Frei und Grenzenlos

In the organizer's words:

Play with music by Kay Kruppa and Frank Pinkus

Production: Kay Kruppa

With: Christian Hamann, Lisa Herrmann, Kai Hochhäusler, Inga Jamry, Marco Linke, Sven Mein, Marcus Rudolph and others as well as our theater band

The story begins in 1987, and even though "perestroika" and "glasnost" bring movement to the USSR, there is not yet much sign of it in the GDR. While bookseller Lukas Bach is content with the conditions behind the "Iron Curtain" and expresses his displeasure through political jokes at best, his wife Heike and his half-brother, the renowned actor Paul Keller, are increasingly critical of the system - in the constant awareness that the state has its ears everywhere.

Meanwhile, in West Berlin, German studies student Jonas appreciates the few advantages on the other side of the Wall, where the books he needs for his studies are practically thrown at him. He also meets the love of his life, Lena, in Lukas' bookshop on Alexanderplatz of all places. But what future can a relationship have if Jonas is only allowed to cross the border for 45 days a year - without overnight stays, of course ...?

Heike soon loses her job at the day nursery because she is not "loyal enough", and Paul also gets smaller and smaller roles until he is kicked out of the ensemble as a "person endangering the state". Her desire to "cross over", to finally be free and without boundaries, grows ever greater. But what consequences would that have for the two of them - and for Lukas ...?

By the way:

35 years of German reunification - a world-historical sensation for which the fall of the Berlin Wall was the starting point and which moved us all - is celebrating its anniversary. Kay Kruppa and Frank Pinkus thought that an event of this magnitude deserved a spectacular production. They wrote a play that captures the emotional range of these events from happiness to despair.

In combination with the rousing live music of our theater band, this performance becomes an unforgettable evening of theater à la "CASH". It features music by contemporary artists from East and West - from the Puhdys, Karat and City to Nina Hagen, the Scorpions, Udo Lindenberg and Herbert Grönemeyer - all performed live and guaranteed to give you goosebumps.

Come with us on a captivating theatrical journey to Berlin in the late 80s!

Price information:

Discounts are available for people with disabilities (severely disabled pass / wheelchair), pupils and students. For further discounts, please inquire at our box office!