John Gabriel Borkman at Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg, Grand Théâtre

I had the power! The shackled million were in the country and called for me! Shouted out to be liberated! No one from all the others heard it. Only I alone.

Three times the Nestroy Theatre Prize 2015 has been awarded Simon Stone's production of Henrik Ibsen's John Gabriel Borkman. In addition to the "best director" went further honors to Martin Wuttke as "Best Actor" and Roland Koch for "Best Supporting Actor". The press went with praise.

In addition, in 1897, first performed piece in the context of the European financial crisis of a downright depressing news: Because the main character is a banker who has lost everything: his purpose in life, his financial empire, his freedom due to several years in prison for fraud, his reputation, his hopelessly estranged family. From this seemingly hopeless situation sketched the piece the search for meaning, for hope, for values ??and morals.

Even though Stone laid not only act in the 21st century, but also replaces equal Ibsen original with wit by today's everyday language. And this experiment succeeds. To judge the Upper Austrian News: "Never has one seen this story about an impostor who wants to sink into self-pity and reconcile with his loved ones, so funny and yet so right."