Event Die Wildente (The Wild Duck)
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DescriptionAfter many years of absence, Gregers Werle accepts an invitation to his father’s house. For a long time, he had avoided contact with Werle senior, a rich industrialist, because his father had been unfaithful to his now dead mother and driven her to alcoholism. At a dinner party where his father is nurturing his relationships to the most important local politicians and presents his housekeeper as a potential new partner, Gregers meets Hjalmar Ekdal again, his best friend from childhood. In conversation with Hjalmar, Gregers finds out that his father not only landed Hjalmar’s father in prison for a fraud in which he himself was involved, but also arranged the match between Hjalmar and his former lover Gina. Gregers knows what he must do. He moves in with Hjalmar and Gina, who also live with her daughter and Hjalmar’s father, to uncover the lies on which their lives are based. Gregers is convinced that finding out the truth about the past and his father’s deceptive schemes will help the whole Ekdal family to live a happier, more honest life. Two years after »An Enemy of the People« about the importance of the truth, Ibsen wrote »The Wild Duck«, a play that investigates the value of lies. Do we need to lie to ourselves about our lives to be able to live at all? Are truth and absolute honesty always good, or can they be destructive too? And to what extent should we interfere in the lives of others at all? The premiere took place on 5 July 2025 as part of the Festival d’Avignon. Berlin premiere: 12 September 2025.
VenueSchaubühne Am Lehniner Platz, Kurfürstendamm 153, Berlin, Germany
First Date12th September 2025
Opening Night12th September 2025
Last Date21st September 2025
StatusProfessional
Primary GenreStage production: Theatre (spoken word)
Secondary Genre
    • Drama
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Contributors
_CONTRIBIDSORT_NameName_contfunctIONIDFunctionCharacterNotes
531626Burchard, MarieMarie Burchard379Actor
474245Eidt, StephanieStephanie Eidt379Actor
518042Kohler, MarcelMarcel Kohler379Actor
531627Lermer, MagdalenaMagdalena Lermer379Actor
502044Rockstroh, FalkFalk Rockstroh379Actor
442510Ruland, DavidDavid Ruland379Actor
442504Stern, StefanStefan Stern379Actor
531629Sampaio Borgmann, VanessaVanessa Sampaio Borgmann387Costume Designer
434570Ostermeier, ThomasThomas Ostermeier375Director
434372Zade, MajaMaja Zade383Dramaturg
432997Schneider, ErichErich Schneider380Lighting Designer
489454Jacques, SylvainSylvain Jacques391Musical Director
426902Ibsen, HenrikHenrik Ibsen386Playwright
531628Willi, MagdaMagda Willi402Set Designer
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Is Part ofCanard Sauvage, LeLe Canard Sauvage (The Wild Duck)23337Opéra Grand Avignon2025-07-05102834
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Production NationalityFrance, Germany
Performance languageGerman
Event Identifier103131
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