George Tabori's My Struggle in Bochum: Grotesque Theater with Political Force
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George Tabori's Grotesque on the Mechanics of Evil
On Sunday, December 20, 2026, the Schauspielhaus Bochum will present George Tabori's My Struggle directed by Johan Simons in the Kammerspiele. The performance begins at 19:00 and leads into a disturbing, yet bitterly comedic world between historical memory, political responsibility, and dark humor.
A Literary Grotesque with a Sharp Eye
George Tabori's play premiered in 1987 focuses on Adolf Hitler's early years in Vienna. In a men's dormitory, the young Hitler meets the Jewish bookseller Shlomo Herzl. From this configuration, Tabori develops a grotesque experimental arrangement about seduction, resentment, and the social conditions under which ideologies emerge.
Between Comedy, Abyss, and Historical Memory
Tabori's linguistic art works with exaggeration, macabre wit, and painful breaks. The comedy does not relieve but exposes the abyss. It is in this tension that the piece gains its literary and political quality: it confronts the audience with the question of how evil disguises itself in everyday life and how language becomes a stage of power and exclusion.
Johan Simons Directs George Tabori
Johan Simons directs. On stage are Pierre Bokma, Stefan Hunstein, Lukas von der Lühe, Veronika Nickl, Nina Steils, and Payam Yazdani. The set design is by Aleksandar Denić, and the costumes by Adriana Braga Peretzki. Moritz Hannemann dramaturgically supervises the production.
An Intense Theater Experience in the Kammerspiele
The reading atmosphere of a literary text combines here with the immediacy of theater: voice, body, rhythm, and stage space make Tabori's narrative sensually tangible. Visitors should expect not a historical retelling but a concentrated author encounter with a work that intertwines memory culture and contemporary discourse.
Conclusion: Theater that Endures Contradiction
My Struggle promises an evening of high linguistic intensity and political relevance. Those who want to experience the literary quality of George Tabori, the grotesque form of the play, and the contemporary power of the theme live will find in the Kammerspiele Bochum a compelling occasion for reflection.
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