CYRANO at Augustinum Dießen: Great feelings, sharp verses, and pure stage poetry
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CYRANO: When words are stronger than external appearance
On November 20, 2026, the Moreth Company will present a fast-paced and poetic adaptation of Edmond Rostand's famous Cyrano de Bergerac at the theater hall of Augustinum Dießen. Three actors tell the story of a man whose linguistic brilliance overshadows his perceived physical shortcomings – and who still dares not openly express his love.
A classic between comedy and melancholy
Cyrano de Bergerac is a nobleman, poet, and master swordsman. His large nose becomes a visible sign of a deep inferiority complex. When he falls in love with Roxane, he lends his verses to the attractive but linguistically awkward Christian. Roxane falls in love with the beauty of these words, unaware of who is actually behind them.
In the adaptation by Jo Roets and Greet Vissers, Rostand's grand cloak-and-dagger comedy is focused on three performers. The reduced cast sharpens the view on the central dramatic tension: the contrast between body and soul, external effect and inner truth. The adaptation was created in 1996 and is appreciated for its speedy, poetic, and simultaneously accessible stage version.
Frenetic stage play with a poetic core
Hannah Moreth, Florian Lange, and Oliver Mirwaldt transform the stage into a dynamic play space full of role changes, linguistic wit, and emotional intensification. The direction by Konstantin Moreth combines comedic precision with the quiet tragedy of a love that hides behind foreign words. Philipp Ortmeier's music and Christina Burde's set design give the stage experience additional rhythmic and visual contours.
The production brings the audience into a theater of transformation: A glance, a verse, a movement can change the power dynamics. Between swordplay, love letters, and pointed dialogues, a theatrical atmosphere emerges where laughter and contemplation intertwine immediately.
The question of true beauty
Rostand's material is among the great love stories of theater literature because it touches on both the superficiality of societal perception and the longing for recognition. Cyrano and Christian appear as two sides of a person: one possesses language and inner depth, the other the socially rewarded beauty. Roxane finds herself caught between both poles and only realizes late to whom her love truly belongs.
With this, the Moreth Company unveils a material that reaches into the present. The production questions self-image, desire, and the courage to show oneself beyond external attributions. A previous press statement described Moreth's direction as thoroughly successful; the adaptation by Roets and Vissers was also honored as a play full of poetry and a lesson about external and internal beauty.
Conclusion: An intense theater evening in Dießen
The audience can expect a 95-minute stage experience without an intermission: eloquent, comedic, touching, and full of theatrical energy. CYRANO combines fine acting, music, and concentrated dramaturgy into an evening about love, illusion, and the unshakable power of poetry. Anyone wanting to experience theater as an immediate encounter with great human questions should not miss this performance at Augustinum Dießen.
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