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Ostermeier, Eidinger Reunite for Sold‑Out ‘The Miser’ at Schaubühne

The run spotlights the star before he heads to the U.S. to play the villain in Superman: Man of Tomorrow.

Overview

  • Lars Eidinger returns to Thomas Ostermeier’s stage in a new production of Molière’s The Miser that opened in early April after their first collaboration in about a decade.
  • The show unfolds in a car dealership, trading baroque phrasing for present‑day slang and mixing slapstick with pointed nods to politics and dating advice culture.
  • All April and May performances sold out before opening, and people waited outside on premiere night hoping for last‑minute tickets.
  • Early reviews hail Eidinger’s sharp, often comic Harpagon while noting the production drifts in its second half.
  • The staging digs into masculinity, money and generational rifts, and high demand means many will likely have to wait for next season as Eidinger prepares for his Hollywood role.