Ein Sommernachtstraum

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Comedy by William Shakespeare from around 1596

The fairy king Oberon and his wife Titania are at odds with each other and live apart near Athens. Two lovers enter the forest: Helena and Demetrius and Hermia and Lysander. Helena loves Demetrius but Demetrius does not love her, he loves Hermia. Hermia, in turn, loves Lysander. Oberon takes pity on the lovers and has the goblin Puck restore the balance between them with the help of the magic juice of a flower. However, Puck mixes up the couples and a huge mess ensues.

Around this time, the wedding of Theseus and Hippolyta is to be celebrated at the court of Athens. To mark the occasion, the craftsmen of Athens want to put on a play and meet in the same forest to rehearse the play. Oberon takes advantage of this and gives the craftsman Knot a donkey's head. At the same time, he pours love magic juice on the sleeping Titania so that when she wakes up, she mistakes the donkey-headed craftsman Knot for a god of love.

Oberon finally solves all the spells. Theseus' wedding is celebrated and the craftsmen perform their play of Pyramus and Thisbe. Demetrius gets Helen, Lysander gets Hermia and Oberon himself celebrates his reconciliation with his wife Titania.

The modern and unusual text and sound interpretation is provided by the "Münchner Sommertheater".

Playing time 120 minutes

Intermission approx. 15 minutes

Age recommendation from 10 years