Woyzeck is a stage play written by Georg Büchner. He left the work incomplete at his death, but it has been posthumously "finished" by a variety of authors, editors and translators. Woyzeck deals with the dehumanising effects of doctors and the military on a young man's life.

What time period is Woyzeck set in?

An adaptation of the play set in 1980s Berlin, adapted by Jack Thorne, played at the Old Vic Theatre in 2017. It starred John Boyega as Woyzeck.

Is Woyzeck guilty?

At his trial, the defence argued that Woyzeck suffered from diminished mental capacity and introduced witnesses to corroborate this. He was found guilty and condemned, but the court stayed his sentence and ordered a thorough investigation of his sanity. ... Woyzeck was beheaded in Leipzig in 1824.