Name: Mirth and Melancholy
Start: 2026-12-10T20:00:00
Location: Evangelische Versöhnungskirche

Tom Daun

brotfabrik Theater

A concert in which klezmer musician Georg Brinkmann and church music director Stefan Horz improvise music together in dialogue, bringing to life the setting of a Yiddish wedding.

Klezmer Dialogue

Brotfabrik Bonn

Improv show: One murder, many suspects – and no sign of a plan! The improv theatre group Mission ImpRossible invites you to a mystery night full of surprising twists.

Mission ImpRossible – Mystery Night

Theatersaal

El Goma turns everyday situations into grand comedy. Inimitable juggling, slapstick, crazy dance moves and improvisation. Part of the ZEIT FÜR ZIRKUS festival. Recommended for ages 4 and up.

Greatest Hits

Contemporary juggling double bill for the whole family: SILENT SHOUT and TUNNEL, 2 x 35 minutes with an intermission. Part of the ZEIT FÜR ZIRKUS festival and La Nuit du Cirque. Recommended age: 4 and up.

Zeit für Zirkus – Hippana.Maleta: Silent Shout & Tunnel

Back by popular demand – with new numbers and new luck! Contemporary clowning, offbeat perspectives and music with Fort Willy (Olivia Platzer & Bryce Kasson) and special guests commandoTaube! (Erik Werner & Hedy Michels) with Burt Meyer, Suzan Erentok and Shai Cohen. Recommended age: 12 and up. Part of the ZEIT FÜR ZIRKUS Festival.

Cast Away Cabaret

Six people take refuge in an air-raid shelter at night. An enemy soldier joins the motley group. The group must ask itself: what do we do with the enemy? Let him go, tie him up, or kill him? What is that out there? Bombs, rockets, drones? What is that in here? Faith, love, hope, or sheer madness? To keep from losing their minds, they begin to tell stories and sing, like canaries in a coal mine. As long as the birds sing, the people are not yet dead. But whoever receives a visit from a dead woman and an angel, are they still alive?

Bombennacht

A murder-mystery comedy by Ken Ludwig. It's Christmas. There's a country house. There's a murder. And everyone has a secret.

The Game's Afoot

As (almost) always on the first Wednesday of the month: Kunst gegen Bares Bonn! As always, everything stays wonderfully surprising, with plenty of art and feeling from songwriting, reciting texts, tearing off jokes, card magic, stage acting or dance performances. As always, your generous donations decide who wins the evening and gets an encore.

Kunst gegen Bares Bonn

Music by John Dowland and Christmas sounds from England

Mirth and Melancholy

Evangelische Versöhnungskirche

The emperor of Rome is dead. William Shakespeare's first ever tragedy finds its spark in a battle of succession between the late leader's impulsive and short tempered eldest son, the more mild younger son and general Titus Andronicus, who has just returned from war against the Goths and who has been entered into the election without his knowing. Titus wins but refuses the crown, remembering decades of active military duty that have taken a toll on his body and prompting him towards seeking rest, not riches. However, after nominating the emperor's eldest to take his place, Titus soon finds himself and his family in a dangerous position when the new ruler falls in love with the Queen of the country Titus just won a war against. The stage is set for multiple revenge plots and amongst the ensuing spiral of violence, the entire empire begins to fall apart. Director Konstantin Rasanis took the brutal Shakespearean classic and transformed it into a story that finds itself just as much in the time of the roman empire as it does today, taking place in a world where music is more prominent (and destructive) than it is in ours.

William Shakespeares Titus Andronicus

Christmas is just around the corner. The Fox has stolen a goose! His companions, the Wolf and the Weasel, are already licking their chops: the traditional Christmas feast is going to be splendid! The only problem is that Mrs. Goose is a "tough nut to crack" and has no intention of being cooked to a turn… Better still: she even resolves to set the lives of the three of them a little straight. The story of a hungry fox and a clever goose who stubbornly refuses to be served up as the Christmas roast. Ages 4 and up

Christmas Without a Goose

LVR-LandesMuseum Bonn

Satirical Christmas Stories with Petra Kalkutschke & Martin Bross – A reading of poems and satire for the pre-Christmas season.