Viertel vor Nacht | Ruhrfestspiele 2025

Theater with figures, objects and music by florschütz & döhnert

With "Viertel vor Nacht", we enter the realm between day and night, that special in-between space where reality and dreams intermingle. We hear and see differently in the evening than we do during the day: "We dream with our eyes open," say Melanie Florschütz and Michael Döhnert. And so shadows on the walls, curtains fluttering in the wind or even carpets suddenly turn into fantastic creatures. Can we still trust our senses? Or should we not even try to find a logical explanation and simply be brave enough to immerse ourselves in this unknown world? "Viertel vor Nacht" gently encourages its audience to dare. The stage becomes a playground for fantastic apparitions. And not as scary as feared. With fabulous visual and acoustic ideas, the duo play with the imagination of their audience in a way that is so likeable and funny that you can hardly wait for bedtime.

Age indication: 4 to 7 years
Language information: without language