Die Leiden des jungen Werther

In the organizer's words:

"The Sorrows of Young Werther"
by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Adaptation: Joachim Meyerhoff

With: Justus Schroeder (viola)
Volker Lippmann (text)
Director: Volker Lippmann
Media art: Esin Eraydin
Technology: Mike Reichenbach




Premiere:
April 18, 2026 at 8 pm
Further performances:
April 23, 24, 25, 30
May 2, 3 each at 8 pm



Goethe's famous epistolary novel tells the story of young Werther, whose passionate love for Lotte leads him deeper and deeper into a conflict between emotion and social reality. A haunting combination of spoken word and music creates an evening of theater about longing, exuberance and the fragility of a sensitive person.

Price information:

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