When does the performance take place?

The performance takes place on Friday, October 23, 2026, at 7:45 PM.

Where will Annette, a Heroine Epic be performed?

The performance will take place in the Grand House of the German Theatre Göttingen at Theaterplatz 11 in 37073 Göttingen.

How long is the theater evening?

The performance lasts 160 minutes including a break and is scheduled to end at 10:25 PM.

How much does a ticket cost?

Tickets are available starting at €19.30 according to the event details. Prices may vary depending on seating category and discounts.

What is the production based on?

The performance is based on Anne Weber's novel Annette, a Heroine Epic and a stage adaptation of the German Theatre Göttingen.

What is the play about?

The focus is on Anne Beaumanoir, who joins the French Résistance against the German occupation as a young woman. The play tells of courage, resistance, and political responsibility.

Experience Annette Live: A Powerful Theatrical Evening About Courage, Resistance, and Responsibility

Name: Annette, a Heroine Epic
Start: 2026-10-23T19:45:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-23T22:25:00+02:00
Location: Deutsches Theater Göttingen – Großes Haus

A Life Against the Current: Annette, a Heroine Epic in Göttingen

A young woman chooses resistance over a secure life: The German Theatre Göttingen presents Anne Weber's award-winning novel Annette, a Heroine Epic as a stage adaptation. On Friday, October 23, 2026, the biography of the French resistance fighter Anne Beaumanoir unfolds in the Grand House – an intense stage experience about courage, political conviction, and the contradictory sides of heroism.

A Heroine Between History and Present

Anne Weber tells in her novel the life story of Anne Beaumanoir, who was born in 1923 in Brittany. Even as a young woman, she joins the communist Résistance against the German occupation. This historical biography creates a theatrical evening that connects personal decisions with the great upheavals of the 20th century.

The production of the German Theatre Göttingen is based on a stage adaptation of the house. Its dramaturgy does not follow a smoothly polished image of a hero, but rather presents resistance as a process: shaped by conviction, danger, doubt, and the consequences of political decisions.

Literature Becomes Living Stage Art

Anne Weber's novel was awarded the German Book Prize in 2020. The stage adaptation conveys the poetic language and biographical density of the novel into a concentrated production. Acting, directing, and stage design encounter a character whose life span is between fishing cottages, resistance, and political responsibility.

The theatrical atmosphere thrives on the tension between narrative clarity and inner unrest. Lighting moods mark transitions between memory and present, while the acoustics of the Grand House provide space for the political and personal dimensions of the evening. Thus, a stage image is created in the audience's mind: mobile, changeable, and shot through with historical fault lines.

A Theatrical Evening About Courage and Responsibility

Annette, a Heroine Epic questions what drives people to act and what price decisions carry. The production focuses on a woman who does not content herself with the role of a spectator. Her life becomes the touchstone for moral consistency and for the question of how resistance arises from conviction.

With a duration of 160 minutes, including a break, the evening allows for extensive dramatic development. The performance begins at 7:45 PM and is scheduled to end at 10:25 PM. The play is assigned to the area dt.1 in the schedule of the German Theatre Göttingen.

Conclusion: A Moving Plea for Stance

This stage experience leads directly into an extraordinary woman's life and into the political upheavals of Europe. Those who appreciate historical theater, literary stage adaptations, and intense acting can expect an evening full of tension, resonance, and moral friction in Göttingen. Secure your tickets and experience Annette, a Heroine Epic live at the German Theatre Göttingen.