The story of Marthe, penned by author Sabine Ebert, continues in the theater - with the world premiere of the second part of the novel series at the Felsenbühne Rathen. The production "Die Spur der Hebamme", based on the second book of the medieval saga, opens the season at the famous natural theater in Saxon Switzerland on May 16. It is one of a total of three new productions planned for the summer - and after 2018's "The Secret of the Midwife", the sequel to the story set in the 12th century about the young healer and the settlement of Freiberg.
"The Felsenbühne is a place that lets stories breathe differently - raw, honest and haunting," said Manuel Schöbel, artistic director of the Landesbühnen Sachsen, to which the Felsenbühne belongs. The story adapted for the stage "unfolds its full force here". Thanks to the new lifting platform, a castle room grows out of the ground, the orchestra room becomes the Christianshof and there are more horses.
Author delighted with the atmosphere
Author Ebert is also "absolutely delighted" with the libretto this time, which condenses the 650-page novel of the five-part Hebamme series into a tenth. The premiere location offers a unique setting for the story, "and it's also about Saxon history". Ebert is currently continuing to write it with the trilogy "The Silver Tree".
The musical "Anatevka" and the fairy tale "Little Red Riding Hood" will also premiere at the beginning of September. Schöbel said that "Anatevka", about the Jewish milkman Tevye and his daughters who rebel against tradition, is highly topical in times of strong external pressure. And Grimm's classic surprises with a Little Red Riding Hood who speaks the language of the animals.
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