The writer Lukas Rietzschel is to have his own series of events at the Gerhart-Hauptmann-Theater in Görlitz. The special format entitled "Rietzschel's Utopias" will be thematically based on the motto of the next season, said artistic director Daniel Morgenroth. A "somewhat different talk show" has been announced to talk about visions in an "intelligent and entertaining way with interesting guests". After the premiere on October 16, three more episodes are planned until April. "This is going to be something special," was the message at the presentation of the plans for 2025/2026, as the East Saxon theater continues its collaboration with the Görlitz author, whose novel "Mit der Faust in die Welt schlagen" has since been made into a film. Rietzschel was commissioned by the theater to write the play "The Exemplary Life of Samuel W.", which is about the rise, views and fictional life of a populist politician. The "socially relevant" play will remain in the repertoire, Morgenroth said. Following the successful premiere in Zittau in 2024, the production has since been shown at festivals in Leipzig, Berlin, Heidelberg and Mühlheim an der Ruhr.
