Leben des Eduards des Zweiten von England (Programme 2020)

The historically documented, tragic story of a great love between two men, Edward II, King of England 1284–1327, and his French friend Piers Gaveston (1284–1312), was staged by Bertolt Brecht in 1924 at the Munich Kammerspiele and he created a completely new version together with Lion Feuchtwanger. Brecht's early work contains the later features of epic theatre with its distancing and alienation effects. The Neues Globe Theater from Potsdam brings Brecht’s version of Christopher Marlowe's exciting drama on stage for the first time at Globe Neuss. Definitely worth discovering.

Stage Direction, Stage: Kai Frederic Schrickel

Props: Hannah Hamburger

Assisting Director: Falk Strehlow

Technology: Kai Dommert, Christian Keilig

Starring: Laurenz Wiegand, Magdalena Thalmann, Marius Mik, Mark Harvey Mühlemann, Andreas Erfurth, Maxim Agné, Alexander Jaschik

Duration: 2 h 40 min incl. intermission, Price Category: B

Admission 45 minutes before the beginning of the performance

NRW Premiere