Kohlhaas

About

Kohlhaas is a youth theatre project from the Schauspiel Bern division of Bühnen Bern: “An evening with Bernese youth based on Heinrich von Kleist’s novella.” In a new adaptation by Joanna Praml and Dorle Trachternach, it premieres as a world premiere (14+), with ticket prices CHF 30–49. Building on Praml’s earlier production Spring Awakening, the director returns to Bern to create the piece with local teenagers and young adults (16–20). The casting call sought diverse personalities—from fierce to level-headed, mediating to combative, laid-back to system-disrupting, dreamy to politically engaged. Rehearsals begin 31 May 2026. Creative team: Inga Timm (set/costume), Hajo Wiesemann (music), dramaturgy by Dorle Trachternach and Krystian Podwórny.