Future released future director of Lower Austria-Landestheater in Germany-DiePresse.com
The Kassel State Theater separates from Patricia Nickel-Thönicke with immediate effect. From 2026, the German is to lead the Landestheater in St. Pölten. There you put your trust in her.
A dismissal in North Hesse does waves in Lower Austria: Surprise director Patricia Nickel-Thönicke has been released from the Kassel State Theater, reports the « Hessian/Lower Saxony General ». The theater maker would have left the house soon – because she is the designated director of the Lower Austria Landestheater in Sankt Pölten, which she should lead from the 2026/27 season. There you stick to Nickel-Thönicke, according to the theater on Thursday. The Potsdamer had been pronounced.
Before that, it was said in a statement by the Kassel State Theater that « with immediate effect » was separated from Nickel-Thönicke: « For personnel law reasons, no further details can be communicated at the present time ». Actually, Nickel-Thönicke wanted to stay in the Hessian Documenta city before moving to St. Pölten as the successor to Marie Rötzer.
Dusting with director Florian Lutz
Nickel-Dönicke’s lawyer has already announced that the termination would be legal. His client denies the allegations raised against her. The real reasons for the expulsion are a deep disagreement between her and director Florian Lutz.
« We have been in close contact with Patricia Nickel-Thönicke for weeks in order to prepare your artistic direction with us in the Lower Austria Landestheater. Of course, we also had discussions with her and some of her former and current colleagues to get a picture for the incidents in Kassel, » says a letter from the managing director of the Landestheater and the Lower Austria, Georg Kandolf, Lukas Mörtelmay and Paul and Paul Gesl.
« Due to this discussions, which is conducted with great transparency, we are convinced that Patricia Nickel-Thönicke can inform the circumstances, continue to work constructively on the preparation of her first season at the Lower Austria State Theater, stick to the personnel decision and have expressed Patricia Nickel-Thönicke. » (APA/Red.)
