Alceste is an idealist and a master of hurtful words, always eager to hold up a mirror to his fellow human beings. But he has finally found his match in the young widow Célimène: As rhetorically gifted as he is, she has no intention of giving in to his whimsies.

A delightful and humorous production within a contemporary reduced setting by famous stage director Anne Lenk at the Deutsches Theater Berlin.

“Molière’s sparkling wit comes through beautifully.” – New York Times

“An outstanding production.” – Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

“An entertaining evening with grand actors and racy dialogues.” – taz

Invited to the Theatertreffen Festival Berlin, 2020

Cast:
- Alceste: Ulrich Matthes
- Philinte: Manuel Harder
- Célimène: Franziska Machens
- Éliante: Lisa Hrdina
- Arsinoé: Judith Hofmann
- Oronte: Timo Weisschnur
- Acaste: Jeremy Mockridge ACASTE
- Clitandre: Elias Arens

Stage director: Anne Lenk
Translation: Jürgen Gosch, Wolfgang Wiens
Dramaturgie: Sonja Anders
Video director: Peter Schönhofer

Total playing time: 95 minutes
Language: German
Subtitles: English, German
16:9 · PCM Stereo 2.0 · DVD 9 · Region: 0 (NTSC)
A production by ZDF/3sat, recorded at Deutsches Theater Berlin