REINEKE FUCHS

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REINEKE FUCHS
A dizzying theatrical musical based on the poem of the same name by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Premiere October 15, 2023

Marstall

1 hour 15 minutes
No intermission

For everyone aged 10 and over

At Whitsun, Lion King Nobel invites his subjects to an early summer feast at court. The entire animal kingdom gathers - from the crane to the wolf to the bear. Only one is missing: the fox called Reineke. When the conversation turns to him, the harmony is over. One angry complaint after another is made and Reineke the fox is accused of unbelievable crimes in absentia. For example, the rooster complains about the loss of his wife and children - Reineke is said to have eaten them for supper. When he is finally confronted in court, the cunning liar - an animal relative of Ibsen's Peer Gynt - manages to butter up every man, woman and animal and pull his head out of the noose. In the end, he even has a large following behind him and is appointed chancellor.

The moral: not everyone who is a shill and rhetorically gifted serves the just cause - on the contrary! But how can truth be distinguished from lies? How can you avoid being taken in by false reporters? How can we remain true to our own opinions and values?

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was fascinated by the topicality of the 15th century epic "La chanson de Renart", which tells the story of the roguish fox, a parody of the late medieval feudal order. He saw parallels to his own time, which was characterized by social upheaval, and set about translating and rewriting the story. The satirical work of twelve songs, which is reminiscent of today's "shock society", in turn became the basis for many other adaptations for children and adults.

The director, musician and singer of the Hamburg band "Die Goldenen Zitronen" Schorsch Kamerun, who recently invited audiences to the happening gala "All together now!" at the Residenztheater, brings "Reineke Fuchs" to the stage with an ensemble eager to play and sing as a dizzying theatrical musical for people aged ten and over.

ARTISTIC DIRECTION

Production Schorsch Kamerun

Stage Katja Eichbaum

Costumes Gloria Brillowska

Music Schorsch Kamerun, PC Nackt

Light Markus Schadel

Video Jonas Alsleben

Dramaturgy Almut Wagner