George Tabori's My Struggle as an exclusive preview in the Kammerspiele Bochum
Date and Time
Artist
Location
About this Event
Mood
Venue Type
George Tabori's bitterly funny farce at the Kammerspiele Bochum
On December 9, 2026, the audience at the Kammerspiele Bochum will experience an exclusive preview of George Tabori's famous farce My Struggle. Johan Simons directs the play as a sharp-tongued encounter between grotesque humor, historical responsibility, and the question of how destructive ideologies arise.
A grotesque encounter in Vienna
At the center is the Jewish bookseller Schlomo Herzl, who is working on his memoirs in a Viennese homeless shelter. When a broke young man named Hitler appears, Herzl takes him in, lends him his coat, and tries to help him. From this encounter, Tabori develops an unsettling farce about proximity, naivety, and the dangerous seduction of political power.
Bitter humor and historical responsibility
Tabori's play combines grotesque comedy with a precise view of anti-Semitism, exclusion, and the mechanisms of ideological radicalization. The title does not refer to Hitler's political book but to Herzl's fictional writing project. This shift in perspective gives the production its literary and societal explosive power.
A strong ensemble under Johan Simons
The production is created under the direction of Johan Simons. On stage are Pierre Bokma, Stefan Hunstein, Lukas von der Lühe, Veronika Nickl, Nina Steils, and Payam Yazdani. The linguistic artistry of the drama meets an ensemble that illuminates Tabori's characters between grotesqueness, humanity, and abyss.
Reading atmosphere meets concentrated acting
Although My Struggle comes to the stage as a play, the text unfolds a special literary presence. Dialogues, monologues, and pointed imagery define the intimate atmosphere of the Kammerspiele. The audience encounters a work whose dark humor does not relieve but forces reflection.
Conclusion: The exclusive preview promises an intense theater experience between farce, historical analysis, and current political debate. Those who want to experience Tabori's linguistic art and the Schauspielhaus Bochum live will find in this performance an evening of high literary quality and lasting cultural significance.
Official channels of George Tabori:
- Instagram: no official profile found
- Facebook: no official profile found
- Website: no official profile found
- Publisher: no official profile found
