From the Karl May Festival to Mattis: Denis Schmidt shines in Bad Hersfeld!

From the Karl May Festival to Mattis: Denis Schmidt shines in Bad Hersfeld!

In the Abbey Ruin Bad Hersfeld, it will soon be really exciting: Denis Schmidt makes his debut in the summer theater and takes on the role of the robber captain Mattis in the magical staging of "Ronja Robber's Daughter". Astrid Lindgren's classic work, which celebrates its premiere on June 21, 2025, brings the audience to a world full of adventure and emotional challenges.

Schmidt describes his role as particularly intense. "The range between joy and grief is enormous," he says, adding that the physical requirements are very demanding. In order to be up to the sporting challenge, he has already lost five kilos. "It has it all, but I want to achieve the audience, especially the children, with my presentation," explains the actor. His path to acting was anything but straightforward. At the age of around ten he appeared at the Karl May Festival for the first time and was later made aware of the stage skills by a theater group that suggested a friend. Despite the initial setbacks in the acting of acting, he did not get discouraged and finally found his place at the theater on the Ruhr as well as on film and television.

creative team and action

The staging of "Ronja Robber's Daughter" directed by Oliver Urbanski promises exciting theatrical moments. The stage processing was also taken over by Urbanski and the music comes from him while Christoph Jonas is responsible for choreography. The audience can prepare for a runtime of 1:45 hours without a break, which guarantees an exciting experience. With an age rating from the age of 5, the piece not only addresses young theater lovers, but also attracts families who want to experience a piece of childhood culture together.

The story of Ronja and her friend Birk, who keeps staying in exciting adventures in the middle of rival gangs, impressively shows the topics of friendship and loyalty. The two children who grow up as friends must not be friends because their fathers are involved in an eternal conflict. The staged escape into the wilderness is full of magical beings, the spectators will be kidnapped into a fantastic adventure.

tickets and proud traditions

The interest in the performance is great - many of the performances are already sold out. Particularly noteworthy are June 21 and June 23 and 25, where the tickets were quickly out of print. For those who cannot expect, the 22nd and 12th July still have to offer remaining tickets. Here you should quickly try your luck.

Denis Schmidt, born in Siegen and trained at the Arturo drama school in Cologne in 2012, has continuously made a name for itself in the German theater landscape. After a few setbacks, multiple film and television projects, including "Dark" and "Barbarians", the steps to the abbey ruins in Bad Hersfeld were a long, emotional and exciting way.

Now he is looking forward to working with Urbanski, who grants the actors a say. "This freedom is particularly valuable for me," says Schmidt, expressing that the staging was not only created in his view, but also as a joint project of the entire crew.

what remains is the anticipation for a piece that not only shows young and old into the adventure of the fantastic stories by Astrid Lindgren. The stage processing promises to stand in the tradition of Lindgren's works - exciting, instructive and always with a wink. The team is looking forward to a magical premiere and to many well -sleeped faces in the audience!

For more information on the performances and other details, the official page of the Bad Hersfelder Festival , which functions as a junction for culture and children's literature, as well as Astrid Lindgrens Werke .

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