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Monday, July 13, 2026

Harsh And Relentless Social Criticism In Kosky’s Production Of Brecht’s “Threepenny Opera” At The Berliner Ensemble by Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe

In nearly all productions of Brecht’s The Threepenny Opera I had seen up to this one, I was struck by a clash between the expectations that casting and other directorial choices had develo…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 10:51PM[SHARE]
Monday, July 6, 2026

A Celebration Of Bremen Past And Present: “Schnoor-Geschichten Mit Heini Holtenbeen – Bremen In 90 Minuten” At The Packhaustheater Bremen by Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe

For the last full production of his first season as artistic director of Packhaustheater in Bremen, Dirk Böhling had written and directed a revue-style, 90-minute, fast-paced accumulation o…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 10:26AM[SHARE]
Thursday, June 25, 2026

Oldenburg’s Production Of “Mephisto” Continues And Expands The Important Debate Of The Artistic Response To Adverse Political Circumstances by Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe

Klaus Mann’s novel Mephisto, published in 1936, deals with the opportunistic rise of its main character, Hendrik Höfgen to become one of the leading actors, directors and theatre managers…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 11:21AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Sadness An Mourning Dominate Theater Bremen’s “Hamlet” by Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe

The stage, designed by Thomas Rupert, was vast and predominantly empty, the floor mainly even and sloping up at the very back. The walls were painted in shades of grey, as were the matching …

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 07:14AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Now In Its 23rd Year, “Komödie Am Altstadtmarkt” In Braunschweig Is Still Going Strong by Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe

When Florian Battermann founded the Komödie am Altstadtmarkt in Braunschweig in 2003 at the age of 30, it was then the most recent addition to the boulevard comedy theatre scene in Germany.…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 04:35PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Corinna Harfouch’s Showpiece Of The Art Of Acting In Haidle’s “Spirit And The Dust” by Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe

Spirit and the Dust is a play by American dramatist Noah Haidle. The world premiere of the play, in its translation into German by Barbara Christ, took place on 27th February 2026 at Deutsch…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 12:57AM[SHARE]
Thursday, May 21, 2026

Bremen’s Packhaustheater Turns To Artist Paula Modernsohn-Becker by Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe

The latest production in Dirk Böhling’s inaugural season as artistic director of the Packhaustheater is a further new play he wrote and directed about a famous local person: Paula Moderso…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 06:31PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, May 5, 2026

At The Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus, “Gott ‘By Ferdinand Von Schirach Presents Its Tough Ethical Dilemma For The Audience To Vote On by Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe

Ferdinand von Schirach was born in 1964, studied law and became a noted criminal defense lawyer. He turned his extensive experience into fiction with a collection of novels, screenplays and …

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 03:07PM[SHARE]

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