Johanna, a farmer's daughter, hears heavenly voices commanding her to liberate France during the war. Initially celebrated as a visionary heroine, she is burned at the stake as a witch in 1431. To this day, the Maid of Orléans remains a myth that has been appropriated in many ways. Some see her as a religious fanatic or a nationalist. Others recognize her as a feminist pioneer or a courageous idealist. Above all, however, she embodies the longing for a better world, for which she seems to fight single-handedly as a young woman. Inspired by numerous stories about Joan, Belgian director Lies Pauwels creates her own punk-poetic visual world. She portrays Joan as a driven person torn between faith, doubt, and self-assertion. A highly musical, sensitive performance about ideals, power, powerlessness, and the big question: Who am I in this chaotic world?

Jeanne Dark

Theater Basel

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

For a brief evening, it looks as if Laura's life could unfold in all its possibilities. She lives with her mother Amanda Wingfield and her brother Tom in a small flat in St. Louis. Tom's boyfriend Jim comes to dinner and seems to Laura like a prince charming who will fulfil all her longings. But Jim is already engaged and breaks Laura's beloved unicorn, the symbol of her fantasy world, as a parting gift. Tennessee Williams' classic about the disillusionment of a family was first performed in German in Basel in 1946; the new Basel version is staged by English director Jaz Woodcock-Stewart.

Die Glasmenagerie

Berliner Festspiele

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?

Julian Anatol Schneider

Events

Upcoming events

4 - 5 May, 2026

Die Glasmenagerie · Theater Basel

May 25, 2026

Hamlet · Theater Basel

Past events

Nov 13, 2025 - Mar 30, 2026

Jeanne Dark · Theater Basel

Oct 22 - Dec 28, 2025

The Physicists · Theater Basel

Future and recently performed repertoire

Laertes und Bernardo in Hamlet by Shakespeare

Theater Basel

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