The Bauhoftheater Braunau seduces to “Faust”

In the age of artificial intelligence, binary numeric codes line the walls of the study in which “Faust” searches tirelessly amidst the towers of books for what holds the world together at its core. The Bauhoftheater Braunau brings Goethe’s timelessly topical warning against crossing borders to the open-air stage: right on the church square, the soul is bartered to the devil. In the version carefully streamlined by Robert Ortner and Wolfgang Dorfner and enriched with current political references, ? almost untouched? Goethe’s fascinating power of language.

Faust watches Faust

Old Faust, whom Guido Drell feverishly restlessly strives and errs, this time accompanies his youthful counterpart (David Hirmer) like a shadow. As a spectator of himself, Faust is an observer of Gretchen’s tragedy, sometimes it seems to regret the doctor? as a human being in his dark urge, well aware of the right path. Dissuading him is Mephistopheles? Mission: Dandy-like, Patrick Brenner happily pursues his devilish game.

It comes as it has to come: Jennifer Kastinger’s monologue in the dungeon of the seduced Gretchen, who has succumbed to madness as a child murderer, gets under your skin. In the underworld of witches and ghosts you indulge in lascivious sounds. Not only the music interludes in the tried-and-tested building yard theater style (coherently designed by Nadine Konietzny), but also the colors red and blue in Kerstin Kaseder’s stage design are reminiscent of David Lynch’s thriller “Blue Velvet” about a gone astray college student. All profound seriousness with which the approximately 20-strong, playful ensemble bows to the classic is well suited with a wink: Being a devoted archangel is clearly torture, and light as a feather, although the core of the red balloon poodle has serious consequences.

Conclusion: It’s worth letting yourself be seduced by the Bauhoftheater and “Faust”!

“Fist”: Until August 5th, 8 p.m.

From Saturday, July 22nd: The family theater “Come on, let’s find a treasure” (from 3 years) invites you to the Herzogsburg (until August 13).


All information: www.bauhoftheater.at