MOMO

In the organizer's words:

or the strange story of the time thieves and the child who brought back the stolen time to the people

Michael Ende

Ages 8 and up | adapted for the stage by Vita Huber

Play duration: 2 hours with 15 minute intermission | The play will be shown in the new foyer

"There is a great and yet everyday secret. Everyone shares it, everyone knows it, but very few people ever think about it. This secret is time."

One day, a girl appears in the old amphitheater of an Italian town. Her name is Momo and the townspeople quickly make friends with her. Go and see Momo becomes a common saying. Because what Momo can do like no other is listen. Really listen. With all her attention and sympathy.
But strange figures are creeping into town. Gray lords are calling on people to save time and the more people doggedly try to save their time, the grayer and colder it gets around them.
Momo tries to uncover the secret of the gray lords and delves deeper and deeper into the mystery of time.

Since its publication on September 1, 1973, more than twelve million people around the world have read Michael Ende's novel and the relevance of the story remains unbroken to this day.

In times of higher-faster-further, is there a more appropriate theme than time and its significance for our lives?
With the new play Momo, Eva Marianne Kraiss and Theresia Erfort are building on the success of last summer's staged reading of The Neverending Story.

"Momo was read to my siblings and me by my grandmother. She did it with infinite calm and patience and I can still hear her voice when I read the book.
She gave us her time whenever she could and, thanks to Momo, I know that this is the most precious thing."
Theresia Erfort

"The magic of Momo has been with me since I first held the book in my hand. I must have been about 12 at the time.
I've always kept Beppo's point of view in my heart:
"You must never think of the whole road, do you understand?" he asks little Momo at one point. "You only have to think about the next step, the next breath, the next brushstroke. (...) Then it's fun; that's important, then you do your job well. And that's how it should be."
Eva Marianne Kraiss

Interview with Eva Marianne Kraiss and Theresia Erfort on Kölner.de: MOMO - or, who is stealing our time - koelner.de

Production: Erfort&Kraiss

Actresses: Eva Marianne Kraiss and Theresia Erfort| Concept: Eva Marianne Kraiss and Theresia Erfort | Photos: Herand Müller Scholtes | Book cover: Simona Ceccarelli, Thienemann Verlag

Price information:

12,00 € adults | 8,00 € children