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THE BOYS ARE KISSING by Zak Zarafshan
German Translation by Lydia Dimitrow
Directed by Martina Gredler

The debut of British-Iranian author Zak Zarafshan sparkles with sharp wit and quirky ideas, and caused a sensation in London’s West End. Vienna-based Martina Gredler brings this brilliant comedy about tolerance, double standards and the secrets between parents and children to the stage as a German-language premiere.

The German Language Premiere takes place on September 25, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. at Volkstheater Vienna.

FROMMER TANZ. Abenteuer einer Jugend
based on the novel by Klaus Mann
directed by Ran Chai Bar-zvi

Director Ran Chai Bar-zvi, whose productions combine political poignancy with poetic power, focuses on Klaus Mann’s debut novel, which tells of the dreams, fears and life paths of young people in a time marked by numerous crises and upheavals. They find refuge in Berlin’s club scene, where freedom and resistance still seem possible. Through its open exploration of permissive and same-sex love, Mann’s work breaks social taboos as one of the first coming-out novels of its era. It takes us to the Weimar Republic, where the feelings and struggles of a generation against authoritarian tendencies become a powerful cry for liberation.

The premiere will take place on September 24, 2025 at 8 p.m. at the Thalia Theatre Hamburg (Gaußstraße).

DRAUSSEN VOR DER TÜR by Wolfgang Borchert
Directed by Anna Stiepani

Funded by the Stiftung Braunschweigischer Kulturbesitz

Premiere on September 20, 2025 at the Kleines Haus of the Staatstheater Braunschweig.
Tickets for future performances from September 2025 to January 2026 can be purchased here.

 

 

AND NOTHING EVER ENDS (Originaltitel: EINE RUNDE SACHE) (UA)
Based on the novel by Tomer Gardi
Stage Adaptation and Direction: Noam Brusilovsky

“A writer is someone who has difficulties with the German language”: Tomer Gardi tells us a rogue’s tale, cheeky, with linguistic capers in “Broken German”, an artificial language with unusual spelling, idiosyncratic sentence structure and all but flawless standard German. The language is played with in a comical and slapstick-like manner, breaking with the conventions of storytelling and questioning the possibility of comprehensive communication: how can it succeed when words, thoughts, people and even dogs suddenly encounter each other in completely different cultural contexts?

The world premiere will take place on September 20, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. at Schauspiel Stuttgart (Kammertheater).

 

 

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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