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Between Dreams and Ruins by Wolfgang Borchert - Neues Globe Theater

A man returns from the war—and can no longer find a place in life. Beckmann is 25, scarred in body and soul, and finds himself facing closed doors: the society he served, and a future that no longer wants him. In a dreamlike journey, Beckmann encounters not only people but also larger-than-life figures: Death, the Elbe River, God—and the Other, a mirror image of himself. Amid bitter seriousness and grotesque intensification, surprising, almost absurdly comical moments arise time and again, moments that disrupt the action while simultaneously sharpening it. Live music comments on the action, drives it forward, and opens up additional layers. Wolfgang Borchert’s drama, written when he was just 26 years old, is more than a classic: it is a powerful, poetic outcry against silence and repression. Written in 1947, the play feels alarmingly relevant today. The Neues Globe Theater brings this drama to the stage with clarity, intensity, and a joy for performance—as a moving evening that shocks, shakes, and leaves room for quiet, unexpected moments of humor.

Cast: Andreas Erfurth, Moritz Gehrckens, Leonard Göpfert, Rosemarie Klinkhammer, Anja Lemmermann, Marco Litta & Laurenz Wiegend
Script: Wolfgang Borchert
Direction and Adaptation: Kai Frederic Schrickel
Music: Tilman Ritter

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