Premiere The Medicus: Theater Plauen-Zwickau promises spectacle!
Premiere The Medicus: Theater Plauen-Zwickau promises spectacle!
On Saturday, the Plauen-Zwickau Theater celebrates an exciting premiere: The musical "The Medicus" is performed on the open-air stage in the Plauen Park Theater. After the great success of the medieval piece "Artus - Excalibur" two years ago, the team decided to take a look back in the past. The aim of the theater is to break audience records and to take a wide audience into the historical world of the 11th century, such as the Free press reported.
Based on the bestseller of Noah Gordon, the musical tells the moving story of Rob Cole, an orphan that grows up at a time when medical knowledge is rare in the West. Thanks to his special gift of predicting death before his touch, Rob comes into the care of a healer. But his longing to study medicine and honestly helps him go on a dangerous trip to Persia, where he wants to learn from the famous doctor Avicena. To achieve this, Rob speaks as a Jew, which threatens his life to the greatest degree. In addition to dramatic conflicts, Rob also finds the love of his life and goes on a journey to himself, according to the Theater Plauen-Zwickau in a detailed description of the musical on your own website .an outstanding creative team
The musical of Iván Macías and Félix Amador relies on classic and contemporary sounds. Iván Macías not only takes over the music, but is also active as a music director and orchestrator. José Luis Sixto and Francesc Abós work on the direction, who together with a talented creative team are responsible for the coherent stage design and who are responsible for an impressive choreography. It should be emphasized that the translation by Hartmut H. Forche 2025 was awarded the musical award for the best translation of the season.
theater culture in Germany
The Plauen Parktheater is part of the large number of public theater in Germany, which together attract more than 15.9 million visitors a year. The theater landscape comprises 134 public theaters and some private individuals who cover a wide range of performing arts with over 56,900 events. Düsseldorf, Berlin and other big cities are very popular. Personnel costs in German theaters account for around 71.4 percent of the total expenditure of around 2.6 billion euros, whereby employment in the theater area comprises over 40,600 people. In Saxony, the public theaters receive the highest state grants per visit, with around 233 euros, which again underlines the importance of the cultural scene in the region, as Statista reports.
The premiere of "Der Medicus" will not only inspire the audience, but also make another contribution to the living theater scene in Saxony. A visit to the performance is an absolute must for everyone who is enthusiastic about theater and history! Be there and experience a fascinating mix of drama, music and emotion!
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