René Pollesch: "Ich weiß nicht, was ein Ort ist, ich kenne nur seinen Preis", Gastpiel im Hamburger Theater Festival 2025

In the organizer's words:

Hamburg Theater Festival

I DON'T KNOW WHAT A PLACE IS, I ONLY KNOW ITS PRICE (MANZINI STUDIES)

by René Pollesch

A production of the Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz, a takeover from the Schauspielhaus Zürich

This is the first time this Pollesch work has ever been performed in Hamburg! And - like many of his plays - probably for the last time. Because: René Pollesch's plays, as he decreed before his unexpected death in February 2024, may only be staged by himself. So take advantage of what may be your last opportunity to see one of his most comical, light-footed, twisted and fantastic plays performed by three Pollesch experts!

A description of the content is simply not possible here - just as it is not possible for the 200! other plays by the directorial genius René Pollesch, the extremely productive and perhaps most dazzling of the great German theater personalities.

Martin Wuttke, Kathrin Angerer and Rosa Tietjen already have - they claim - six hours of A Midsummer Night's Dream(a) under their belts by the time the play starts. That gives everyone a headache, doesn't it? This crack in the head, the crack in the bowl, the wonderful madness of art is the pivotal point of this wonderfully playful theatrical tirade, around which the three experienced Pollesch actors revolve with virtuosity and joy. The crack, the flaw in the system. The one that is always present in its imperfect form. The crack - the drama. Enjoy the post-dramatic play!

With: Kathrin Angerer, Marie Rosa Tietjen, Martin Wuttke

Text and direction: René Pollesch, stage: Barbara Steiner, costumes: Sabin Fleck, lighting: Markus Keusch, Kevin Sock, dramaturgy: Karolin Trachte (Zurich), Anna Heesen (Volksbühne)

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