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Frank Wedekind is widely acknowledged as one of the pioneers of modern drama, whose works influenced later writers such as Brecht and Dürrenmatt. His best-known plays were Spring Awakening and Lulu, both of which transgressed the social norms of his time and still have the power to shock and provoke us today. They are included here, alongside his lesser-known tragicomedy The Marquis of Keith.

This play is the sequel to "Earth Spirit", in which the adventurous and manipulative Lulu marries and rids herself of three husbands, only to be arrested for the murder of the third. In "Pandora’s Box", Lulu escapes from prison only to be forced in the life of a courtesan. Reduced to desperate poverty, she meets her end at the hands of murderous customer in London. In Wedekind’s sordid morality tale, all Lulu’s main associates suffer premature and unnatural deaths, except for the degenerate Schigolch, who is one of the most unpleasant characters in the European drama.

Frank Wedekind (1864-1918) was the most controversial dramatist of his age. Most of his work focuses on the ubiquity and inevitably corrupting influence of sexual attraction. His most famous plays are the two that depict the rise, fall, and eventual gruesome death of the vampish Lulu, who, in Wedekind’s presentation, became a ghastly parody of Goethe’s “Eternal Feminine”. The first of the plays is Earth Spirit, in which Lulu marries and survives three husbands, only to face prosecution for the shooting of the third.

On the day of his departure to sing Tristan in Brussels, the celebrated tenor Gerardo receives three unwelcome visitors. Despite their persistent attentions, he manages to honor his singing contract, but at an unexpected personal cost.

This play forms part of a tetralogy which focuses on one of Wedekind's obsessive themes: the destructive interplay between primal sexual urges and social convention. Each play revolves around a powerful young female character, who has the power to control and captivate men, but who in turn is destroyed by the exercise of that power. In this play, the dominant female is Fräulein Elfriede von Malchus, an idealistic crusader who visits a brothel operated by the cynical impresario Casti-Piani in order to rescue a young woman who has fallen into his clutches.

Spring Awakening (German: Frühlings Erwachen) was the first major play by Frank Wedekind. It was written in the early 1890s but, due to opposition from censorship authorities, was not presented on stage until 1906. The play explores two contentious themes: the development of adolescent sexuality and the repressive nature of the German education system.

London, 1944. Seemingly far from the war in Europe, two schoolboys find they have much more pressing concerns than the fighting on the front-line. Melchior rekindles a passionate love affair with an old flame, but beneath his confident, roguish exterior lies a young boy who finds himself out of his depth. What starts as a romantic chapter in their young lives soon takes a violent turn with disastrous consequences that threaten to tear them apart. For Mortiz however, girls are the last thing he wants to think about.

Frank Wedekinds (1864–1918) erste gedruckte Publikation "Frühlings Erwachen" (1891) gilt als das Pubertätsdrama schlechthin...

Dieses Hörbuch enthält folgende Gedichte und Erzählungen von Frank Wedekind: Gott und Welt, Galathea, Auf eigenen Füßen, Das arme Mädchen, Tiefer Friede, Brigitte B., Rückblick uvm.

Wedekind, dessen Aufführungen von Zensurverboten sehr erschwert waren, war einer der bedeutendsten Dramatiker, Mitbegründer des „Simplizissimus“. Für ein im „Simplizissimus“ veröffentlichtes politisches Gedicht erhielt er drei Monate Festungshaft wegen Majestätsbeleidigung.

This play forms part of a tetralogy which focuses on one of Wedekind's obsessive themes: the destructive interplay between primal sexual urges and social convention. Each play revolves around a powerful young female character, who has the power to control and captivate men, but who in turn is destroyed by the exercise of that power. In Castle Wetterstein, that role is represented by Effie, the young daughter of a bourgeois widow, who is being courted by the man who killed her late husband in a duel.

Pandora's Box (1904) (Die Büchse der Pandora) is a play by the German dramatist Frank Wedekind. It forms the second part of his pairing of 'Lulu' plays (the first is Earth Spirit [1895]), both of which depict a society "riven by the demands of lust and greed". G. W. Pabst directed a silent film version (Pandora's Box), which was loosely based on the play, in 1929. Both plays together also formed the basis for the opera Lulu by Alban Berg in 1935 (premiered posthumously in 1937). In the original manuscript, dating from 1894, the 'Lulu' drama was in five acts and subtitled 'A Monster Tragedy'. ...

Step into the world of Pandoras Box, a groundbreaking play by German dramatist Frank Wedekind that first captivated audiences in 1904. This gripping piece is the second part of his renowned Lulu plays, with the first being Earth Spirit from 1895. Together, they explore a society torn apart by the insatiable cravings of lust and greed. The play inspired G. W. Pabsts 1929 silent film adaptation and laid the foundation for Alban Bergs opera Lulu, which premiered posthumously in 1937. Originally conceived as a five-act drama subtitled A Monster Tragedy, Wedekind later divided it into two plays, ...

Earth Spirit (1895) (Erdgeist) is a captivating play by German playwright Frank Wedekind. It serves as the first part of his renowned Lulu duo, with the second installment being Pandoras Box (1904). Both works lay bare a society torn apart by the relentless forces of lust and greed. Wedekinds narrative not only inspired the silent film Pandoras Box (1929), featuring the iconic Louise Brooks, but also influenced Alban Bergs opera Lulu, which premiered posthumously in 1935. The titular earth spirit, Lulu, is portrayed as a woman created to stir up great disaster, embodying pure sexuality that ...

The Awakening of Spring marks the debut of German playwright Frank Wedekind and stands as a pivotal piece in the evolution of modern theatre. This powerful drama delves into the sexually repressive culture of fin de siècle Germany, vividly bringing to life the erotic fantasies that such oppression fosters. Due to its provocative content, the play has faced numerous bans throughout history, adding to its notoriety and significance. (Summary by Wikipedia and wildemoose)

Hässlich sei sie wie die Sünde, sagen die Leute. Aber wer will das wissen, da keiner sie gesehen hat. Seit Jahren hat sie ja ihr Haus nicht verlassen und wagt es kaum, sich hinter den Fenstern zu zeigen, vermutlich deshalb, weil man sie bei dieser Gelegenheit einst mit Steinwürfen bewillkommte. Auch empfängt sie ja niemand, ausgenommen ein rotbäckiges junges Mädchen, das ihr alle drei Tage ein Körbchen mit Lebensmittel vom Land hereinbringt. Auffallender weise scheint sie dasselbe bis jetzt noch durchaus nicht behext zu haben.

Der renommierte Gesangslehrer Josef unterhält ein Liebesverhältnis mit seiner Schülerin Klara. Als seine Frau Else davon Wind bekommt ist das nicht weiter tragisch - als weitaus desaströser für alle Beteiligten erscheint die Veröffentlichung dieses Verhältnisses durch den arroganten Revolverjournalisten Lindekuh. Der einzige ehrliche Mensch weit und breit ist Klara, doch ihr wird unter brutalen Bedingungen vermittelt, dass die Fassade der Wirklichkeit wichtiger ist als die Wirklichkeit. Klaras Kopf kann die Realität nicht mehr verarbeiten - doch zerbricht sie daran?

Und die schlanke, schneeweiße, schön gebaute Münchnerin mit den undurchdringlich dichten, üppigen Rabenhaar neigte sich zitternd über ihn und küsste ihn auf den Mund, auf die halbgeschlossenen Augenwimpern, um ihn seine Frage vergessen zu machen.

"Die Amrain-Susanne“, begann der Sträfling, „das war eine! Der hatte es der Herrgott an nichts fehlen lassen, weder außen noch innen. An der hätte jeder, der Mensch ist, seine Freude gehabt.“ Frank Wedekind (* 24. Juli 1864 in Hannover; † 9. März 1918 in München; eigentlich Benjamin Franklin Wedekind) war ein deutscher Schriftsteller und Schauspieler. Wedekind, der der Familie Wedekind zur Horst angehört, wuchs ab 1872 in Lenzburg in der Schweiz auf.

"Moses, Moses, du gefällst mir nicht. Warum willst du dich verloben mit zwanzig, wenn du erst willst heiraten mit fünfundzwanzig?“ – Der alte Esra sah seinem Sohne zwischen den Wimpern durch, als wollte er im Innern des Kopfes eine kabbalistische Flammenschrift entziffern.