The penultimate chapter in Thomas Mann’s novel, published in 1924, is entitled “Die grosse Gereiztheit” (The Great Irritability). An eerie, quarrelsome malignancy suddenly flares up among the smart guests suffering from lung disease on the “Magic Mountain.” Thomas Mann follows this great irritability with the final chapter entitled “Donnerschlag” (Thunderclap) – the outbreak of the First World War in the flatlands, which also disgorges the principal character, Hans Castorp, onto one of Europe’s battlefields. They should have known, but polite society has elegantly ignored the information and thus fallen victim to catastrophic upheaval. Frank Schirrmacher credits Thomas Mann with phenomenal intuitive powers and interprets the novel as “a sensitising training course for the occurrence of unexpected events.” In the tense Europe of 2019 – whose post-war order has long since been a thing of the past – director Karin Henkel develops her own very personal interpretation of this complex subject matter.
- Cast and Team
- Gallery
Die grosse Gereiztheit
after “The Magic Mountain” by Thomas Mann
Cast and Team
Actor
Christian
Baumbach
Baumbach
Actor
Ludwig
Boettger
Boettger
Actor
Gottfried
Breitfuss
Breitfuss
Actor
Carolin
Conrad
Conrad
Actor
Fritz
Fenne
Fenne
Actor
Katrija
Lehmann
Lehmann
Actor
Isabelle
Menke
Menke
Actor
Michael
Neuenschwander
Neuenschwander
Actor
Lena
Schwarz
Schwarz
Actor
Friederike
Wagner
Wagner
Actor
Milian
Zerzawy
Zerzawy
Actor
Marcel
Zimmermann
Zimmermann
Actor
Vlora
Mulaku
Mulaku
Actor
Barblin
Leggio
Leggio
Actor
Raquel
Forster
Forster
Musiker
Alain
Croubalian
Croubalian
Musiker
Kay
Buchheim
Buchheim
Musiker
Matthias
Lincke
Lincke
Direction
Karin Henkel, und Ensemble,
unter der finalen Leitung von
Maximilian Enderle (Regie) und
Viola Hasselberg (Dramaturgie)
Set Designer
Thilo Reuther
Costume Designer
Adriana Braga Peretzki
Sound
Alain Croubalian
Video
Ruth Stofer, Kevin Graber
Lighting Designer
Frank Bittermann
Dramaturg
Viola Hasselberg
Assistant Stage Designer
Natascha Leonie Simons
Assistant Costume Designer
Liv Senn
Stage Manager
Michael Durrer
Prompter
János Stefan Buchwardt
Bühnenbildpraktikant
Ondrej Graf
Internship Costumes
Meret König
Internship Direction
Alexander Homoki, Laura Weibel
Literary Assistant
Joel Franz
Chorleitung
Christine Gross
Support Sounddesign
Arvild Bauld
Assistant Director
Maximilian Enderle
Choreografische Beratung
Ilona Kannewurf
Gallery
