An inclusive theater production based on Bertolt Brecht. The Freie Bühne München stages Brecht's "The Good Person of Szechwan," directed by Sascha Fersch, with an inclusive cast.

The Good Person of Szechwan

Kammerspiele

Barrie Kosky affords the “operetta of all operettas” a new look and focuses on its morbid side. The scene is Vienna, city of the golden operetta era, where Die Fledermaus celebrated its world premiere at the Theater an der Wien in 1874. The revenge of the bat becomes a nightmare for Gabriel von Eisenstein and many others. A society, an entire city dances towards the abyss. To take revenge on his friend Eisenstein, Dr Falke, alias the bat, orchestrates a misunderstanding with Prince Orlofsky. A marquis and a chevalier, a countess and budding artists meet here for a raucous party. Glasses clink, relationships are strained, there is loving, lying and dancing. They party ‘til the cows come home, always believing: “Happy are those who forget ...”

Franz Josef Strohmeier

Events

Past events

6 - 7 Nov, 2026

The Good Person of Szechwan · Münchner Kammerspiele

Dec 31, 2025 - Jan 10, 2026

Die Fledermaus · Bayerische Staatsoper

Future and recently performed repertoire

Frosch II in Die Fledermaus by Strauss

Bayerische Staatsoper

Ensemble in The Good Person of Szechwan by Brecht

Münchner Kammerspiele

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