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Surveillance state, the constant feeling of being threatened by war, arbitrary power - how close are we actually living to George Orwell's famous dystopia? And to what extent is the order in which we live a reflection of ourselves? In 1984 - Love in the Mirror , the Volkstheater's resident choreographer Laura Witzleben explores the expressive possibilities with which the novel can be expressed in movement and dance, music, language, stage and costume - in a satirically exaggerated way and at the same time truthful: In the world, the desire of the few for total power has prevailed and become socially entrenched.

In Gerhart Hauptmann's most frequently performed play, an apartment building serves as a reflection of society: the unemployed theater director Hassenreuter keeps his costume collection in the attic, pursues amorous pleasures, or gives acting lessons. There are sometimes heated arguments about whether art should be beautiful or true. Meanwhile, cleaning lady John dreams of middle-class happiness on the middle floor: when she hears from the maid Pauline Piperkarcka that she wants to kill herself because she has become pregnant unintentionally, Mrs. John offers to buy the child from her. Pauline quickly regrets the deal, however, and names Mrs. John as her child's foster mother. Alarmed, Pauline plants the dying child in the basement of the morphine addict Knobbe.

The musical journey through time continues and the exciting 1990s begin. In the Nowack family's inn in the tranquil Dröggelin, not far from the Baltic Sea, Uncle Werner is eagerly awaiting the upcoming village festival. Renate and Hans Nowack, meanwhile, are worried about their finances. When their son Torsten gets the chance to start working at a bank in a West German city, he jumps at the chance. Between banking and the vibrant nightlife, Torsten is enjoying his new life to the fullest. In the meantime, the Nowacks receive an offer that holds out the prospect of saving their inn. Will the fortune hunters keep their promises or will they be sold out after all?

Summer in Hall 207 is ushered in with unforgettable catchy tunes such as Schenkt man sich Rosen in Tirol , Ich bin die Christel von der Post or Wie mein Ahn'l zwanzig Jahr . The operetta may have premiered in Vienna, but it is set in the Palatinate, where forest and game master Baron Weps has his hands full. He collects bribes from the farmers so that His Serene Highness the Elector will overlook the poaching on his lands during his upcoming visit. Above all, however, Weps has his own arrears and a nephew, Stanislaus, who is even more in debt. Couldn't the money be diverted sensibly? Too bad that the Elector cancels at short notice. And it gets even worse: His wife doesn't know about it and has gone to the village in disguise to confront her unfaithful husband! There are a lot of amorous entanglements to resolve until, in the end, Adam, the bird dealer, gets his Christel; Weps is lucky with a lady-in-waiting and the electress is also reconciled. House director Rainer Holzapfel will direct the comedy with the lively melodies.

The popular Volkstheater summer is hard to imagine without a new summer musical. That's why the Volkstheater Rostock is bringing a new hit musical to the stage of the former ship's metalwork shop in summer 2025. After the musical's journey back in time to the disco era of the groovy seventies and the double look at divided Berlin in the eighties, the early nineties follow with Go West . In summer 2025, the new musical will be heading towards the turn of the millennium with the hottest sounds. As always, the band will perform the biggest hits of this time live, and summery entertainment and a great atmosphere are guaranteed.