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Friday, 9/25/2026
at 7:00 PM



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BT YOUTH THEATER

DIE PHYSIKER

TRAGICOMEDY BY FRIEDRICH DÜRENMATT

The genius physicist Möbius has retreated from the world into a luxurious mental sanatorium. He knows that his formulas could ultimately mean the destruction of the world.

In the same sanatorium, two other seemingly "insane" individuals are locked up. One believes he is Einstein, the other thinks he is Isaac Newton. Beneath their masquerade, they hide their true identity. One is a representative of the western intelligence service, the other of the eastern intelligence service. They have learned of Möbius' scientific discoveries and want to win him over to their side. Möbius manages to convince both that there is only one right way: Despite being sane, they all must remain as "madmen" in the sanatorium to spare the world the terrible consequences of their discoveries.

Against the backdrop of the nuclear arms race among the superpowers, Dürrenmatt poses the question of the responsibility of science in "Die Physiker" – and concludes that it is irrelevant how an individual behaves. Whether one serves politics or refuses it, catastrophe takes its course. The comedy, which plays with the reversal of madness and reason, was the most performed play on German-speaking stages in the 1962/63 and 1982/83 seasons and became a worldwide success.

Direction: Steffan Drotleff
Stage: Thomas Gabriel
Ensemble of the BT Youth Theater

All rights reserved by Felix Bloch Erben GmbH & Co. KG

A production by the Brandenburger Theater with support from the "Friends of the Brandenburger Theater e. V."

Are you 15 years old and want to become a member of the BT Youth Theater?
Then contact: steffan.drotleff@brandenburgertheater.de

Entrance to the house starts 1 hour before the performance, in the hall about 20 minutes before the performance

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