Maria Stuart

In the organizer's words:

Friedrich Schiller's drama Mary Stuart is based on a true historical event: the play depicts the last three days before the execution of the Scottish Queen Mary Stuart. Queen Elizabeth and Mary Stuart are both predestined to rule England as queen. Their conflict for power is simultaneously a struggle between Catholic and Protestant forces vying for supremacy on the island. Their world is both a stage and a prison, as the eyes of the public leave none of their steps and actions unobserved. For the two queens, there is no private life, no separation between inside and outside.

In the spirit of Weimar Classicism, Schiller's drama was intended to show what possibilities a person has to act morally even in hopeless situations. Although Elisabeth remains the political victor, Maria is able to achieve moral victory. A play entirely to the taste of the "Bremer Shakespeare Company", who are used to bringing charismatic figures from theater history - especially their namesake - to the stage.