Black Mary Poppins returns for season 7 with four sequential thriller versions through September

Black Mary Poppins opened its seventh season on June 18 at Bugs Hall, Link Art Center in Jongno-gu, Seoul. This time around, four consecutive, independent versions run through September 6.

The show retells the Mary Poppins fairy tale as a psychological thriller, first staged in 2012. A mysterious fire breaks out in 1926 at the mansion of German psychologist Dr. Gretchen Schwarz. Four siblings — Hans, Hermann, Jonas, and Anna — survive but lose their memories. Their nanny, Mary Schmidt, vanishes along with the truth.

Each version centers on a different sibling's perspective. "Hans Version — In Defense of Mary Poppins' Murder" runs June 18 through July 12. "Hermann Version — The Dream of the Sandman" follows July 17 through August 9. "Jonas Version — Memory of the Forest" plays August 14–23. "Anna's Room" closes the run August 28 through September 6.

The cast is triple-cast across all roles. Park Jung-won, Moon Kyung-cho, and Yu Tae-yul play Hans Simon — the eldest sibling, outwardly composed but struggling with alcohol addiction. Yoon Seung-woo, Park Jun-hyung, and Kim Kyung-rok take on Hermann Dichter, a free-spirited artist with an anxious temperament. Lee Han-byul, Lee Jung-hwa, and Lee Jae-rim play Anna Lea, the only female sibling and a music teacher. Jin-ho (진호), Jo Sung-pil, and Jung Ji-woo play Jonas Engels, the youngest, who suffers from panic disorder rooted in trauma.

Ryu Su-hwa, Ahn Yu-jin, and Hong Yun-hee play Mary Schmidt — the nanny suspected in the fire. Three actors per role across four versions requires intricate scheduling.