Murder case in the mental hospital! Already the second nurse has been murdered. The perpetrator, one of three physicists, claims to be Einstein. Another thinks he is Newton. To the third, Möbius, King Solomon appears. It soon becomes clear that they are all playing at something here. Möbius has discovered the world formula. He pretends to be crazy in order to keep his discovery, with which mankind could destroy itself, a secret. The other two are secret agents for East and West on a mission to get him on their side. But the genius Möbius, caught in a moral dilemma, chooses isolation. One decides for all - and becomes the pawn of the power interests of a mad-doctor who has long been pulling the strings in the background.

The Physicists

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For Adelina, born in Zurich, the daughter of Italian immigrants, there is no place in Switzerland. Inherited debts force her to abandon her apprenticeship. Single and with her young daughter Emma, she searches for a way out of the downward spiral. But the circumstances, a misogynistic and xenophobic society, prevent her from doing so. She finds herself in one awkward situation after another until a man who lovingly cares for her daughter takes her to Italy. However, Emma disappears without a trace, leading to a fateful encounter with the Red Brigades - and a realization.

Die Krume Brot

A small town in turmoil. Everyone wants to shoot the wolf themselves. Which wolf? And then there's German chancellor candidate Alice Weidel – does she fit into the townscape of this idyllic pilgrimage site on the Way of St. James? What is actually real? Wolves in sheep's clothing? Queer-hostile queers? Rainbow families with brown attitudes? Of course, this is not a contradiction: in the northern hemisphere, all water vortices and high-pressure areas turn to the right – physics. And how is it in the best democracy in the world? Why do right-wing extremists feel so at home in Switzerland?

The White Madonna of Einsiedeln

Love is like a chemical reaction between unknown components. In his work ‹Wahlverwandtschaften›, Goethe conducts the following experiment: Charlotte and Eduard are a unit. Their bond is put to the test by the addition of Ottilie and the Captain. Eduard is attracted to Ottilie, Charlotte to the Captain. Director Leonie Böhm continues the experimental setup of the classic material and looks at the network of relationships from a contemporary perspective: in Goethe's language, Leonie Böhm asks how we deal with change in our relationships. And what the continuation of the community might look like. Leonie Böhm was recently awarded the Nestroy Theater Prize for her production of ‹Fräulein Else› and invited to the 2026 Berlin Theater Meeting. After ‹König Teiresias›, she is now working with the Basel company for the second time.

Elective Affinities

When Hamlet returns home, nothing is as it was before. His father is dead, his mother Gertrude has remarried his uncle Claudius, who now rules Denmark. For young Hamlet, the world has been turned upside down. Then his father's ghost appears and complains that Claudius poisoned him. Can that be true? Who can he still trust – the living, the dead, himself? With the help of a troupe of actors, Hamlet sets out to uncover the truth. But the play within the play becomes a trap: Hamlet is caught in an endless loop of his own story. Scenes repeat themselves, shifting perspectives and revealing new truths. It becomes almost impossible to distinguish between appearance and reality. Following the great success of ‹Ein Sommernachtstraum›, the Basel-based company once again turns its attention to a Shakespeare masterpiece. Who is acting and who is not? And if everyone is acting, who can still be truthful?

Kay Kysela

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Apr 30, 2026

Die Krume Brot · Theater Basel

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The White Madonna of Einsiedeln · Theater Basel

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May 25, 2026

Hamlet · Theater Basel

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Polonius und Marcellus in Hamlet by Shakespeare

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