Jakobea

The play is set in 17th-century Valais, which is characterized by

Kaspar Stockalper vom Thurm, who was already known to his contemporaries as

called "the Great" by his contemporaries. Not only the people of Brig, but also the

the whole of Valais, stands in the shadow of the three towers, the palace,

"Le Roi du Simplon" as the symbol, turned to stone, of his

symbol of his reign.

The main character of the play is Jakobea, a girl from the Mattertal valley who

for over a decade to Cäcilia von Riedmatten, the wife of Stockalper, as her

serves as a maid. Jakobea, who is abused and exploited, rebels.

against her fate. Through her marriage, she becomes part of a village community on the Brigerberg, which lives on a cooperative basis and

and works. Here she develops into a wife, mother and widow.

independent, self-determined woman.

With Jakobea, Hubert Theler has turned Werner Ryser's story into a drama.

that is deeply moving and touching.


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