Berliner Ensemble presents Jean-Paul Sartre: Die schmutzigen Hände | Premiere: 26.01.2024

Jean-Paul Sartre’s political drama “Die schmutzigen Hände (> The Dirty Hands)” will premiere on 26 January 2024 at the Berliner Ensemble in the Grosses Haus.

Fig. above: © Matthias Horn/Berliner Ensemble

Sartre’s play sheds light on the conflict between idealism and realpolitik. The leader of a revolutionary party in “Illyria”, Hoederer, is planning an alliance with the enemy. He wants to avoid further bloodshed – and at the same time secure his own share of power after the war. Hugo is commissioned by the party to stop Hoederer. He is supposed to kill him, but struggles to do so. When he finally does kill him, it is not out of conviction, but out of jealousy. Is his act still a political act? With what conviction did he commit it – and does that make a difference?

The condensed productions of Slovenian director Mateja Koležnik often act like a burning glass – and thus show social conflicts that become plausible from the perspective of each character.

Artists/participants: By Jean-Paul Sartre (author), Paul Zichner (Hugo), Lili Epy (Jessica), Gerrit Jansen (The Prince, Louis), Pauline Knof (Olga), Peter Moltzen (Karsky, Iwan), Marc Oliver Schulze (Hoederer), Valentin Kleinschmidt (Georges), Adrian Grünewald (Slick), Mateja Koležnik, Olaf Altmann, Ana Savić-Gecan, Bert Wrede, Rainer Casper, Anja Wutej, Karolin Trachte

WHERE?

Berliner Ensemble – Grosses Haus
Bertolt-Brecht-Platz 1
10117 Berlin-Mitte

WHEN?

Premiere: Friday, 26 January 2024, 7:30 pm

further shows in February and March