Der zerbrochne Krug

Kleist's comedy is a classic and his sharp analysis of abuse of authority and sexual coercion is more relevant than ever!

The Broken Jug
By Heinrich von Kleist
With Schirin Brendel, Paulina Pawlik,¹ Caroline Sessler, Marcus Calvin, Irfan Kars, Karlheinz Schmitt, Christopher Wittkopp
¹ PAULINA PAWLIK takes on the role of Eve.
Director: Dieter Nelle
Set: Marcel Keller

The village magistrate Adam wakes up in the morning with a thick skull, an unsightly head injury and a damaged foot. And it is to be an even worse day, because Marthe arrives and wants to start a court case because a beautiful jug has been demolished. It was allegedly Ruprecht, her daughter Eve's fiancé - or was it a lover who was visiting Eve?

But Eve won't say anything - she's scared. In addition, Walter, the councillor who is supposed to oversee the administration of justice in the village, turns up. Difficult negotiations await the village magistrate, who has a lot to hide and is not only sweating over a lost wig, no - Eve's threatening statement also throws the magistrate off his stride. Because the night before, he was the one who came on to the girl.