When does the performance take place?

The performance is scheduled for October 17, 2026, at 7:30 PM.

Where will the play be performed?

The venue is martini-Park in Augsburg, Provinostraße 52, 86153 Augsburg.

How much does a ticket cost?

According to online research, tickets start at €17 and go up to €42.

Is the venue barrier-free?

Yes, access to the venue is through the theatre entrance at Schäfflerbachstraße and is barrier-free.

Are there travel directions available?

Access is possible via public transport; mentioned are tram line 6 to Textilmuseum and bus line 36 to Kammgarn.

Is there an intermission or duration specified?

No reliable duration or intermission information is provided in the available sources.

Calderón's dream drama unfolds its entire baroque power in martini-Park Augsburg

Name: Life is a Dream
Start: 2026-10-17T21:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-17T21:30:00+02:00
Location: martini-Park

A baroque power play that electrifies Augsburg

With Pedro Calderón de la Barca's Life is a Dream, one of the great dramas of the Spanish Golden Age returns to the stage. The Augsburg State Theatre presents the classic in the martini-Park as a play by Fanny Brunner, bringing it into the present while intensifying the ancient question of free will, power, and self-determination into an evening of great theatrical tension.

When dream and reality rub against each other

At the center stands Sigismund, who is imprisoned by his father Basilio out of fear of a prophecy. A man grows up in the deprivation of the world, before a ruler's experiment brings him back to the court. It is from this conflict that the evening derives its impact: from the friction between belief in fate and responsibility, between baroque imagery and today's interpretation.

Fanny Brunner brings the classic into the present

The Augsburg production brings the baroque world theatre closer to the present and, according to the announcement, also seeks to make visible those figures who are otherwise pushed to the margins in the power structure. Video sequences and an open view of the stage spaces make the evening not just appear as a historical narrative but as a precisely interrogated stage experience about power, language, and human dignity.

The martini-Park as a clear, urban venue

The martini-Park at Provinostraße 52 is the temporary venue of the Augsburg State Theatre. Access is via the theatre entrance at Schäfflerbachstraße, and the path to the venue is barrier-free. This gives the theatrical evening its own atmosphere: industrial outdoor space, concentrated inner world, a place where the tension of the production appears particularly close.

A classic with contemporary explosive power

Calderón's drama is regarded as one of the most significant pieces in European theatre history. Its blend of poetic language, existential unrest, and political dimension still elicits a strong audience reaction today. Those who attend this evening experience not merely a costume theatre, but a sharp, emotional play about the question of whether a person follows their path or shapes it themselves.

On October 17, 2026, Augsburg promises a theatrical evening of impact, poetry, and intellectual elegance. Anyone seeking great drama, cultural historical depth, and a clever contemporary production should experience Life is a Dream live.