro in Milan, the Teatro Argentina in Rome, the Greek Theatre in Syracuse, the Teatro Carignano in Turin, the Teatro Metastasio in Prato, the Teatro Goldoni in Venice. He regularly collaborates with Swiss theaters such as the LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura and the Teatro Sociale in Bellinzona.

His own direction of Goldoni’s «The Coffee Shop» was produced by LAC Lugano in 2021, where in autumn 2024 his direction of Dürrenmatt’s «The Physicists» sees its debut.

In the field of musical and operatic theatre he has worked as an actor at the Teatro Regio in Turin, at La Scala in Milan and with the orchestral direction of Maestro Riccardo Muti at the Ravenna Festival.

In addition to his usual activity divided between Switzerland and Italy, he has also performed on tour in Russia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Germany, Holland, Portugal, Spain, Senegal. He has also played roles, or parts of roles, in English, French, German and Romanian.

In cinema he appears in feature films of Swiss, Italian, Indian and Dutch production, and in several Swiss and Italian tv series. He takes part in more than 80 radio productions, both as an actor and as a director, as he regularly collaborates with Rete Due – RSI (Italian speaking Swiss public radio) in the production of radioplays, as well as with other productions in the radio adaptation of novels and the recording of audiobooks. In 2024 he gave his voice (in English) to the character of Piero Modigliani in the American-produced podcast «Pack One Bag» with Stanley Tucci.

Narrator in the following cities:
Lugano, Lac Lugano Arte e Cultura