Fairy tale by Wilhelm Hauff In a version by Peter Kube
Peter Munk, like his father before him, earns his living doing the hard work of a charcoal burner. But driving and hauling coal is not only hard, dirty work, it is also not enough to live on. Everyone else in the Black Forest village seems to be throwing money around. Peter remembers the old story of the little glass man who grants every Sunday child three wishes. However, the desire for quick money is so great that Peter doesn't really think about what he wants and everything he has won is soon gone. In order to finally get closer to riches, Peter finally makes a dangerous deal with the Dutchman Michel: his warm heart in exchange for a heart of stone and the riches will come of their own accord. And indeed: without scruples and without a heart, Peter's wallet fills up visibly. But he can't enjoy it. And even his beloved Lisbeth would rather warm herself with his warm heart than with cold gold ...
A fairy tale that questions nothing less than the meaning of life and demonstrates that money and greed can never be completely fulfilling. The new Felsenbühne Rathen provides the incomparable backdrop for this gruesome fairytale classic!