In the organizer's words:

Based on the novel by Ernest Hemingway
In cooperation with Theater Lindenhof in Melchingen

Ernest Hemingway's famous story "The Old Man and the Sea" comes to life on the stage of the Altona Theater. Santiago, an old fisherman from Cuba, has not caught a fish for 84 days and is on the brink of despair - but he won't give up. With steely determination, he embarks on one last great adventure to catch a huge marlin. What follows is an incessant, day-long battle between man and nature. In the middle of the vast ocean, Santiago fights not only against the fish, but also against his own physical limits and the loneliness of his life.

Santiago's story is not only an adventure, but also a profound examination of human existence, the importance of perseverance and hope, and the desire to achieve something in an often unforgiving world. In a collaboration with Theater Lindenhof in Melchingen, Luca Zahn and Stefan Hallmayer examine the literary classic "The Old Man and the Sea" in terms of man's unwavering will to challenge nature and prove himself.

The actor Stefan Hallmayer, multiple winner of the Monika Bleibtreu Prize, is bidding farewell to the stage with "The Old Man and the Sea".

Translation, stage adaptation and direction: Luca Zahn
Stage and costumes: María Martínez Peña
Music: Johannes Hoffmann
With Stefan Hallmayer

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