Summer Open Air Comedy in five acts by Molière
"My good money, my good money, my dear friend!" The loss of his fortune really frightens the rich Harpagon. Day and night, he is obsessed with the worry that someone is trying to steal from him. To be on the safe side, he buries his money in a casket. Driven by greed and avarice, he tyrannically monitors his own family and domestic servants. Unsurprisingly, his fun-loving children Cléante and Élise want to escape this life on the back burner as quickly as possible - especially as they are both newly in love! But Harpagon unerringly thwarts his children's secret marriage plans and has already arranged everything for them, because a lifelong commitment should be worth something and cost as little as possible. Love alone is not very lucrative. However, the life partners chosen by the father do not meet his children's expectations at all. Then Harpagon's money suddenly disappears - and events come thick and fast.
In 1668, Molière took the former deadly sin of avarice to the extreme with this comedy. It is timelessly explosive material, as the power of money and the obsessive dictate to save money provoke the decay of the family, love and morals of everyone involved. Extremely sophisticated intrigues and ludicrous comedy guarantee the best entertainment - and if love and generosity win out in the end, perhaps a spark will also be transmitted to our present day.