Musical "Der Schimmelreiter" celebrates its 2026 premiere in Fulda

Hauke Haien against the rest of the world: With a musical adaptation by Theodor Storm's novella "Der Schimmelreiter"_, the ninth world premiere from the house spotlight will be performed in the Fuldaer Schlosstheater in 2026. There will also be a large musical gala on the cathedral square on the occasion of Hessentag.[image-3-h]Dennis Martin calls it his "heart project". For years, the spotlight composer has gone pregnant with the idea of bringi…

Theodor Storm's famous story "Der Schimmelreiter" will be on stage next year as a musical. The world premiere is scheduled for 5 June 2026 in Fulda, as the company Spotlight Musicals announced. The new piece is intended to follow the successes of the musical forge from Eastern Hesse such as "Bonifatius", "Die Päpstin" and "Robin Hood". Composer and author Dennis Martin said that the «Phenomenonal History» of the struggle between the young dike p…

The novel by Theodor Storm is intended as "Mystery-Musical" to follow on from the previous successes of Spotlight Musicals such as "The Popes" and "Robin Hood". Premiere is next year.

Four years after the premiere of the musical "Robin Hood" a new piece will be released on the stage of the Fulda Palace Theatre in the summer of 2026. The literary classic "Der Schimmelreiter" will be transformed into a mystery musical: with dance, doll technique and video projections.