Tuesday, 11/12/2024
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A metaphor for our society: Few plays reflect the prevailing issues – from right-wing extremism and anti-Semitism to the danger of war and economic decline – as intriguingly as “Biedermann und die Brandstifter.”

Although the city is being urgently warned about destructive fires, the entrepreneur Gottlieb Biedermann invites two presumed arsonists into his home. Instead of defending against the obvious danger, he hopes that his friendly demeanor will persuade the criminals to spare him, his family, and his possessions.

The story of the citizen Gottlieb Biedermann is one of the best-known plays by Swiss playwright Max Frisch. The legendary Berlin critic Friedrich Luft described the piece as a “worldview grotesque with humor, irony, and deeper meaning.” Since its premiere in 1958, it has become indispensable in the repertoire of German-speaking theaters – and has just regained relevance. For this parable-like “teaching play without a lesson” illustrates how naivety, cowardly willingness to compromise, and false consideration can allow totalitarian forces to gain the upper hand and destroy our democratic social order.

As the Biedermann couple, Peter Bause and Hellena Büttner, who are among the most recognized German film and television actors of their generation, return to our theater, where they were last celebrated in “Jeder stirbt für sich allein.”

Performances from 25.10. to 30.11.2024

With Peter Bause, Hellena Büttner, Oliver Burkia, Harald Hauber, Dorothée Kahler, Jan Henning Kraus, Christian Werner
Directed by Harald Demmer
Stage and costumes by Oliver Kostecka
Dramaturgy by Susanne Schmitt

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