MICHAEL KOHLHAAS (Premiere B)

A horse dealer. Two horses. An act of arbitrariness - and suddenly an avalanche of violence is unleashed. What begins as an abuse of authority turns into a nightmare: Michael Kohlhaas, a righteous citizen and respectable businessman, becomes the pawn of a corrupt system. As he seeks justice, he comes up against walls of arrogance, nepotism and ignorance. The more the doors of justice close, the wider the abyss opens. Kohlhaas fights - first with words, then with fire. And becomes the most dangerous man of his time.

An explosive battle for justice - and a breathless, eloquent ride into the abyss.

Heinrich von Kleist's novella is a stirring political thriller about the abuse of power, powerlessness and the deadly feeling of being in the right. What drives a decent man to take the law into his own hands? Where is the line between justified resistance and fanatical violence? And who remains unharmed in the end when someone decides not to give in any longer? A play that poses questions to which there are no simple answers.