Author: Sandra Wolf

MCNEAL (dt. DER FALL MCNEAL)
by Ayad Akhtar
German translation by Daniel Kehlmann
Director: Philipp Rosendahl

Jacob McNeal is a successful, unscrupulous writer almost manically hoping to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. His liver is failing, his son is threatening him with a public scandal and his fascination with artificial intelligence could shut down his career.
In his new play, Ayad Akhtar questions the machinations of the literary world and the influence of AI on his profession as a writer and reflects on the issues of greed, power and intellectual appropriation.

The German premiere will take place on September 14, 2025 at 7 p.m. at the Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus.

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FASCHOLAND by Canberk Köktürk released by ULLSTEIN!

In his non-fiction crime novel, FASCHOLAND, Canberk Köktürk investigates Germany, because hatred, incitement and structural racism are poisoning the country. Köktürk writes like others strike: precisely, painfully and with a smile on his lips. A book that Germany deserves – and urgently needs.

“A highly intelligent and necessary examination of racism, memory and the present day. ” (“Eine sehr kluge und notwendige Spurensuche über Rassismus, Erinnerung und Gegenwart.”) Kathrin Wosch, RBB radioeins

The book premiere will take place on 12 September 2025 at 8 p.m. at Heimathafen Neukölln.
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“It’s an evocative, nuanced and, at times, darkly humorous performance”
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Lee Levitt, The Edinburgh Reporter

“This play is an extraordinary act of empathy, that neither thinks nor behaves in the way you expect or might want it to.” ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tom Carter, LondonTheatre1

BETWEEN THE RIVER AND THE SEA

by and with Yousef Sweid
Director + Co-Author: Isabella Sedlak

Produced by  Maxim Gorki Theater Berlin

Palestinian-Israeli actor Yousef Sweid dives into the chaos of identity, truth, and family life in Between The River And The Sea. Raised as a Christian-Arab kid in Haifa, now raising two Jewish-Arab kids in Berlin, he unpacks his in-between-ness – where contradictions clash and slogans fail. With biting humour and raw honesty, Sweid weaves personal stories, political reflection, and absurd everyday moments into a sharp, unflinching solo performance. This is no neat narrative, but a plea for nuance, for listening, and for stories that rarely get told. Uncomfortable, unforgettable, unfiltered. Complex, touching and funny.

The performances will take place at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe as part of the Zoo 2025 Programme, August 1 until 13.
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From September 5, BETWEEN THE RIVER AND THE SEA will also be back at the studio of the Maxim Gorki Theater in Berlin!

 

EINE RUNDE SACHE (UA) by Tomer Gardi
Director: Noam Brusilovsky

World Premiere at Schauspiel Stuttgart (Kammertheater) on September 20, 2025.

lynn wins the 10th Retzhofer Drama Prize for the play LECKEN 3000. The jury said: “musiol’s theater text proves to be a drama that is as funny as it is explosive, dealing with the abuse of power and sexual abuse and the emotional, legal, political, and ethical issues associated with it.”

MONOPOLY – Eine Besteigung des deutschen Schuldenberges
by and with Calle Fuhr

Produced by Theater Magdeburg in cooperation with the OSTEN Festival Bitterfeld-Wolfen

The recession is in full swing, there is a lack of money in the next federal budget and Calle Fuhr wants to make his contribution to stabilizing the German economy. Because – if every citizen donates something to the state, he thinks – the debt hole can close quickly! But it’s not that simple.

MONOPOLY will be performed as part of the Autorentheatertage 2025 on June 13, 2025, at 9 p.m. at Deutsches Theater Berlin (Bühne).
Followed by the Autor:innensalon with Calle Fuhr and Fiscal Future at 10:15 p.m. in the Rangfoyer.

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CALL ME PARIS by Yana Eva Thönnes
a co-production of Schaubühne Berlin and Biennale di Venezia – 53. International Theatre Festival

The world Premiere of CALL ME PARIS will take place at Teatro Piccolo Arsenale at the Biennale di Venezia on June 1, 2025.

CALL ME PARIS is about the traumatic memories of two doppelgängers from the noughties. The famous It girl Paris Hilton unwittingly becomes the star of a sex tape posted online by her ex-boyfriend, entitled “1 Night in Paris”, while in Bergisch Gladbach, a young girl nicknamed Paris finds herself in her own version of this video. To regain control over her image and ultimately over herself, Paris embarks on an eerie journey into the past. How did she become “Paris”? Where is the tape now? And if what we see is only a copy of the original, who is the girl on the screen?

Here you can find more information about the event in Venice.
Tickets for performances on June 1 and 2, 2025, at the Teatro Piccolo Arsenale in Venice.
Talk with Yana Thönnes and Nils Haarmann (dramaturg) on June 2, 2025, at 4 p.m.

CALL ME PARIS will start it’s run at the Schaubühne Berlin in fall 2025.

KISS KISS WOLF by lynn t musiol wins Best Short Film at the International Short Film Competition at the 28th Pink Apple 2025 Queer Film Festival in Zurich!

The jury said:
“A powerful and sensual intervention that weaves historical reality and queer utopia together in a fascinating way. The director takes us to a place that once stood for industrial production and patriarchal work structures—and transforms it into a laboratory of queer imagination. The result is a space of possibility where queer-lesbian perspectives are not only made visible, but celebrated. Resistant, lustful, and with a touch of glamour. The film won us over with its clever interplay of documentary and staged elements—and its stunning humor.
(https://pinkapple.ch/assets/Document/349/28PA_Laudatio_Kurzfilmwettbewerb.pdf)

DEATH IN PIECE – Video performance and opera
Concept/direction: Ayla Pierrot Arendt

From May 9 to 11, DEATH IN PEACE will be presented as a video installation with the original score by Georgian composers Ani Zakareishvili & Nika Pasuri as part of the donaufestival in Krems.
The video opera offers an immersive experience, both visually and sonically — raising the deeply ambiguous questions: Who owns peace? Who deserves security? To whom do our voices and bodies belong?

The Austrian premiere will take place on May 9 at 9 p.m.

COLLATERAL DAMAGE by Yael Ronen
Directed by Yael Ronen
Translation by Irina Szodruch
Schauspiel Cologne

The world premiere will take place on May 8, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. Schauspiel Cologne.