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A haunting musical inspired by Georg Büchner’s Woyzeck
Franz & Marie is produced by ACOM and Steven M Levy for Charing Cross Theatre Productions Limited. This new musical inspired by Georg Büchner‘s Woyzeck with book & lyrics by Chris Broderick, is newly adapted by Teresa Howard with additional music arrangements and orchestrations by Steven Edis and runs at Charing Cross Theatre from Sep to Nov.
Franz & Marie is a unique and visceral musical that breathes new life into Georg Büchner’s classic German tragedy, Woyzeck, with soul-rattling Indie Raw Folk.
It was originally commissioned two decades ago by the award-winning Korean company Acom and created by key members of the Kentish underground cult band, The Singing Loins. Franz & Marie is Teresa Howard’s adaptation of that Singing Loins show, reimagined with a 14 strong cast of actor-musicians for Charing Cross Theatre in 2026.
This musical transforms a legendary tale into a heart-breaking tragedy, that explores contemporary themes of class prejudice and toxic masculinity, infused with sharp dark humour. Franz & Marie is a visceral, journey into the heart of a good man broken by a bad world.
Set in the twisted world of late 19th Century European Folklore, after action on the front line a platoon of young soldiers has been stationed in an isolated outpost for months awaiting further orders. Among them is Franz Woyzeck, a man haunted by nightmares since his return. He sees fire in the sky—hallucinations that blur the line between reality and trauma. Franz lives for two people: his girlfriend Marie, and their baby, Georgie. Forbidden from taking leave during the war, they haven’t been able to marry, but his devotion is absolute- he goes above and beyond to provide for Marie and his child.
