Bloody family tragedy: Iokaste celebrates premiere victory in Graz!
Bloody family tragedy: Iokaste celebrates premiere victory in Graz!
Graz, Österreich - In the Graz Schauspielhaus, the highly expected premiere of the drama "Iokaste" by Roland Schimmelpfennig took place on February 14, 2025. This piece illuminates the tragic story of a mother, who is trapped in a bitter conflict between her sons Eteokles and Polyneikes who fight for the rule over her hometown Theben. Despite the okast, the brothers seem irreconcilable. As the Krone , the Greek myth is interwoven with modern conflicts and addresses the universal questions of power and war and its devastating effects on civilization.
theater with consequences
The author Schimmelpfennig states in his piece: "Nobody has ever had a choice", which illustrates the cyclical nature of violence and conflicts. Eteokles and Polyneikes even accuse her mother of being the causes of her war while violence is knocking in the background. The staging of the director Anne Bader expresses the text by clear, concentrated representations. "Iokaste" ends in dark tragedy, while the mother is looking for her sons under the rubble, as well as the commented.
The line -up, with Karola Niederhuber as an okaste, Robert Maximilian Rausch as Eteokles and Mario Lopatta as a polyneicic, convinced with their strong representation, which made the inner conflicts of the characters noticeable. The noticeable resignation iokastes and the unshakable settings of your sons do not leave the viewer back unaffected. This powerful performance shows the piece, as in antiquity personal and family conflicts often lead to larger disasters that are still up to date today. With only 70 minutes of play, “Iokaste” succeeds in stimulating thought in an urgent way.
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