Despite the need to cut costs, the Dresden State Theatre is planning 20 premieres for the coming season, including nine world premieres alone. At the presentation of the 2025/2026 program, director Joachim Klement spoke of an "impressive testimony to the vitality and strength" of the theater. The productions explore new perspectives and address social issues. In view of the crises and growing challenges, it is time to pause for thought, said Klement. What is needed is to show reflection and attitude.
The Saxon State Theatres must contribute a total of 7.3 million euros to the consolidation of the state budget in 2025 and save 3.1 million euros of this directly. According to Klement, the Staatsschauspiel is contributing "well over 600,000 euros". That means one less major production. "And next year it will be significantly less."
Despite the tighter financial framework, the theater "by no means" wants to cut back on the variety and quality of its offerings, Klement emphasized. He announced an "entertaining, inspiring and challenging" season that will present the entire spectrum of contemporary theater - from exciting classics to the experimental.
The season will kick off at the beginning of September with an adapted version of Schiller's "Maria Stuart" in a production with young people from Dresden. The repertoire also includes "Mephisto" based on the novel by Thomas Mann, "Endstation Sehnsucht" and "Homo Faber". Director Volker Lösch is staging "Candide or Optimism" by Soeren Voima after Voltaire - it is one of the world premieres. Also on stage are "Nora" by Hendrik Ibsen and "The Talented Mr. Ripley" as well as "The Bacchae" - in a modern version based on Euripides.
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