When does the performance take place?

The performance is on 12.09.2026 at 20:00 at the Young Theater Göttingen.

How much is a ticket?

For this repertoire performance, the normal price is 24 euros.

Where is the play performed?

The venue is the Young Theater Göttingen at Bürgerstraße 15, 37073 Göttingen.

Is the venue accessible?

Yes, according to the theater's information, the venue is accessible.

Are there any directions for arrival and parking?

Bus lines 41, 42, and 80 go to Theaterplatz or 50, 71, and 72 to Albaniplatz. The parking lot at the town hall is a nearby option by car.

Who directed the play?

The direction is by Angelika Zacek.

Fatma Aydemir's Doctor Mother Faust ignites an intelligent theater fire full of the present in Göttingen

Name: Doctor Mother Faust
Start: 2026-09-12T22:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-12T22:00:00+02:00
Location: Junges Theater Göttingen

A Faust material that burns and questions in Göttingen

Fatma Aydemir's Doctor Mother Faust brings the classic material into a present where power, desire, and public judgments are inextricably intertwined. At the Young Theater Göttingen, the celebrated professor Dr. Margarete Faust faces the pressure of a scandal, Mephisto's temptation, and the young doctoral student Karim. From this constellation arises a dense stage experience full of linguistic sharpness, political relevance, and psychological tension. Angelika Zacek's production shows how fragile role models become as prestige, pleasure, and responsibility intersect. ([junges-theater.de](https://www.junges-theater.de/stueck/doktormutter-faust/))

Goethe's legacy meets the present

Aydemir's text is a feminist reinterpretation of the Faust myth and decisively shifts the perspective: It is not the curious man who is at the center, but a woman whose authority, body, and language are negotiated from the outside. Reviews of the world premiere highlighted that the play cleverly brings together cult of personality, polarization, and academic power structures. This is exactly where the theatrical aesthetic friction of the evening lies: The evening does not reverently reflect the canon, but disassembles it with precision and contemporary pressure. ([die-deutsche-buehne.de](https://www.die-deutsche-buehne.de/kritiken/theater-essen-aydemir-doktormutter-faust/?utm_source=openai))

Dramaturgy between desire, control, and the public gaze

The characters navigate a tension field of temptation and self-assertion. When Faust comes under pressure from a public scandal, the space opens for Mephisto as a disruptive figure, as a motor and as a mirror. The dramatic power arises from the questions the evening inevitably poses: Who holds the authority to interpret? Who benefits from the narrative of power? And who pays the price for an image of freedom that can also be seduction and violation? The feedback from the world premiere described the evening as light-footed but content-wise sharp, with clear moments of laughter and a dark resonance. ([junges-theater.de](https://www.junges-theater.de/stueck/doktormutter-faust/))

Set design, performance style, and theater atmosphere

The initial reactions to Doctor Mother Faust paint a picture of an evening that does not exhaust itself in theses but creates theatrical images. Professional criticism spoke of a vivid production characterized by condensation, symbolism, and a stage that makes internal conflicts visible. For the audience in Göttingen, this promises an evening with a clear focus on acting art, presence, and the electric moment when literature becomes immediate present. ([die-deutsche-buehne.de](https://www.die-deutsche-buehne.de/leseprobe/klassiker-neu-schreiben/?utm_source=openai))

What the audience can expect in Göttingen

The Young Theater Göttingen aims to provide an intelligent, debatable, and emotionally precise theater experience with this performance. Those who are eager for a contemporary Faust remix with political force, strong roles, and a clear view of power mechanisms will find an evening with substance and pull. Doctor Mother Faust does not promise a comfortable interpretation but a live moment that lingers long after. A must-see. ([junges-theater.de](https://www.junges-theater.de/stueck/doktormutter-faust/))