Thomas Mann’s story of the Buddenbrooks, a merchant family, describes the decline of a bourgeois world in which commercial virtues, marrying well, and an impeccable family history are given precedence over the happiness of the individual. In the generation of siblings Thomas, Tony and Christian, the Buddenbrooks’ commercial and family fortunes gradually dwindle, culminating in the death of Hanno, the last possible son and heir. As “links in a chain,” the Buddenbrooks are subject to familial and economic constraints, fear of failure and excessive pressure. At the same time, the novel heralds far greater cultural and social upheavals, which involve the renegotiation of seemingly immutable, unilateral privileges. Initially conceived as a novella by Thomas Mann, the novel grew into the monumental family saga for which he would later be awarded the Nobel Prize. Bastian Kraft, who most recently directed “Homo faber” at the Schauspielhaus, is now bringing his own version of this seminal novel to the stage.
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Buddenbrooks
After the novel by Thomas Mann
Cast and Team
Hanno
Claudius
Körber
Körber
Konsul
Jean-Pierre
Cornu
Cornu
Konsulin
Susanne-Marie
Wrage
Wrage
Thomas
Edmund
Telgenkämper
Telgenkämper
Christian
Daniel
Sträßer
Sträßer
Tony
Henrike Johanna
Jörissen
Jörissen
Gerda
Lena
Schwarz
Schwarz
Grünlich / Permaneder
Matthias
Neukirch
Neukirch
Morten
Benito
Bause
Bause
Anton / Kesselmeyer / von Throta
Milian
Zerzawy
Zerzawy
junger Hanno
Aurel Kuthy / Simon Benedikt
Direction
Bastian Kraft
Set Designer
Costume Designer
Sabin Fleck
Sound
Arthur Fussy
Video
Jonas Link
Dramaturg
Karolin Trachte
Lighting Designer
Gerhard Patzelt
Assistant Director
Maximilian Enderle
Assistant Stage Designer
Selina Puorger
Assistant Costume Designer
Tiziana Angela Ramsauer
Internship Direction
Baldouin Bee
Prompter
Katja Weppler
Stage Manager
Dagmar Renfer
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