"The broken jug"

"Der zerbrochene Krug" - Westfalen Landestheater Detmold
Heinrich von Kleist, reading Zentralabitur NRW 2026
In the village of Huisum, the court convenes to hear the case of Mrs. Marthe Rull's broken jug. The accused is Ruprecht, the fiancé of her daughter Eve, who is said to have been with her at night. The unscrupulous village judge twists all the facts, declares as truths what cannot be true, constructs the most abstruse scenarios to save his position and his power.
Kleist's comedy about the twists and turns of Judge Adam has been regarded for centuries as German comedy par excellence. But in times of "alternative facts", "fake news" and unscrupulous battles for influence, power and interpretative sovereignty, completely new aspects come to the fore.


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With the kind support of: Sparkasse Mitten im Sauerland

Photo rights: LTD, Pink Gorilla Design
Photo: 2026-02-03 LTD_Der-zerbrochne-Krug@LTD, Pink Gorilla Design