Friesische Freiheit - Freilichttheater & Historischer Markt

In the organizer's words:

Friesische Freiheit" open-air theater

If you reach East Frisia via the highway, signs on the A28 and A31 point directly to a unique historical feature, namely "Frisian Freedom".
In the Middle Ages, up until the 14th century, "Frisian freedom" was a unique form of society in contrast to the rest of feudal Europe. It stood for the federation of independent regional communities on the Frisian coast and extended from the north-west of the Netherlands via East Frisia to the north of Bremerhaven.
This "freedom" was represented by Redjeven (judges) from the class of large farmers. These freely elected representatives met at Upstalsboom in Rahe near Aurich. The Arbeitsgemeinschaft Ostfriesischer Volkstheater e.V. (East Frisian Folk Theater Association) is taking up this unique topic for the East Frisian region in the play "Frisian Freedom", which is planned for 2026 and written by Erhard Brüchert.
Director René Schack is staging a colorful open-air spectacle with an ensemble consisting of around 100 actors from many East Frisian theater stages in the midst of a natural backdrop at Ihlow Monastery. This content has been machine translated.