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The Fire Raisers

Toni Landomini; Photo: Susanne Reichardt
Toni Landomini, Benedict Fellmer; Photo: Susanne Reichardt
Steffen Gangloff, Benedict Fellmer; Photo: Susanne Reichardt
Daniel Friedl; Photo: Susanne Reichardt
Katharina Quast; Photo: Susanne Reichardt
Katharina Quast; Photo:Susanne Reichardt
Daniel Friedl, Steffen Gangloff, Benedict Fellmer, Katharine Quast; Photo: Susanne Reichardt

A morality without a moral by Max Frisch

Theatre
Zwinger 1
[recommended for ages 14 and up]

Fire raisers are in town, setting fire to the roofs under which the upstanding citizens sleep tightly. Despite all warnings, Gottlieb Biedermann offers shelter to two hawkers, letting them stay in his attic. He ignores their infernal schemes until the bitter end. In his morality without a moral, Max Frisch writes about the path of least resistance – with all its devastating consequences.

The ensemble of the long-running successful production »The Fire Raisers« is embarking on a big journey in October 2024: to China! Max Frisch's »Morality without a moral«, directed by Susanne Schmelcher, has been invited to the Wuzhen Festival and will make a guest appearance in Wuzhen from 24 to 26 October 2024.

Content notes

Direction
Susanne Schmelcher
Stage and Costumes
Christina Kirk
Music
Toni Landomini
Dramaturgy
Lene Grösch
Theatre Education
Mareike Schneider
Gottlieb Biedermann
Steffen Gangloff
Babette Biedermann
Katharina Quast
Joseph Schmitz
Martin Wißner
Willi Eisenring
Benedict Fellmer
Musiker
Toni Landomini
Assistant Director / Stage Manager
Laura Krahn
Soufflage
Sara Eichhorn
Foreman Stage
Christian Brecht
​Foreman Lighting
Kristin Rohleder
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Trailer von Thiemo Hehl

Eckhard Britsch schreibt im Mannheimer Morgen (5. Dezember 2016), der »beklemmende Ernst« des Abends mit seiner »seltsamen Unausweichlichkeit« entwickele sich aus dem »schnellen, intensiven Spiel« des Ensembles mit »großartig typisierten Figuren« und einer »ausgezeichneten Mischung aus Groteske, Komik, Parodie und trügerischer Realität«. Susanne Schmelchers Inszenierung sei »sehr geschickt aufbereitet und plastisch in der Darstellung«. Fazit des Kritikers: »Die ›klassische‹ Schullektüre ist nicht aus der Zeit gefallen und in Heidelberg absolut sehenswert.«

Susanne Schmelchers Inszenierung sei »nah am Puls der Zeit«, schreibt Heribert Vogt in der Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung (5. Dezember 2016), und das »nicht allein gesellschaftspolitisch, sondern auch kulturell-ästhetisch«. Dafür sorge auch Toni Landomini mit seinem Rap, der das Geschehen kommentiere und »zeitgeistig« aufmische. Der Rezensent lobt den »brandaktuellen […] Premierenabend«: »Kräftige Funken schlugen aber zudem die Schauspieler mit tollen Leistungen, angeheizt durch Musik und Ausstattung.«

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