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Theatre in German: Kalter weißer Mann

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The funeral service for Gernot Steinfels, head of the company "Feinwäsche Steinfels", who died at the age of 94, gets completely out of hand. His successor-to-be, Horst Bohne, planned everything meticulously. The text on the ribbon for the funeral wreath "In deep mourning. Your employees" doesn't work at all, according to marketing manager Alina Bergreiter and social media expert Kevin Packert in unison. Because where are the employees? One of them is the long-time secretary Rieke Schneider, who absolutely wants to sing at the funeral service. Intern Kim Olkowski has problems with the funeral saying "Only work was your life" because it "somehow stands for a totally toxic work-life balance". And whether Horst Bohne should become managing director at all must also be put to the test. It is no wonder that even Pastor Herbert Koch loses his nerve at such a funeral service.
The comedy full of twists and turns dissects the abysses, pitfalls and rhetorical tricks of the current discussion about social etiquette with relishful devotion. "Artistic director Guntbert Warns stages the evening as a great exchange of blows, which in the end arouses sympathy and understanding for both positions - without lecturing". (Berliner Zeitung) Director: Guntbert Warns Stage: Manfred Gruber Costumes: Ariane Warns Dramaturgy: Joachim Flicker With: Horst Bohne: Markus Gertken Rieke Schneider: Imogen Kogge Alina Bergreiter: Alexandra Finder Kevin Packert: Johannes Deckenbach Kim Olkowski: Leonie Krieg Herbert Koch: Felix von Manteuffel Supported by: Autonomous Province of Bolzano, Dept. of German Culture / South Tyrolean Savings Bank Foundation In cooperation with: Volkshochschule Südtirol Supported by: rothoblaas