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A merchant gets lost in the forest in an enchanted castle. No one seems to live there. When he wants to collect a rose for his daughter, he incurs the wrath of a terrible creature, half-man, half-beast. Only on the condition that his daughter Belle moves in with him does the beast let the man go. The beautiful Belle honour her father's promise and bravely moves in with the monster. Belle enjoys the freedom she has in this fairytale castle, where she can wear trousers, roam the forest and do what she likes. Over time, she gets to know the Beast, who is perhaps not as terrible as he seems at first glance. When her father falls ill, Belle is allowed to leave the castle. She promises to come back, but someone wants to prevent that at all costs. For there is a curse on the beast, and only Belle's love can break it ... A story about courage, curiosity and love - for everyone who likes to discover new things and enjoys magical suspense.
Information about the piece
- Die Schöne und das Biest
- For people aged 6 and over
- by Lucy Kirkwood and Katie Mitchell
- from the English by Katharina Schmitt
- Director: Katharina Birch
- With: Dominik Dos-Reis, Jost Grix, Pablo Konrad, Michael Lippold, Romy Vreden, Johanna Wieking
- Duration: 80 Minuten, keine Pause
- Premiere: 26.11.2022
- Language: German
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Participants
- Director: Katharina Birch
- Director: Katharina Birch
- Stage design, Costume design: Georg & Paul
- Music: Lars Ehrhardt
- Light design: Jan Hördemann
- Dramaturgy: Cathrin Rose
- Pink: Michael Lippold
- Cécile: Dominik Dos-Reis
- Belle: Romy Vreden
- Gundula: Johanna Wieking
- Vater: Jost Grix
- Biest / Phillip: Pablo Konrad
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Press reviews
Eine gefühlvolle Geschichte, eine prachtvolle Ausstattung, coole Witze, fliegende Kulissen: Beim Kinder- und Familienstück macht das Schauspielhaus Bochum in diesem Jahr keine Experimente. Das Fantasy-Märchen „Die Schöne und das Biest“ ist purer Sonnenschein. […] Stehende Ovationen und ein lautstark feierndes Publikum sind der verdiente Lohn.
Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung, Sven Westernströer
Es ist ein mitreißendes und in Bochum sehr zeitgemäß inszeniertes Stück über Mut, Neugier und Liebe mit wunderbar atmosphärischen Bühnenkulissen und umwerfenden Gesangseinlagen. Das großartige Schauspielensemble wird von der bezaubernden Romy Vreden angeführt, die endlich anders aussieht als die üblichen Disney-Belles.
Westfälischer Anzeiger, Marion Gay