All das Schöne - Wolfgang Borchert Theater

Description

By Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe Katinka Kratzert, directed by Florian Bender, Act 1. Ice cream. 2. Water fights. 3. Staying up later than usual and watching TV. This begins the list of a seven-year-old boy with everything that makes life worth living. The reason for the early confrontation: his mother's first suicide attempt. The boy gets older, the list gets longer. 26. Peeing into the sea and no one notices. 320. Making up after an argument. 123321. Palindromes. The list is meant not only to help him but also his mother with depression and his father, who struggles with his pain. When the young man starts studying and falls in love, he adds: 517. Being so familiar with someone that you let them look between parsley remnants in their teeth.
British playwright Duncan Macmillan, known among other things for "Breathing," has written a life-affirming, humorous monologue on the serious topic of depression. Incorporating the audience, he transforms supposed monsters into happy events (The New York Times) and finds a balance between despair and joy of life (The Independent). Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes, no break

Highlights

• Directed by Florian Bender
• Life-affirming monologue about depression
• Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes, no break

General Information

The performance "All das Schöne" is based on a play by Duncan Macmillan and addresses the challenges of depression in a humorous way. The young protagonist creates a list of things that make life worth living while dealing with his family's difficulties.

Location

Karlstraße 42, 88045 Friedrichshafen, Germany

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