Der Apfelgarten

"The sun is shining, in my heart it is dark." Anton Chekhov

The apple trees are blossoming in the old country. But for how much longer? Astrid von Holt has returned from Berlin after years of pleasure. Her farm and the family's apple orchard were to be sold due to debts. Perhaps everything could still change for the better, because the capable businessman Torben Grabowski has a very concrete proposal: Tiny houses instead of an apple orchard! But is that the solution? Astrid's brother Gunnar von Holt prefers to get money from a rich aunt to save everything. After all, where else is old mother Beke von Holt supposed to spend her twilight years? What will become of the capable Wiebke, who manages the whole farm? Or would it be better to leave everything behind? Astrid von Holt and her personal assistant Alex are drawn back to Berlin. Anja is stressed out by the whole family, so the somewhat strange Dennis tries to show her an alternative path. And then there's her neighbor Bert, who has his own interests.

Together with author Dörte Hansen ("Altes Land", "Mittagsstunde", "Zur See"), Antú Romero Nunes transposes Chekhov's world to a farm in the Altes Land.

"Chekhov said that it was not a writer's job to write about the issues of the world, politics or the meaning of life. His task is merely to report when, under what circumstances and who spoke about these topics. That is why his plays are comedies. Because Chekhov simply shows people as they are, and not as they should be or would like to be. We know from many examples that Chekhov becomes good when he is brought into the present day. After all, he also wrote about his today."
(Antú Romero Nunes)

Duration 2.15h, without intermission
World premiere October 11, 2024, Thalia Theater