The legendary figure Robin Hood – hated by the nobility, loved by the people – is the focus of this adventure story for which I composed the soundtrack in “Naturtheater Grötzingen“.
While King Richard of England fights in the war for the Holy Land far from his homeland, his brother Prince John and the Sheriff of Nottingham try to usurp power over England. Only one man opposes the traitors: Robin Hood, the famous archer of Sherwood Forest. Together with the outlaws Will Scarlett, Little John and Brother Tuck, he repeatedly outsmarts the enemy – when the sheriff sets a trap for him. He praises a tournament, as a result of which the community of friends threatens to break up …
Translation by: Magnus Reichel