oder Der Kinderkreuzzug
by Kurt Vonnegut
With Justine Hauer, Manuel Klein, Georg Lennarz, Bettina Marugg, Andreas Meidinger
Directed by Frank Heuel
Set design by Annika Ley
Assistance by Lutz Ackermann
Performances
The next performance dates will follow shortly.
In “Schlachthof 5”, Kurt Vonnegut takes the bombing of Dresden towards the end of the Second World War, which he experienced himself, as the starting point for his work. Based on his experiences, he creates his central character in the novel – Billy Pilgrim.
“Listen up: Billy Pilgrim has detached himself from the passage of time.” This is how the story begins, in which Billy Pilgrim drifts through all the phases and episodes that are called life in sum. A tragicomic kaleidoscope of madness: What does war do to a person? And how can we continue to live with the images and memories?
“Schlachthof 5” is a collage, satire, biography, science fiction, a great timeless novel – insane, funny, garish, laconic and touching.
The production takes on the volatility of the text, throwing itself into the maelstrom of the long past and what awaits us in the distant future, like the novel a flaming appeal to humanity.
Supported by: Federal City of Bonn, Ministry of Culture and Sciences of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia.
