Actor

“In the beginning there was shame.”
There are many reasons to be ashamed: underarm sweat, being different, being touched or being touched, unemployment and poverty, depression and loneliness, defamation, exhaustion, family, loss of face, skin rashes, Heidi Klum, the so-called subtle differences and the climate catastrophe, the intimate area, dirty fantasies, illness, K-pop, stereotyping, shitstorms, bowel movements, insecurity, Twenty4Tim...
Shame is a feeling that almost everyone knows. It has many faces and is present everywhere and at all times. But why is it so difficult for us to talk about it? It's like the elephant in the room. And that elephant is also on the stage at Ballhof Zwei, which the four performers share with the audience. Making elephants speak requires courage and sensitivity, but it is nowhere near as exhausting as constantly repressing elephants and not talking about the sore spot - shame.

The sore point

Ballhof Two

“We don’t hate you for wanting us gone.”
What does it actually feel like to grow up in one of the largest contiguous concrete foundations in Europe – the Ihme-Zentrum in Hanover? "Concrete Block 2000" tells the stories of young people for whom this building, once conceived as a utopian urban concept, represents social inequality and reality. Between poverty and gentrification, the search for opportunities and the flight forward (wherever that may be), the young people look at the block and see: parents who are trying. Friendships. A crumbling foundation. But above all: a home.

Concrete Block 2000

"Hello? Is anyone there?"
Everything is ready for a magnificent play with two clowns and a musician: the stage is set, the costumes are finished, the make-up is perfect! A technician quickly checks that everything is set up. But where is the audience? It should be sold out. But today everything is a little different. Who's playing the piano? Who owns the coffee cup floating through the air? And which ghost is sneaking off with the extension cord? Are the actors here now, or are we just supposed to believe them? Are we really here? "The Invisible Man" is all about what you can't see. And secretly, it's also about how wonderful it can be not to be seen. This production is fun for four-year-olds as well as for adult audiences. All you need is the desire to be seduced by the magic tricks of the Jetse Batelaan. After all, if the actors claim the audience isn't there, there's nothing they can do about it, right? A little Las Vegas in Hanover never hurt anyone.

The Invisible Man

Ballhof

"There's no secret knowledge that makes us mothers. But everyone expects us to never make a mistake in handling our child from the moment of birth because we supposedly have an instinct for it."
Helene does the unthinkable: Without a word, she gets up from dinner and throws herself from the balcony. Her family is shocked. Sarah, Helene's best friend, wants to help and becomes a support for her completely overwhelmed father, Johannes—just until everyone has solid ground under their feet again. Or so she thinks. But the months pass. Sarah's own life naturally fades into the background, and the simmering feeling of rage forces its way to the surface. Lola, Helene's daughter, feels this rage even more intensely; her accusation is directed against the patriarchy itself. She blames the system for her mother's death and decides to declare war on the overwhelming enemy.

Actor

Tom Scherer

Events

Past events

Oct 28 - Nov 17, 2025

The sore point · Staatstheater Hannover

Oct 16 - Nov 20, 2025

Concrete Block 2000 · Staatstheater Hannover

Future and recently performed repertoire

Leon in The anger that remains by Kleemann

Staatstheater Hannover

Actor in The Invisible Man by Jong

Staatstheater Hannover

Actor in The sore point by Woernle

Staatstheater Hannover

Actor in Concrete Block 2000 by Zimmer

Staatstheater Hannover

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