Danton's Death
| Danton's Death | |
|---|---|
1981 Berlin production of Dantons Tod | |
| Original title | Dantons Tod |
| Written by | Georg Büchner |
| Characters | Danton Legendre Lacroix Camille Desmoulins Hérault-Séchelles Philippeau Fabre d'Églantine Mercier Thomas Paine Robespierre St. Just Barère Collot d'Herbois Billaud-Varenne Chaumette Dillon Fouquier-Tinville Amar Voulland Herman Dumas Julie Lucile Paris Simon Simon's Wife |
| Date premiered | 5 January 1902 |
| Place premiered | Belle-Alliance-Theater, Berlin |
| Original language | German |
| Subject | French Revolution, Reign of Terror |
| Setting | Paris, 24 March–5 April 1794 |
Danton's Death (Dantons Tod) was the first play written by Georg Büchner, set during the French Revolution.