Georg Kaiser

Horizon Theatre Rep to Present Ernst Toller’s THE TRANSFIGURATION As Part Of GERMAN PLAYS FROM THE 1910S & 1920S
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 15, 2025

Horizon Theatre Rep continues its German Plays from the 1910s & 1920s streaming series with THE TRANSFIGURATION by Ernst Toller, directed, conceived, and designed by Rafael De Mussa.

Interview: Adrienne Haan Sings KURT WEILL at The York Theatre
by Rebecca Kaplan - Sep 13, 2025

For one night only on Monday, September 22, 2025, at 7:30 pm, international cabaret star Adrienne Haan will perform Adrienne Haan Sings Kurt Weill at the York Theatre Company. We spoke with Haan about the show.

Chicago Opera Theater Reveals 2025/26 Season Featuring Chicago Premieres and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 31, 2025

Chicago Opera Theater has unveiled its 2025/26 Season. The season centers around three operas never before seen in Chicago and more. Learn more about the season and see how to purchase tickets.

Ernst Toller's THE TRANSFIGURATION Will Be Streamed By Horizon Theatre Rep
by Stephi Wild - Aug 20, 2024

Horizon Theatre Rep will continue the streaming series of German Plays from the 1910s & 1920s. The plays will be directed by Rafael De Mussa.

Horizon Theatre Rep to Stream Ernst Toller's THE TRANSFIGURATION: ALARUM & PROLOGUE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 19, 2024

Horizon Theatre Rep presents Ernst Toller's The Transfiguration: Alarum & Prologue, a German play from the 1910s & 1920s.

Horizon Theatre Rep Presents GEIST
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 17, 2023

Horizon Theatre Rep (Rafael De Mussa, Artistic Director) has announced the streaming series of German Plays from the 1910s & 1920s.

Review: THE CORAL, Finborough Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Oct 8, 2022

Imaginatively staged, for the first time in the UK for 100 years, Emily Louizou’s revival captures in looks and sounds, but fails to engage the audience with its message.

GOOD Leads our Top Ten Shows for October
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Oct 1, 2022

The weather might be cooling, but the West End is heating up. October's theatrical offerings provide an embarassment of riches, with some fantastic shows coming up: from David Tennant as the lead in C.P. Taylor's acclaimed play GOOD to Carrie Hope Fletcher in The Caucasian Chalk Circle at the Rose, to Juliet Stevenson in The Doctor and Elton's John's new musical Tammy Faye.

Cast Announced For THE CORAL at the Finborough Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Sep 6, 2022

The cast has been announced for Collide Theatre's production of Georg Kaiser's The Coral, with Stuart Laing (Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, West End) leading the cast as the ruthless Millionaire. Esme Scarborough and Joanne Marie Mason will play the Millionaire's daughters, Adam Woolley (2021 Spotlight Award nominee) will play the Secretary and Arielle Zilkha completes the ensemble. 

Finborough Theatre Postpones Production of FIELD, AWAKENING
by Stephi Wild - Aug 12, 2022

The Finborough's previously announced production of Field, Awakening from 29 November to 21 December has had to be postponed. All ticketholders will be fully reimbursed. In its place, the theatre is  now presenting the world premiere of 12:37 by multi-award-winning playwright Julia Pascal.

THE CORAL Comes to the Finborough Theatre in October
by Stephi Wild - Jul 29, 2022

A millionaire who grew up in poverty will do just about anything to gain more power and wealth at the expense of the class he was once a member of, but when his children challenge his ruthless exploitation, he is forced to commit the unthinkable. Female-led international company Collide Theatre are bringing Georg Kaiser’s The Coral to the UK for the first time in 100 years this Autumn.

Freiburger Barockorchester Forms New Creative Partnership With Deutsche Grammophon
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 10, 2022

Deutsche Grammophon has announced the signing of a long-term project contract with the Freiburger Barockorchester (FBO).

DER SILBERSEE Will Be Performed at Opera Ballet Vlaanderen Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Aug 31, 2021

'Silverlake will bear whoever must go farther!' (Wer weiter muss, den trägt der Silbersee): this is the final, utopian sentence at the end of Der Silbersee by Kurt Weill and Georg Kaiser. - Severin and Olim, the two protagonists of this grim fairy tale, flee from the winter of a cynical and violent society to the spring of a new life across a magical frozen lake.

DER SILBERSEE Will Be Performed by Opera Ballet Vlaanderen This September and October
by Stephi Wild - Jul 31, 2021

The idiosyncratic theatre maker Ersan Mondtag, who made his opera debut at Opera Ballet Vlaanderen with the acclaimed Der Schmied von Gent (Franz Schreker), here offers a contemporary take on Der Silbersee.

Yara Arts Group and Nova Opera Appear in OPERA GAZ at La MaMa
by Stephi Wild - Nov 15, 2019

Yara Arts Group will offer the American debut of its new work 'Opera GAZ,' December 19, 20 and 22 at La MaMa, 66 East 4th Street. This opera was created by director Virlana Tkacz, who heads Yara Arts Group in New York, and the composers Roman Grygoriv and Illia Razumeiko. It features the performers of Nova Opera in Kyiv. Live performances and traditional instruments are combined with electronic music to present the story of an explosion at a futuristic gas factory that produces all the energy for the industrial world. The visually striking production is sung in English, Ukrainian and German but is universally accessible.

NYFOS Presents Blitzstein's NO FOR AN ANSWER And Weill's DER SILBERSEE
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 16, 2019

Steven Blier, Artistic Director a?? Michael Barrett, Associate Artistic Director   presents Marc Blitzstein's No For An Answer and Kurt Weill's Der Silbersee (Silverlake). Two powerful, neglected works by two masters of political theater. Each speaks passionately to the issues of our times. 

BWW Interview: John Godber Talks SCARY BIKERS at Trafalgar Studios
by Gary Naylor - Mar 24, 2019

John Godber talks about his life in theatre and about his Brexit flavoured play, Scary Bikers, running at Trafalgar Studios in April.

SU Drama to Present Kurt Weill Musical Revue This May
by BWW News Desk - Apr 20, 2017

The powerful music of German composer Kurt Weill comes to life in 'Berlin to Broadway with Kurt Weill: A Musical Voyage' performed by the Syracuse University Department of Drama.

GK ArtsCenter to Present Gelsey Kirkland Ballet's STEALING TIME
by Tyler Peterson - Feb 17, 2016

Interrobang Theatre Project is pleased to conclude its 2015-16 Season, exploring "Unnatural Disasters," with the Midwest premiere of the psychological drama THE NORTH POOL by Pulitzer Prize finalist Rajiv Joseph, directed by Co-Artistic Director James Yost*, playing May 27 - June 26, 2016 at The Athenaeum Theatre (Studio 2), 2936 N. Southport Ave. in Chicago. Tickets are currently available at www.interrobangtheatre.org, by calling (773) 935-6875 or in person at The Athenaeum Theatre Box Office. The press opening is Sunday, May 29 at 2 pm.

Interview with Jerry Dickey, Sophie Treadwell Expert
by Roundabout Theatre Company - Dec 17, 2013

Ted Sod: What can you tell us about Sophie Treadwell's life and career as a playwright? like Mary Chase, she began as a journalist-correct?