Die letzte Kommune ("The Last Commune") is a 2013 written play in German language by Peter Lund (lyrics), with music by Thomas Zaufke and was specifically written for GRIPS-Theater, Berlin. The world premiere took place there on September 21, 2013. It's a piece for three generations and was a long-running hit for the house in 2013.[1]
| Die letzte Kommune | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Peter Lund |
| Characters | Friedrich Puhlmann Hannes Majowski Josephine Bouvier Philipp Paul Heidi Charlotte Michael Atze Georg |
| Date premiered | 21 September 2013 |
| Place premiered | Grips-Theater Berlin, Germany |
| Original language | German |
| Genre | play with music |
| Setting | 2013; Berlin (Germany) |
Synopsis edit
Drama in the house Puhlmann: Grandpa Friedrich has burned his kitchen - almost! With his 78 years, he must have in a nursing home? No, Grandpa Friedrich can not get out of his old apartment. Not for nothing he has hoarded his six-figure nest-egg in ice cream box. With this money, he starts one last great adventure and founds a municipality with his old pal, the wacker proletarian metalworker Hannes Majowski. As in the past, but very different. But then Lotte enters the stage, the granddaughter of Hannes, who wrote a seminar paper on the Kommune 1...[2]
Ensembles and productions edit
Performance in Berlin (GRIPS-Cast) edit
September 21st 2013 to June 25th 2014
Cast edit
- Director: Franziska Steiof
- Choreography: Clébio Oliveira
- Drama: Henrik Adler
- Stage: Jan A. Schroeder
- Costumes: Sibylle Meyer
Actors edit
- Christian Giese (Hannes Majowski)
- Jumin Hoffmann (Philipp Paul)
- Dietrich Lehmann (Friedrich Puhlmann)
- Regina Lemnitz (Josephine Bouvier)
- Jens Mondalski (Michael)
- Maria Perlick (Charlotte)
- Kilian Ponert (Atze)
- René Schubert (Georg)
- Regine Seidler (Heidi)
Musicians edit
- Martin Fonfara (drums)
- Johannes Gehlmann (gituar)
- Robert Neumann (keys)
- Thomas Keller (sax)
- Carsten Schmelzer (bass)
Reviews edit
- "bridging the gap between generations" (Christian Rakow, Berliner Zeitung vom 23. September 2013)