Burg Festival 2025: In 80 days around the world inspires Freudenburg!

Burg Festival 2025: In 80 days around the world inspires Freudenburg!

Freudenberg am Main, Deutschland - On June 16, 2025, Freudenburg in Freudenberg am Main experienced an exciting start to this year's castle festival. Around 400 visitors found their way to the premiere of the staging "In 80 days around the world", based on Jules Verne's world -famous novel. The processing comes from Jan-Markus Dieckmann, while the Freudenberg castle spectacle association brings the piece to life with amateur actors from different age groups.

This staging is the twentieth production that is performed at Freudenburg, and the audience can look forward to further performances by July 5, 2025, each on Friday and Saturday evening from 8.30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., including a 30-minute break. The patron of the festival, Dr. Wolfgang Reinhart, emphasized the cultural importance of this event and the voluntary commitment of the contributors.

an adventure full of wind and humor

The action revolves around the British gentleman Phileas Fogg, which bets half of his assets to circle the earth in just 80 days. He is accompanied by his French servant Jean Passepartout, who accompanies him on this adventurous journey through exotic countries and cultures. But not only cultural diversity awaits the audience; Also a fight against the time and the persecution by the determined inspector Emmeline Fix bring tension into history

The staging uses the highly staggered floor stage to impressively bring out the different levels of action. In addition, circus elements are added to dramatization that make the evening a special experience. The actress Katrin Nitz brings in the role of the now temperamental inspector Emmeline, while Nina Hoff shines as Miss Aouda.

social criticism in the robe of adventure

The topics of the staging are timeless and address current social issues such as freedom, equality, fraternity and justice. Particularly noteworthy is the humorous demasking of social parallels to the present day and the reinterpretation of traditional female roles. These were refreshingly newly thought of, which gives the performance an emancipatory character.

Jules Verne, born on February 8, 1828 in Nantes, France, is considered one of the founders of science fiction literature. His works, including "around the world in 80 days", "20,000 miles under the sea" and "The journey to the center of the earth", are not only exciting adventure stories, but also profound reflective texts about social developments, technological innovations and moral decisions. The fascination for his stories runs through the generations and is also carried on by numerous adaptations that are repeatedly reinterpreted in film, theater and literature. Null paper reports on the significant role of verne in literary history.

The premiere of the castle festival was not just a festival for the senses, but also an revealing look at the possibilities that theater and literature offer to illuminate current social issues in a new light. The long applause and the “standing ovation” of the audience are clear proof that this adventurous journey traveled not only through time and space, but also through the hearts of the spectators. If you don't want to miss the other ideas in the coming weeks, you can already secure the tickets. Reservix offers tickets to.