Woyzeck
1836 play fragment by Georg Büchner / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Woyzeck (disambiguation).
Woyzeck (German pronunciation: [ˈvɔʏtsɛk]) is a stage play written by Georg Büchner. Büchner wrote the play between July and October 1836, yet left it incomplete at his death in February 1837. The play first appeared in 1877 in a heavily edited version by Karl Emil Franzos,[1] and was first performed at the Residence Theatre in Munich on 8 November 1913.
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Written by | Georg Büchner |
Characters | Woyzeck Marie Andres Louis Margret Karl Captain Doctor Drum Major Apprentices Children People Grandmother |
Date premiered | 8 November 1913 |
Original language | German |
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Since then, Woyzeck has become one of the most influential and most often-performed German plays. Due to its unfinished nature, the play has inspired many diverging adaptations.