German Summer Festival Theatre (3): An Open Air “The Cherry Orchard”
Theater Poetenpack was founded in 1998 by Andreas Hueck, who has continued as its artistic manager...
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Monumental Environment For 9-Hour Celebration Of Goethe’s “Faust” At The Goetheanum
Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925) is recognized internationally as the founder of anthroposophy, which,...
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“Low German” Theatre in Bremerhaven: “The Physicists” by Dürrenmatt
In terms of linguistics, Low German (Plattdeutsch) is a language of its own, not a dialect, and...
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Harsh And Relentless Social Criticism In Kosky’s Production Of Brecht’s “Threepenny Opera” At The Berliner Ensemble
In nearly all productions of Brecht’s The Threepenny Opera I had seen up to this one, I was struck...
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A Celebration Of Bremen Past And Present: “Schnoor-Geschichten Mit Heini Holtenbeen – Bremen In 90 Minuten” At The Packhaustheater Bremen
For the last full production of his first season as artistic director of Packhaustheater in...
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Oldenburg’s Production Of “Mephisto” Continues And Expands The Important Debate Of The Artistic Response To Adverse Political Circumstances
Klaus Mann’s novel Mephisto, published in 1936, deals with the opportunistic rise of its main...
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Sadness And Mourning Dominate Theater Bremen’s “Hamlet”
The stage, designed by Thomas Rupert, was vast and predominantly empty, the floor mainly even and...
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Now In Its 23rd Year, “Komödie Am Altstadtmarkt” In Braunschweig Is Still Going Strong
When Florian Battermann founded the Komödie am Altstadtmarkt in Braunschweig in 2003 at the age of...
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Corinna Harfouch’s Showpiece Of The Art Of Acting In Haidle’s “Spirit And The Dust”
Spirit and the Dust is a play by American dramatist Noah Haidle. The world premiere of the play,...
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Bremen’s Packhaustheater Turns To Artist Paula Modernsohn-Becker
The latest production in Dirk Böhling’s inaugural season as artistic director of the...
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At The Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus, “Gott ‘By Ferdinand Von Schirach Presents Its Tough Ethical Dilemma For The Audience To Vote On
Ferdinand von Schirach was born in 1964, studied law and became a noted criminal defense lawyer....
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A Successfully Funny Perspective On Life Aspirations In State Theatre Oldenburg’s Production Of “Bondy Beach”
Bondi Beach was premiered on the 7th of October 2023 at the municipal theatre in Ingolstadt....
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Adaptations On The German Stage (3): Theater Bremen Is Keen On The Long Haul
David Safier was born in Bremen in 1966. He trained as a journalist, worked as radio and TV...
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Memories Of And Acting In Old Age Are Central To “Ein Deutsches Leben”
In 2016, Austrian director Christian Krönes and colleagues launched their two-hour documentary...
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The Auto-fictional Mode As A Variation Of Biographical Material In The Theatre
Falk Richter was born in 1969. He studied linguistics, philosophy and theatre directing at the...
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Moving Emphasis On Tolerance And Courage In “Nasser # 7 Leben” At The Schnürschuh Theater Bremen
The Schnürschuh-Theater in Bremen was founded in 1976 and has been at its current location since...
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“Last Call” Brings Us Closer To Bernstein And Von Karajan
Plays about famous people have always held special attraction to dramatists, theatres and...
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Dea Loher’s New Play “Frau Yamamoto Ist Noch Da” In Bremen And Osnabrück
Dea Loher (b. 1964), has been a prominent German dramatist since the world premiere of her first...
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In Oldenburg’s “The Tempest,” Trusting The Text Pays Off
For this production of Shakespeare’s play, Oldenburgisches Staatstheateer used the 2007...
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Martin Crimp’s Version Of “The Seagull” Makes It To The German Stage
Many, especially prestigious, new productions of Chekhov’s The Seagull in the UK and USA...
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