»Buddenbrooks« nach Thomas Mann

In the organizer's words:

after Thomas Mann // Director: Johanna Wehner

"My son, take pleasure in doing business during the day, but only do it so that we can sleep peacefully at night." Old Johann Buddenbrook's credo was sacred to the family for decades, and their wealth increased year after year. In the middle of the 19th century, Johann's great-grandson Thomas stands in front of that motto carved in stone on the occasion of the company's anniversary - and has just thrown the Hanseatic family business off course with an all too daring speculation: The purchase of an unripe harvest at half price, subsequently destroyed by hail, was the beginning of the end for the large trading company. At the same time as the social upheaval, we witness the decline, the decadence of the family over four generations. While one motto used to be enough to bind everyone together, the visions of life of the children and grandchildren are increasingly drifting apart. Life is no longer just about wealth and money, but also about art and aesthetics, as well as illness and a longing for death. The family splinters, leaving emptiness behind - and perhaps a glimmer of hope somewhere.
The novel became world literature as soon as it was published in 1901. Thomas Mann was 23 years old at the time, and many years later he was awarded the Nobel Prize for it.

Johanna Wehner, who is known for her polyphonic adaptations of novels and most recently staged "Dracula" and "Job" in Frankfurt, will give Mann's detailed and humorous language space on stage and stage the family story with a large ensemble.

Supported by Commerzbank.