Summer Theatre in the Eremitage, Bayreuth 2009

„Rapunzel”
Directed by the
Studiobühne Bayreuth


Rapunzel on the Ruinentheater in the Bayreuthian Eremitage


Pictures from the play


Misstress, Servant, Father
Father:
I have a wife and she - it's fortunateness - is expecting a baby.
Rapunzel's Father and Mother having lunch
Mother:
I am still hungry.
Father:
We don't have any Rapunzel's any more!

Trennstrich

The mistress' servant catches Rapunzel's father when stealing Rapunzels
Servant:
You may take the Rapunzels, but only if you give me your child!
Misstress and servant, happy about the baby
Mistress:
What is it? A boy or a girl?
Servant:
Well... a human being.

Trennstrich

Rapunzel, locked up in the tower
Servant:
I cannot listen to this any longer! This way she sings herself to sleep every day.
the prince appears
Prince:
Is this the voice of a human? It sounds more like an elfin.

Trennstrich

the prince climbs the tower
Rapunzel:
Have you come to kiss me?
Prince:
No. To kiss? Me? Never!
servant and misstress notice the prince and Rapunzel
Servant:
He has canoodled her.
Mistress:
My daughter!? Why does he do that?

Trennstrich

Mistress:
I will dispel you to the desert!

Rapunzel:
Mercy, mother, mercy!
mistress banishes Rapunzel to the desert misstress scratches the princes eyes out
Misstress:
Come in, beloved one!

Prince:
I am afraid, I mistook the tower!

Trennstrich

prince, blinded by the witch
Prince:
Don't worry, my beloved! I will find you and we will be husband and wife.
Happy End!
Prince:
Have you found our children in a Rapunzel field?
Rapunzel:
But of course, my love!

Trennstrich

Participants:

Brigit Franz (director), Heike Betz (costumes), Ronald Kropf (light and technics), Christian Cieslak (music), Nicola Daro (as Rapunzel and Rapunzel's mother), Sarah Wagner (als mistress), Gordian Beck (as her servant), Nader Rezazadeh (as narrator), Eckhart Arnold (as prince, Rapunzel's father and old shepard)

Theatre version of the fairy tale by Peter Dehler.



Applaus und Autogramme!