Woyzeck

Every human being is an abyss; it makes one dizzy to look down. Büchner’s Woyzeck was the spark that ignited modern drama – his tale of the impoverished soldier, humiliated by superiors and exploited for medical experiments, a detonation that reverberates to this day. It paints a portrait of a deranged society. And how could one not go mad, how could one keep one’s footing, when the whole world is reeling? Perhaps today calls for a new ending to one of the greatest plays in the German language – for Woyzeck and his partner Marie, in a devastated world, accompanied by live music – to leave us breathless.