Meister und Margarita

In the organizer's words:

by Mikhail Bulgakov

translated by Alexander Nitzberg, in a version by Natalie Baudy

All hell is breaking loose in Moscow. Literally. And while he and his entourage lecture the corrupt and opportunistic society there with absurd punishments, Margarita hopes that her lover, the Master, will finally reappear. But he has gone insane as a result of the scathing reviews of his novel and is now in a psychiatric ward, where half of Moscow has been hanging around since the arrival of the devil Woland.

The detailed narrative of his novel about Pontius Pilate and his most famous judgment gradually becomes part of the plot, while the Master becomes part of Moscow reality. Meanwhile, Margarita makes contact with the world in between. At Woland's invitation, she becomes the queen of his ball and experiences a spectacular hellish feast of a different dimension. How do people behave in the face of evil? Does love mean redemption or does it only bring death?

In-house director Matthias Köhler stages Bulgakov's iconic novel about good and evil forces and cowardice as the greatest sin. A brilliant season opener with the whole ensemble!