An older man helps a younger man up from the floor as a young woman looks on in horror.
Kinder der Sonne
© Matthias Horn

3sat Starke Stücke

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Production | Theatertreffen 2023

Kinder der Sonne

By Maxim Gorki
German translation by Ulrike Zemme

Schauspielhaus Bochum

With precise character portraits and a detailed, realistic set, Mateja Koležnik’s production plunges deep into the life of a scientist whose search for the origins of life renders him blind to his surroundings.

Artistic Team

Mateja Koležnik Director
Raimund Orfeo Voigt Stage Design
Ana Savić-Gecan Costume Design
Lukas Tobiassen Soundtrack
Jordy Zoet Sound Design
Bernd Felder Light Design
Angela Obst Dramaturgy  

Cast

Guy Clemens Pavel Fyodorovich Protasov
Anne Rietmeijer Lisa, his sister
Anna Blomeier Yelena Nikolayevna, his wife
Victor IJdens Dmitry Sergeyevich Vagin
Dominik Dos-Reis Boris Nikolayevich Chepurnoy
Jele Brückner Melanya, his sister
Konstantin Bühler Nazar Avdeyevich
Michael Lippold Egor, a locksmith
Karin Moog Antonovna, a houskeeper
Alexander Wertmann Roman, a caretaker
Amelie Willberg Fima, a maid
Emily Lück Luscha, a maid
Christoph Lux, Christian Paul, Taner Yenipınar, Meral Pektaş, Marta Grabski, Tim Brockmann, Anna Trier Villagers