"Which of you loves me most?" King Lear asks his three daughters, Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia, intending to divide his kingdom fairly among them after their sworn declarations of love. But he miscalculates: his beloved daughter, Cordelia, rejects the love contest and demands honesty instead. Lear—beside himself with rage—banishes her and divides his land between his other two daughters. The condition: he and his retinue must be fed and housed by one of them each month. But Goneril and Regan quickly tire of this demand, want to be rid of him, and seize the first opportunity to depose him. The once great king, reduced to bare human existence, descends further into madness, abandoned by everyone—except his court jester. Then news arrives from France that the exiled Cordelia has raised an army to rescue him and fight against her own sisters. An unprecedented spiral of violence is set in motion. At its end, everyone is dead. Almost.

König Lear

Staatstheater Kassel

"Before the Dogs" (UA)  is a scenic collage of migrations from Germany to Brazil since the 16th century. The focus is on the German-Brazilian couple Marlene and Rosa. Around them, glimpses of different eras are shed. These are people who left their homeland for a variety of reasons, who (violently) created a new home for themselves, or who simply never felt completely at home.

to the dogs (UA)

tif - Theater at the Fridericianum

This is what the famous poet Heinrich Heine writes in his verse epic Germany. A Winter's Tale , when he travels to his beloved, yet hated, Germany in 1843 to visit his mother. He has already been living in French exile for twelve years and longs for his homeland: Heine, the Jew, the Christian, the German, the Frenchman, the Romantic, the eroticist, the ironic vanquisher of Romanticism – and the political writer.

Jammertal Rest Area (UA)

The clock is ticking, and on the slippery political stage, every maneuver seems possible. The self-proclaimed "democratic center" is tearing down firewalls, multi-billionaires are using chainsaws to dismantle government agencies, academia, and international aid, and then bask in the glory.

Annett Kruschke

Events

Upcoming events

Mar 3 - Apr 26, 2026

König Lear · Staatstheater Kassel

Mar 25 - Apr 17, 2026

Jammertal Rest Area (UA) · Staatstheater Kassel

Apr 19, 2026

Thick D · Staatstheater Kassel

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Mar 3 - Apr 26, 2026

König Lear · Staatstheater Kassel

Feb 28, 2026

to the dogs (UA) · Staatstheater Kassel

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