June sees the start of a new cycle of the Störtebeker Festspiele auf Rügen, with two new actors in the lead roles. During the winter months, both Klaus Störtebeker and Goedeke Michels were re-cast, to the surprise of many fans.
Alexander Koll from Eschweiler near Aachen and Alexander Hanfland from Cologne have joined the cast in Ralswiek and will be giving their first performances in their new roles on Saturday evening at the premiere.
The story returns to the beginning with Klaus, not yet a pirate, being simply “Klaus von Alkun”. But the play is not just a repeat of the one five years ago, for a start it takes place four years later in 1395. There are some similarities, such as Klaus’ father (Norbert Braun) being in debt and losing his land to a unscrupulous family, but other elements are new.
Alexander Koll as Klaus Störtebeker