Overview

The excitedly physical staging of Georg Buchner’s tragic and fragmented play about a young man struggling to make the best from what life has dealt him. A hostage to fortune, class and his sadistic superiors, Woyzeck’s fate is played out in a series of nightmarish encounters. He stumbles through a world of macabre carnival, sexual betrayal and cruel oppression, pursued by the demons of his own paranoid fantasies. Pushed beyond breaking point, Woyzeck’s last love- crazed act destroys the only thing he truly cares for.

Cast

Ingvar E. Sigurðsson, Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir, Víkingur Kristjánsson, Harpa Amardottir, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, Ólafur Egill Egilsson, Ami Petur Gudjonsson, Erlendur Eiríksson

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What is "Woyzeck" about?

The excitedly physical staging of Georg Buchner’s tragic and fragmented play about a young man struggling to make the best from what life has dealt him. A hostage to fortune, class and his sadistic superiors, Woyzeck’s fate is played out in a series of nightmarish encounters. He stumbles through a world of macabre carnival, sexual betrayal and cruel oppression, pursued by the demons of his own paranoid fantasies. Pushed beyond breaking point, Woyzeck’s last love- crazed act destroys the only thing he truly cares for.

Who stars in "Woyzeck"?

The cast includes Ingvar E. Sigurðsson, Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir, Víkingur Kristjánsson, Harpa Amardottir.