PEER GYNT

Who cares about a 17-year-old from Leipzig? Peer Gynt is an outsider and dissatisfied with the world. No wonder he dreams himself into his own parallel universes. Here he can be anything and become anyone. Above all, rich and famous! With the self he has created, he captivates people and profits from their trust. There’s just one thing he can’t seem to achieve: being happy.

People have always had the desire to tell fantastic stories about their own selves. On social media, it’s easy to paint ideal self-images and create one’s own worldviews. Peer Gynt would have loved that! An ideal canvas, then, when ten young people from Leipzig ask where, amid clicks and swipes, they can find a connection to reality.
An adaptation of a production by the Bürger:Bühne at the Staatsschauspiel Dresden, which was invited to the 2025 festival of theater for young audiences, Augenblick Mal!
Premiere: May 10, 2026