Diener zweier Herren
Comedy by Carlo Goldoni
by John von Düffel
Director: Kai Frederic Schrickel
with Andreas Erfurth, Nora Backhaus,
Regina Gisbertz, among others
Neues Globe Theater, Potsdam
"Servant of Two Masters" (1746) is the most well-known stage play by the playwright Carlo Goldoni and is considered the pinnacle of Commedia dell'arte. The creatively renowned Neues Globe Theater relocates the comedy's plot from the 18th century to the 70s and from Venice to Pforzheim! And there are other differences here as well...
Servant Kemal is always hungry. Unfortunately, the job market in his homeland is not looking good. No work means no money, no money means no food! Kemal decides to seek his fortune abroad! This leads him to Pforzheim in the thriving region of Baden-Württemberg. There are supposedly lucrative jobs there! "Better dumplings for everyone than punches for me," thinks the promoted guest worker.
Unfortunately, Kemal didn’t consider the host, here named Gundolf, who runs the hotel-restaurant “Zum goldigen Carlo” with his very marriageable daughter Rosi and Blondina, an Italian catering worker. Luckily, Kemal finds a job as a servant for a Swedish film producer. But wait - why not take on two jobs? That way, he can have double the food! So now Kemal also works for a strange mafioso and is henceforth the "Servant of Two Masters." However, the mafioso turns out to be a mistress who in turn is captivated by the handsome Swede. This all becomes a bit too much for the chaotic provincial servant!
The Neues Globe Theater, well-received guests at the Stadthalle Singen, presents this masterpiece in a humorous and enjoyable new adaptation by the well-known author and dramaturge John von Düffel, set in the Pforzheim of the 70s, somewhere between Ekel-Alfred, Klimbim, and typical German hospitality. "The Commedia from Goldoni's time no longer exists, but the characters and social differences are still present," explains von Düffel about his modernized, fresh version commissioned by the Pforzheim City Theater. "Commedia is a profoundly human art. This gives it great empathetic power and the force of liberating laughter. Therefore, the story's chance lies more in encountering the underdog perspective and laughing with characters throughout the play, about whom you might otherwise shake your head and believe you cannot understand."
Doors open: 6:30 PM
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