What classes and class battles are characteristic of socialist societies? What role did individuals like Nikita Khrushchev play in the destruction of sociali...

Somewhat unexpectedly for the reader, the classic of German drama in this play of his turns to Russian history. Moreover, he takes as a basis Yakov Knyazhnin...

This time the renowned German playwright turns to Vladislav Ozerov's classic Russian play "Dmitry Donskoy" from 1807. The play takes place in the Russian cam...

The Patriarch of Antioch and the Bishop of China come to Emperor Kang-xi, both of them proclaim the will of the Vatican and inform Kang-xi that he has lost t...

Once again, the German classic turned to Russian historical subjects. As the basis for this play, Peter Hax chose the play “Dimitri the Pretender” written in...

The final part of Peter Hax's "Muses" trilogy. Cosima and Hans Bülow are visiting Wagner's estate. Hans is the conductor. And one arm was temporarily lost to...

The famous story about the love of Helen and Paris, which led to war and the fall of Troy. In Peter Hacks's play, the story is described only up to the depar...

A play for a one-man show, where it is already stated in the text itself that Mr. Von Stein (silently present on the stage) is a doll. His wife Charlotte was...

Palatinate Siegfried goes to war at the call of the emperor. He is forced to leave his wife Genoveva, and leaves the management of the estate to his chamberl...

This is the tale of the Poor Knight, a noble idealist who is as brave as he is naive. Left without an inheritance, he lives in his dilapidated castle and cul...

Rosie Dreams is a play based on a story attributed to Saint Hroswitha of Gandersheim (10th century AD), a real historical figure. Some researchers consider h...

Peter Hax (1928–2003) was a German playwright, poet, essayist, translator, historian and literary theorist, member of various academies and winner of various...