Die Räuber

Reality check: Who are Schiller’s robbers? Do we still have marauding gangs that live in the woods and lie in wait to rob and even murder? No! We have our police… Yes! But they’re just hiding somewhere else now. Maybe the club is their new nightlife. During the day, they chain themselves to trees and fences in all weathers. They stick to the streets while they expose their inner selves on social networks.
Karl von Moor, leader of the band of robbers and favourite son of his father Maximilian, rebels against family, class and society. His begrudging brother Franz seizes the opportunity to initiate an intrigue that puts Karl out of favour with his father. The band of robbers slips away from Karl and his rival Spiegelberg sees his hour has come, while Karl realises that his ‘finest works are being poisoned’. Amalia, Karl’s fiancée, also becomes a pawn in Franz’s game.

In their new adaptation, Dirk Brauner and David Stöhr offer a contemporary interpretation of Schiller’s original.

Interview with Dirk Brauner and David Stöhr

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