Die Räuber Schauspiel von Friedrich Schiller

In his furious drama of freedom, Schiller sets two unequal brothers against one another in a struggle for self-determination. On one side stands Karl, the favoured son, who effortlessly wins the hearts of those around him and seems to succeed at everything he does. On the other stands Franz, the outsider, consumed by envy of his brother and driven to seek total revenge: against his brother, against his father, against the perceived injustice of being born second. Through cunning and calculation, he secures his position as sole heir.
Suddenly left with nothing, Karl – blinded by youthful idealism and wounded by his father’s rejection – retreats into the forest and founds a band of robbers. But while the solitary Franz increasingly reveals himself as a despot at home, Karl gradually loses his grip in the woods; the raids spiral, with unstoppable force, into ever greater violence and excess.

Schiller’s debut play has lost none of its urgency or explosive power. In language that is gripping and charged with intensity, The Robbers explores two very different paths towards radicalisation and continues to ask what place the individual can still claim within our society.

Cast

Nadja Bruder
acting as
Karl MoorNadja Bruder

Tim Weckenbrock
acting as
Franz MoorTim Weckenbrock

Franziska Roth
acting as
AmaliaFranziska Roth

David Lau
acting as
SpiegelDavid Lau

Philipp Quest
acting as
SchweizerPhilipp Quest

Torsten Bauer
acting as
RollerTorsten Bauer

Anke Fonferek
acting as
Daniel/KosinskyAnke Fonferek

Bilder

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