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Friday, 9/25/2026
at 7:30 PM



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Thomas Mann counted it among world literature – the novella from the year 1842. It powerfully tells us of the forces of good and the powers of evil, of godlessness, sin, guilt, and atonement. The wild companions of the German Order forced the local peasants into ever more ludicrous forced labor. Thus, it was convenient for the desperate that the devil offered them his magical help. His price: an unbaptized child! But the price divided opinions, and the devil's pact quickly brought no blessing. For the prince of darkness sent, in retaliation, a deadly rage upon the rural folk with the black spider. The eight-legged monster can only be banished with faith in God and bravery when it is captured for all eternity in the hole of a window post, sealed with a bronze bolt. Christian Klischat, a permanent ensemble member at the Staatstheater Wiesbaden, gives the legendary material not only a linguistic expression but also a theatrical-playful form that elevates the performance far beyond a mere reading: an intense journey into the depths of a fateful entanglement, a visitation that threatens body, life, and soul.

Director: Götz Brandt (including editor, screenwriter, Nationaltheater Mannheim, Staatstheater Mainz)
Performance: Christian Klischat (including Staatstheater Wiesbaden, Staatstheater Darmstadt, Nationaltheater Weimar, Hans-Otto-Theater Potsdam)

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