The Dragon

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The Dragon

by Jewgeni Schwarz | German by Günter Jäniche
stage adaptation by Frank Alexander Engel
puppet theatre for 12 year olds and older

Director and stage design: Frank Alexander Engel
Puppets and objects: Nadine Wottke
Costumes: Ira Storch-Hausmann
Composition and sound: Christian Claas
Rehearsal intern: Maricel Polixa
Cast: Hannah Elischer, Karoline Vogel, Henrich Bennke, Paul S. Kemner, Tomas Mielentz

Premiere: 27 February 2026, at 7:30 p.m.

Vanquish the fear of freedom

A dragon has been tyrannising a town for four hundred years. As tribute, he demands huge herds of cattle, gardens full of vegetables and a virgin once a year. This time he has chosen Elsa, the only daughter of the archivist Charlemagne. For many years, no one has dared to question the dragon‘s rule. On the contrary, he is accepted as a useful evil, even respected and revered by many. However, the knight Lancelot, whom chance has brought to the city on his travels, challenges the dragon to battle. He receives little thanks for this and when the dragon is defeated, a new ruler seizes power.

“The Dragon” from 1943 is a parable of dictatorship and subjugation that has portrayed many societies since its creation and reflects the zeitgeist here and now.

The production was supported by project funding from Sparkassenstiftung Erfurt and Ingenierburo Schwarzenau.

Performance rights: henschel SCHAUSPIEL Theaterverlag Berlin

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