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Faust. Eine Tragödie - Landestheater Schwaben

Thursday, 10/15/2026 at 8:00 PM

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Faust. Eine Tragödie - Landestheater Schwaben

Thursday, 10/15/2026
at 8:00 PM

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»Man errs as long as he strives.«
by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"MAN ERRS AS LONG AS HE STRIVES"

Insatiable ambition drives the scientist and doctor Dr. Heinrich Faust to make a pact with the devil. Restlessly, the arrogant researcher craves knowledge and understanding, nothing can quell his painful urge or offer him satisfaction, a home, or even happiness. And so, he embarks on a ›hellish‹ trip through the universe in the company of the devil Mephisto.
From one pleasure to the next, they recklessly take what they want. But suddenly, Faust is offered a chance at true happiness, one that even the devil did not foresee. It appears in the form of the young Margarete, who falls deeply in love with him. A desperate struggle begins for the heart and soul of man.
Goethe’s masterpiece reaches every generation as a brilliant drama of humanity and society.

Photos/Illustrations: ©Landestheater Schwaben

Admission from 7:30 PM

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Herr Teufel Faust - nach „Faust I“ von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Herr Teufel Faust
by Torsten Fischer based on "Faust I" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“Herr Teufel Faust” is a captivating new adaptation of Goethe’s “Faust I” that places the best-known subject of German literature within the tension of our present time. The tragedy of Dr. Heinrich Faust is much more than a scholar’s history; it is a key work of modernity and a parable of the limitless individualism of our accelerated world. Caught between faith and knowledge, love and guilt, a person searches for meaning and crosses every moral boundary in the process – a conflict that seems as relevant and unsolvable today as it did at the time of the work's creation.

For this demanding title role, Dominique Horwitz, one of the most distinguished character actors in the German-speaking world, has been secured. Horwitz, whose career spans from major film productions like “Stalingrad” to acclaimed chanson evenings, is a master of intense stage presence. His ability to make the inner turmoil and the "ever-more-wanting" of the character Faust physically and emotionally tangible was recently honored with the special award of the INTHEGA board as well as the 1st INTHEGA Prize “Die Neuberin” 2025 – an accolade that underscores his outstanding contributions to guest theater.

Behind the direction is Torsten Fischer, a true visionary of contemporary theater. The former artistic director of the Vienna Theater in the Josefstadt and internationally sought-after opera and drama director is known for his precise, visually powerful productions that take classics seriously without letting them gather dust.

Production: EURO-STUDIO Landgraf / Premiere of this version: September 12, 2024, Stadttheater Minden

Cast:

Dominique Horwitz Faust et al.

Director: Torsten Fischer
Set Design: Herbert Schäfer, Vasilis Triantafillopoulos

Duration: 1 hour and 40 minutes, including intermission

Doors open: 18:30 Uhr

Faust - Schauspiel von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Faust I and II told in 120 minutes by only four actors - that is daring, experimental, and frighteningly contemporary.

"Two souls, alas, dwell in my breast" - is one of the most famous lines from Goethe's "Faust." This is not only the best possible description of an inner conflict but can also be read as a hint that Faust and Mephisto can be understood as two sides of the same person: Two principles that sometimes unite and sometimes oppose each other. On one side is Faust, the researcher who suffers under the overly narrow bounds of science and would like to be a god who can recreate people and, not least, himself; on the other side is Mephisto, the player and trickster who masters the craft of deception and appears like the personified license to transgress boundaries.

In the production by the artistic director of Maldeghem, Faust seeks eternal life on a virtual level, searching for the prototype of himself as artificial intelligence. Faust and Mephisto appear as two sides of the same coin. Throughout the story, they repeatedly exchange roles, merge with each other, become mutually the perpetrator and victim, observe and judge each other, and hold the mirror up to one another.

"The risk (...) succeeds surprisingly well. So Salzburg now has a 'Faust' again that shows that someone has thought a lot about it." Die Presse

Play by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Production • Salzburg State Theatre
Director • Carl Philip von Maldeghem
Stage & Costumes • Christian Floeren
Dramaturgy • John von Düffel
Featuring • Gregor Schulz, Julienne Pfeil, Naomi Kneip, Maximilian Paier, Leyla Bischoff

Ring D – Classics & Modern
Available in the outdoor subscription

Herr Teufel Faust

Play based on Johann Wolfgang von Goethe FAUST I
Adaptation: Torsten Fischer

Faster, further, bigger, more: Heinrich Faust's insatiable desire knows no bounds. What begins as a risky bet with Mephisto evolves into a rapid witch ride through space and time. From the intimate tragedy of the Gretchen episode in the "small world" to the creation of a human in a test tube (Homunculus) and the colonization of nature in the "big world," Goethe's universe spans the arc to our present.

Torsten Fischer's interpretation perceives this restless striving as the hubris of modern humanity and the actual origin of our modern civilization. Faust appears as a driven man, whose spirit outflies itself while attempting, in a radical act of self-assertion, to gain land and conquer the sea. Here, it is about everything: power and possession, technology and vision, as well as the ruthless subjugation of man and nature. This leads directly into the Anthropocene – that new geological age in which humanity has become the dominant factor in the Earth system and thus bears full responsibility for the future of the planet.

Faust's fate is inseparably linked to the question of whether we are capable of bearing the responsibility for the future. The play unfolds as an inexhaustible world theater that oscillates between ancient beauty and modern destructiveness. However, the end of the journey is not a final downfall but the realization of an eternal cycle. In the spirit of "Die and Become," Faust's restlessness dissolves into the infinity of creation, and like in the "Prologue in Heaven," the game of life begins anew.

"Captivating, playfully outstanding fast-paced ride. [Dominique Horwitz] seems to know no fatigue, developing a continuous one hundred percent stage presence. (...) And one dares not deviate even briefly in thought, for one does not want to miss anything." Saale Zeitung (Bad Kissingen)

With Dominique Horwitz

Directed by: Torsten Fischer
Set design: Herbert Schäfer and Vasilis Triantafillopoulos

Play introduction: 7:00 PM in the Small Hall

Individual tickets for the 2026/27 season will be available from Monday, August 17, 2026

Herr Teufel Faust

Drama based on Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - FAUST I
"Here I stand, now a poor fool, and am as wise as before!", "I hear the message well, but I lack the faith", "Here I am human, here I may be"... The plethora of winged words that Goethe has left us with his "Faust" not only suggests the immense significance of the work for the German language, but also its timeless content.
The legendary life story of the alchemist Dr. Johann Georg Faust (ca. 1480–1538) laid the foundation for the quintessential German classic. The tragedy "Faust," published in 1808, which Johann Wolfgang von Goethe developed from this source, has since been reinterpreted numerous times and remains relevant to this day: Drive, self-optimization, and societal crises are reflected in the figure of Faust, as well as the question of meaning and change. In a condensed version by Torsten Fischer, Dominique Horwitz explores these questions and connects them with a personal reflection between adaptation and departure. Moving and with fine humor, he opens new perspectives on a work about the transience of humanity.
Horwitz is one of the defining character actors of German-language theater and is also known as a Jacques Brel interpreter and from the crime series Tatort. In 2023, he was honored for his long-standing contributions to guest performance theater.
Cast: Dominique Horwitz // Adaptation by Torsten Fischer // Concert Agency Landgraf GmbH
(c) Dietrich Dettmann

Herr Teufel Faust - nach Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Bearbeitung von Torsten Fischer

Adaptation by Torsten Fischer
A production of EURO-STUDIO Landgraf
with Dominique Horwitz

The scholar Heinrich Faust sees "the cursed here and now" as worthless. Driven by an insatiable desire, he wants to expand the boundaries of teaching and science, indeed of his own self and the world, to overcome fantasy and reality, to suspend time, to throw spirit and body into a frenzy. He makes a wager with the devil ("If I say to the moment: Stay, you are so beautiful! Then you may bind me in chains, then I would gladly perish!"). Driven by a thirst for knowledge, a lust for pleasure, and insatiable desire, he plunges into a diabolical witches' ride, a journey into human abysses. Faster, further, bigger, more. At the end of the journey into the "small world" (Faust 1), Faust's underage lover Gretchen and her child are dead, and the world formula has not been found. Restless, the driven Faust is also on the move in the Great World. In the end, he wants nothing less than to domesticate humanity, gain land, and conquer the sea.

© Photo: Dietrich Dettmann

Admission: 7:30 PM

Faust. Eine Tragödie - Freies Landestheater Schwaben

Drama
Production: Landestheater Schwaben

In recent years, there have been many discussions about whether certain classics still belong in theater programming or are linguistically and thematically outdated. Nevertheless, I decided to include the great work "Faust I" by Goethe in the program.
The production of the Landestheater Schwaben offers an exciting connection between tradition and contemporary spirit, which is perfectly suitable for a broad and multigenerational audience.

Tickets:
EUR 25.50 / EUR 21.50
Subscription 2, free sale from Tue., Sept. 15, 2026

Advance ticket sales from Sept. 15, 2026

Herr Teufel Faust - Tragödie nach Johann Wolfgang von Goethe | Faust. Der Tragödie erster Teil

Herr Teufel Faust
Tragedy based on Johann Wolfgang von Goethe | Faust. The Tragedy Part One
Solo piece with Dominique Horwitz

The legendary life story of Dr. Johann Faust has lost none of its captivating power over the centuries. Each new literary, performative, musical or film interpretation shows how timeless the material has remained.

In a present marked by acceleration, pressure for optimization, climate crisis, the call for mindfulness, and a profound shaking of church authority, Faust's existential struggle appears surprisingly modern. His dissatisfaction with the world, his drive for knowledge, and his longing for a fulfilled life led him to fail even in the 21st century - perhaps even more clearly than ever before.

Thus, the character of Faust becomes a mirror of our time and poses the question of whether society, despite apparent progress, has truly evolved in its fundamental conflicts.

"What Dominique Horwitz achieves with his solo show (...) on stage is truly great theater: 'Herr Teufel Faust' is a piece that has depth on all levels, enchanting through language and impressive through performance." (Alexandra Bury, Holsteinischer Courier)

Director: Torsten Fischer
Set Design: Herbert Schäfer, Vasilis Triantafillopoulos
Cast: Dominique Horwitz
Production: Konzertdirektion Landgraf

Photo: © Dietrich Dettmann

Admission to the venue from 18:30

Faust

For teenagers and adults
Duration: 80 minutes

Great world theater in miniature with puppets, people & things (after Johann Wolfgang von Goethe) Despair and boredom, not being able to recognize what holds the world together at its core, drive the old Faust to summon spirits. In a pact with the devil, he allies himself with Mephisto and promises him his soul to get answers to all his questions. Mephisto makes Faust young again with a witch's potion. The possibilities of an entire life lie before him, but now Faust's interests are directed towards something else. His passion for Gretchen and her love for him give the story an unexpected twist. What realization will he come to?

Cast: Antje König
Director: Karl Huck
Characters and Stage: Christian Werdin
Costumes: Katharina Schimmel
Painting and Poster: Anastasia Zukanova

Advance ticket sales begin on September 1, 2026, at 11 AM.

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