Die Erweiterung

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based on the novel by Robert Menasse | world premiere
In German language

A united Europe and the European Union are great ideas. But how relevant are they? What will become of the people who want to build a united Europe? And how is this possible when they can hardly agree on what this EU should look like? Albania wants to join the European Union. In Robert Menasse's novel "The Enlargement", this desire triggers conflicts between politicians and civil servants, blood brothers and even lovers. When the helmet of the Albanian national hero Skanderbeg is stolen from a museum in Vienna, a grotesque hunt for the symbolic memento begins. This culminates in a showdown on a crazy cruise where all the heads of government and representatives of the EU meet. Coveted by all, the golden helmet of Skanderbeg holds the epic characters and narrative strands of the novel together. While the people on the "European steamer" indulge in decadence, its bow heads towards reality. How does this affect people's biographies, longings, dreams and hopes? How will the European project develop? Inspired by Fellini's film "Ship of Dreams", Anna-Elisabeth Frick adapts Menasse's bestseller, which won the European Book Prize in 2023, for the stage. Content and sensory information: Strobe lighting is used in the production. Suicide is also addressed. Reading "The World of Tomorrow" with Robert Menasse | Mon, 26.05.2025, Altes Kino Franklin This content has been machine translated.