This is a list of German plays:

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* ' (1807), by

Heinrich von Kleist Bernd Heinrich Wilhelm von Kleist (18 October 177721 November 1811) was a German poet, dramatist, novelist, short story writer and journalist. His best known works are the theatre plays ''Das Käthchen von Heilbronn'', ''The Broken Jug'', ''Amphit ...

* '' Der aufhaltsame Aufstieg des Arturo Ui'' (1941) by

Bertolt Brecht Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (10 February 1898 – 14 August 1956), known professionally as Bertolt Brecht, was a German theatre practitioner, playwright, and poet. Coming of age during the Weimar Republic, he had his first successes as a pl ...

* '' Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny'' (1927–1930), by Bertolt Brecht

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Baal Baal (), or Baal,; phn, , baʿl; hbo, , baʿal, ). ( ''baʿal'') was a title and honorific meaning "owner", "lord" in the Northwest Semitic languages spoken in the Levant during Ancient Near East, antiquity. From its use among people, it cam ...

'' (1918/1923), by Bertolt Brecht * '' Die Hermannsschlacht'' (1808), by Heinrich von Kleist * ''

Der Biberpelz ''The Beaver Coat'' (german: Der Biberpelz) is a satirical play by Gerhart Hauptmann premiered in Berlin in 1893. The work is an example of a German naturalistic ''Diebskomödie'', or 'thief's comedy'. The drama takes place "somewhere in Berlin ...

'' (1893), by

Gerhart Hauptmann Gerhart Johann Robert Hauptmann (; 15 November 1862 – 6 June 1946) was a German dramatist and novelist. He is counted among the most important promoters of literary naturalism, though he integrated other styles into his work as well. He recei ...

* ''Der Bogen des Odysseus'' (1914), by

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The Burghers of Calais ''The Burghers of Calais'' (french: Les Bourgeois de Calais) is a sculpture by Auguste Rodin in twelve original castings and numerous copies. It commemorates an event during the Hundred Years' War, when Calais, a French port on the English Cha ...

'' (''Die Bürger von Calais'', 1913) by

Georg Kaiser Friedrich Carl Georg Kaiser, called Georg Kaiser, (25 November 1878 – 4 June 1945) was a German dramatist. Biography Kaiser was born in Magdeburg. He was highly prolific and wrote in a number of different styles. An Expressionist dramatist, ...

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Der kaukasische Kreidekreis ''The Caucasian Chalk Circle'' (german: Der kaukasische Kreidekreis) is a play by the German Modernism, modernist playwright Bertolt Brecht. An example of Brecht's epic theatre, the play is a parable about a peasant girl who rescues a baby and be ...

'' (1943–45/1948), by Bertolt Brecht * ' (1892), by Gerhart Hauptmann

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* '' Don Karlos, Infant von Spanien'' (1787), by Friedrich Schiller * ''

Don Juan Don Juan (), also known as Don Giovanni (Italian), is a legendary, fictional Spanish libertine who devotes his life to seducing women. Famous versions of the story include a 17th-century play, '' El burlador de Sevilla y convidado de piedra'' ...

'' (1952/1954), by Bertolt Brecht

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* '' Egmont'' (1787), by

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman, theatre director, and critic. His works include plays, poetry, literature, and aesthetic criticism, as well as trea ...

* ''Elga'' (1896), by Gerhart Hauptmann * ''

Emilia Galotti ''Emilia Galotti'' () is a play in five acts by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729–1781), which premiered on 8 March 1772 in Brunswick ("Braunschweig" in German). The work is a classic example of German '' bürgerliches Trauerspiel'' (bourgeois ...

'' (1772), by

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (, ; 22 January 1729 – 15 February 1781) was a philosopher, dramatist, publicist and art critic, and a representative of the Enlightenment era. His plays and theoretical writings substantially influenced the developmen ...

* ''Erwin und Elmire'' (1775), by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Faust Faust is the protagonist of a classic German legend based on the historical Johann Georg Faust ( 1480–1540). The erudite Faust is highly successful yet dissatisfied with his life, which leads him to make a pact with the Devil at a crossroads ...

'' (1808), by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe * '' Fiorenza'' (1907), by

Thomas Mann Paul Thomas Mann ( , ; ; 6 June 1875 – 12 August 1955) was a German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and the 1929 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate. His highly symbolic and ironic epic novels and novella ...

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Florian Geyer Florian Geyer von Giebelstadt (also spelled ''Geier''; ''c''. 1490 – 10 June 1525) was a German nobleman, diplomat, and knight. He became widely known for leading peasants during the German Peasants' War. Early life Florian Geyer was born ...

'' (1896), by Gerhart Hauptmann * ''

Frühlings Erwachen ''Spring Awakening'' (german: Frühlings Erwachen, links=no) (also translated as ''Spring's Awakening'' and ''The Awakening of Spring'') is the German dramatist Frank Wedekind's first major play and a foundational work in the modern history of ...

'' (1891), by

Frank Wedekind Benjamin Franklin Wedekind (July 24, 1864 – March 9, 1918) was a German playwright. His work, which often criticizes bourgeois attitudes (particularly towards sex), is considered to anticipate expressionism and was influential in the de ...

* '' Furcht und Elend des Dritten Reiches'' (1935–38/1938), by Bertolt Brecht * '' Fuhrmann Henschel'' (1898), by Gerhart Hauptmann

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* '' Gabriel Schilling's Flight'' (''Gabriel Schillings Flucht'', (1912), by Gerhart Hauptmann * ''

Die Gewehre der Frau Carrar ''Die Gewehre der Frau Carrar'' was a 1953 East German East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until it ...

'' (1937/1937), by Bertolt Brecht * ''

Götz von Berlichingen Gottfried "Götz" von Berlichingen (1480 – 23 July 1562), also known as Götz of the Iron Hand, was a German (Franconian) Imperial Knight (''Reichsritter''), mercenary, and poet. He was born around 1480 into the noble family of Berliching ...

'' (1773), by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe * ''Griselda'' (1909), by Gerhart Hauptmann * ''Die goldene Harfe'' (1933), by Gerhart Hauptmann

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* ''Hasemanns Töchter'' (1877), by

Adolphe L'Arronge Adolphe L'Arronge (8 March 1838 – 25 May 1908) was a German playwright and theatre director A theatre director or stage director is a professional in the theatre field who oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a theatre production such ...

* ''Haus Lonei'' (1880), by Adolphe L'Arronge * ''Helios'' (1896) fragment, by Gerhart Hauptmann * ''Herbert Engelmann'' (1921–26), by Gerhart Hauptmann * ''

Die Räuber ''The Robbers'' (', ) is the first drama by German playwright Friedrich Schiller. The play was published in 1781 and premiered on 13 January 1782 in Mannheim, Germany, and was inspired by Leisewitz' earlier play ''Julius of Taranto''. It was ...

'', 1781), by Friedrich Schiller

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* ''Iphigenie auf Tauris'' (1779), by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe * ''Iphigenie in Delphi'' (1941), by Gerhart Hauptmann * ''Im Dickicht der Städte'' (1921–24/1923), by Bertolt Brecht * ''

Hanneles Himmelfahrt ''The Ascension of Little Hannele'' (german: Hanneles Himmelfahrt), also known simply as ''Hannele'', is an 1893 play by the German playwright Gerhart Hauptmann.Hartnoll (1983, 377). In contrast to Hauptmann's naturalistic dramas, ''The Assumptio ...

'' (1893), by Gerhart Hauptmann

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Die Jungfrau von Orleans ''The Maid of Orleans'' (german: Die Jungfrau von Orleans, links=no, ) is a tragedy by Friedrich Schiller, premiered on 11 September 1801 in Leipzig. During his lifetime, it was one of Schiller's most frequently-performed pieces. Plot The play ...

'' (1801), by

Friedrich Schiller Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (, short: ; 10 November 17599 May 1805) was a German playwright, poet, and philosopher. During the last seventeen years of his life (1788–1805), Schiller developed a productive, if complicated, friends ...

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Kabale und Liebe ''Intrigue and Love'', sometimes ''Love and Intrigue'', ''Love and Politics'' or ''Luise Miller'' (german: Kabale und Liebe, ; literally "''Cabal and Love''") is a five-act play written by the German dramatist Friedrich Schiller. His third play, ...

'' (1784), by Friedrich Schiller * ''

Das Käthchen von Heilbronn ' (''Katie of Heilbronn or The Trial by Fire'') (1807–1808) is a "great historical knightly play" (German: ') in five acts by the German playwright Heinrich von Kleist. The action of the drama takes place in Swabia during the Middle Ages. Perf ...

'' (1807–1808), by Heinrich von Kleist

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* ''Die Laune des Verliebten'' (1779), by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe * ''Leben des Galilei'' (1937–39/1943), by Bertolt Brecht * '' Leonce und Lena'' (1836), by

Georg Büchner Karl Georg Büchner (17 October 1813 – 19 February 1837) was a German dramatist and writer of poetry and prose, considered part of the Young Germany movement. He was also a revolutionary and the brother of physician and philosopher Ludwig Büchn ...

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* '' Maria Stuart'' (1800), by Friedrich Schiller * ''Mein Leopold'' (1873), by Adolphe L'Arronge * ''Minna von Barnhelm' (1767)'', by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing * ''Miß Sara Sampson'' (1755), by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing * ''Von morgens bis mitternachts'' (1912), by

* '' Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder'' (1938–39/1941), by Bertolt Brecht

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* ''Nathan der Weise'' (1779), by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing * ''Die natürliche Tochter'' (1803), by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe * ''Die Nibelungen'' (), by Christian Friedrich Hebbel

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* ''Penthesilea'' (1808), by Heinrich von Kleist * ''Peter Brauer'' (1912), by Gerhart Hauptmann * '' Prinz Friedrich von Homburg'' (1809–10), by Heinrich von Kleist * ''Der Protagonist'' (1920), by

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Die Ratten ' (''The Rats'') is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Robert Siodmak. It is an adaptation of the 1911 play '' The Rats'' by Gerhart Hauptmann, but transferred the story to the early 1950s, shortly after the Second World War. It tells the ...

'' (1911), by Gerhart Hauptmann * ''Robert Guiskard'' (1802), by Heinrich von Kleist * ''

Rose Bernd ''Rose Bernd'' is a stage drama in five acts by Gerhart Hauptmann Gerhart Johann Robert Hauptmann (; 15 November 1862 – 6 June 1946) was a German dramatist and novelist. He is counted among the most important promoters of literary naturali ...

'' (1903), by Gerhart Hauptmann * '' Der rote Hahn'' (1901), by Gerhart Hauptmann

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* ''Die Sieben Todsünden der Kleinbürger'' (1933), by Bertolt Brecht

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* ''Und Pippa Tanzt!'' (1906), by Gerhart Hauptmann

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* ''Trommeln in der Nacht'' (1918–20/1922), by Bertolt Brecht * ''Torquato Tasso'' (1790), by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe * ''Turandot, Prinzessin von China'' (1801), by Friedrich Schiller

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* ''Veland'' (1925), by Gerhart Hauptmann * ''

Die versunkene Glocke ''The Sunken Bell'' (german: Die versunkene Glocke) is a poetic play in blank verse by Gerhart Hauptmann (2. December 1896 in Berlin). Plot It is a fairy drama, the chief human character of which is Heinrich, a master bellfounder Bellfoundin ...

'' (1896), by Gerhart Hauptmann * '' Die Verschwörung des Fiesco zu Genua'' (1783), by Friedrich Schiller * ''Vor Sonnenaufgang'' (1887–89), by

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Wallenstein Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein () (24 September 1583 – 25 February 1634), also von Waldstein ( cs, Albrecht Václav Eusebius z Valdštejna), was a Bohemian military leader and statesman who fought on the Catholic side during the Th ...

'' (1800), by Friedrich Schiller * '' Die Weber'' (1892), by Gerhart Hauptmann * ''

Wilhelm Tell William Tell (german: Wilhelm Tell, ; french: Guillaume Tell; it, Guglielmo Tell; rm, Guglielm Tell) is a folk hero of Switzerland. According to the legend, Tell was an expert mountain climber and marksman with a crossbow who assassinated Alb ...

'' (1804), by Friedrich Schiller * ''

Woyzeck ''Woyzeck'' () is a stage play written by Georg Büchner. Büchner wrote the play between July and October 1836, yet left it incomplete at his death in February 1837. The play first appeared in 1877 in a heavily edited version by Karl Emil Fr ...

'' (1837), by Georg Büchner

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* '' Der zerbrochne Krug'' (1811), by Heinrich von Kleist

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