A little man in a forest? Quite the opposite: A tree stands on A.'s balcony. It seems to have grown overnight from a crack, a crevice in the concrete. The city's gardening department doesn't feel responsible, and the forestry department soon proves overwhelmed, as forests suddenly sprout up in every European city. Volunteers are sought to clear vegetation from the Eiffel Tower, and Bambi grazes in the canyons of high-rise buildings.

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Forest

Theater Lübeck

"What kind of people were they? What were they talking about? Who dared to attack him in his apartment?" Before breakfast on his 30th birthday, two men appeared in Joseph K.'s room and declared him under arrest. They explained nothing more. The authority they were from and what he was accused of remained a mystery. The men didn't take him away, allowing Joseph K. to continue his work. Convinced of his innocence, his attempts to appear in court led him to the city's twisted attics. Joseph K. hired a lawyer, but he searched in vain for a solution to his case or a sensible course of action. Although Joseph K. was gradually absorbed in his trial, it made little progress—until one day he learned of his conviction...

The process

Who do I still talk to, and who do I no longer talk to? Who is so politically distant from me, who strikes me as so contemptuous of humanity, that they've disqualified themselves as a conversation partner? And what do these personal perspectives mean for the greater whole of our democratic coexistence? It seems as if political discourse is becoming ever more heated and irreconcilable, the choice of words increasingly drastic, the views ever more radical. But this observation is by no means limited to politics; social media is being insidiously undermined by hateful, denigrating, and violence-glorifying comments about everything and everyone. Are we becoming a society full of bullies? Why have the fronts become so entrenched, what has changed in recent years? And above all: How do we get out of this whole mess?

WTF?!

Lately, we've heard a lot about concerns about our democracy. But who shapes our democracy—not in faraway Berlin and at the federal level, but in our immediate surroundings? What about our local politics? Who are these people who put themselves at the service of the community and help shape our cities and our community life democratically? Who do we elect as our representatives?

The exemplary life of Samuel W.

In his play "Birthday Candles," American playwright Noah Haidle spins a thread of life on which birthdays (some more, some less solemnly celebrated) are strung like pearls on a necklace. 100 years of life – 100 birthday cakes that Ernestine bakes each year according to her mother's recipe as she searches for her place in the universe. At 18, Ernestine is convinced she'll find that place on a theater stage, far away from her tranquil hometown, but as the saying goes, "Life is what happens while you're busy making other plans." Ernestine starts a family with her childhood sweetheart, experiences highs and lows, and ultimately finds herself reflected in the questions, wishes, and dreams of those who come after her.

Daniel Thulke

Events

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Sep 13, 2025 - Feb 1, 2026

The exemplary life of Samuel W. · Theater Lübeck

Sep 18, 2025 - Jan 10, 2026

WTF?! · Theater Lübeck

Nov 7, 2025 - Mar 12, 2026

The process · Theater Lübeck

Nov 29, 2025 - Apr 25, 2026

Forest · Theater Lübeck

Feb 6 - May 28, 2026

Birthday Candles · Theater Lübeck

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Forest · Theater Lübeck

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The process · Theater Lübeck

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