Der Geizige

What's it about?

Artistic director Christian Spatzek presents "Der Geizige" (The Miser) in 2026: Molière's legendary five-act comedy has delighted audiences for centuries. At its center is the quirky, greedy Harpagon, whose exaggerated love of money causes turbulent complications. With brilliant lightness, the play reveals the absurdly comical sides of greed and egoism - and at the same time shows how valuable family cohesion and genuine human closeness are. A timeless theatrical experience full of wit, charm and pointed social criticism, which celebrated its triumphant premiere in 1668 at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal in Paris. Molière in an adaptation by Marcus Ganser