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Felix Krull sees the world as a stage and wants to live life to the fullest. He grew up in a small town in the Rheingau region. His father was an unsuccessful sparkling wine producer who drove the family to ruin and then took his own life. Felix – the lucky one – sets out into the wide world to escape poverty. Through his godfather, Schimmelpreester, he finds a job in a luxury hotel in Paris. There, he becomes very good at saying what people want to hear. He is what he seems. He is authentic through deception and an expert at marketing himself. A projection figure for all desires.

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Confessions of the Impostor Felix Krull

Staatstheater Mainz

Bastian Balthasar Bux is a completely normal boy, or at least that's what he always thought... until one day his whole life changed.

The Neverending Story

The play takes place on board a Danish packet boat trading on the nearby coast. Shortly before departure, a man jumps into the harbor to escape his pursuers. Carl, the captain's son, gives the stranger protection by hiding him in the cargo hold. But the presence of the fugitive, who, as it soon turns out, is a Jewish doctor, cannot be concealed on the small boat for long...

The stowaway

Even as a child, Eddy Bellegueule felt that he would have difficulty living up to the expectations of those around him. His world was a small village in Picardy, northern France, and his upbringing in a working-class family was marked by poverty, violence, and social exclusion. Eddy's perceived feminine behavior made him an outsider long before he discovered his own homosexuality, and the constant rejection from his peers and lack of acceptance from his family weighed heavily on him. Despite the adverse circumstances, Eddy sought ways to escape his surroundings and find his own identity. Édouard Louis's autofictional debut novel tells the story of escaping an oppressive childhood in unsparing, explicit imagery and with almost sociological precision.

The end of Eddy

Uli and Svenja are actually working together on an encyclopedia about forest creatures. But while Uli carefully tries to gather photos and factual information, Svenja suddenly questions all the truths she thought were certain. And then she also claims to have seen an incredible animal in the moor, so incredible that it defies description. Is that possible? Uli wants to see it with her own eyes. But suddenly, completely different mysterious things start happening, and the moor itself transforms into a magical labyrinth in which everyone is stuck together. Will they succeed in freeing themselves?

The encyclopedia for everything (UA)

Even as a child, Eddy Bellegueule felt that he would find it difficult to live up to the expectations of those around him. His world is a small village in Picardy in northern France, and his upbringing in a working-class family is marked by poverty, violence, and social exclusion. Eddy's behavior, which is perceived as feminine, makes him an outsider long before he can discover his own homosexuality, and the constant rejection of his fellow human beings and lack of acceptance from his family weigh heavily on him. Despite the adverse circumstances, Eddy looks for ways to escape his surroundings and find his own identity. Édouard Louis' autofictional debut novel tells the story of escaping an oppressive childhood with ruthlessness and sociological precision.

The End of Eddy

Bastian Balthasar Bux is a completely normal boy, or at least that's what he always thought... until one day his whole life changed.
Teased and laughed at by his classmates, he takes refuge after school in Karl Konrad Koreander's antiquarian bookshop. There he discovers a mysterious book entitled
The Neverending Story , which immediately captivates him. As he begins to read, reality around him seems to blur and he is immersed in the
magical realm of Phantásien, which is threatened by "Nothingness". There he learns about the Childlike Empress, who is terminally ill, about the heroic Atreyu, and about Auryn, the symbol of power and wisdom. He also learns that all of Phantásien's hope rests on the shoulders of the young warrior Atreyu, who is to search for a human child. The further he reads, the more Bastian seems to become a part of the story. Is he the one Atreyu is looking for and who holds the fate of this magical world in his hands? That can't be true, he of all people is supposed to be a hero?

Felix Krull sees the world as a stage and wants to enjoy life to the fullest. He grew up in a small town in the Rheingau. His father was an unsuccessful sparkling wine manufacturer who drove the family into ruin and then took his own life. Felix - the lucky one - sets out into the wide world to escape poverty. Through his godfather Schimmelpreester, he finds a job in a luxury hotel in Paris. There he is very good at saying what people want to hear. He is what he seems. He is authentic by deceiving and an expert at marketing himself. A projection figure for all desires.

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Benjamin Kaygun

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Oct 22 - Nov 15, 2025

Confessions of the Impostor Felix Krull · Staatstheater Mainz

Oct 15 - Dec 29, 2025

The Neverending Story · Staatstheater Mainz

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