51. Mülheimer Theatertage: "2x241 Titel doppelt so gut wie Martin Kippenberger" von Frankfurter Hauptschule

In the organizer's words:

Nominated for the Mülheim Drama Prize 2026: "2x241 titles twice as good as Martin Kippenberger" by Frankfurter Hauptschule

The first play by the art collective Frankfurter Hauptschule takes up two iconic works by multi-artist Kippenberger: his book "241 Bildtitel zum Ausleihen für Künstler" (1984) and his painting "Ich kann beim besten Willen kein Hakenkreuz erkennen" (1984) - a picture full of interlocking cross-shaped areas. With reference to the ingenious silliness of the New Frankfurt School, the Frankfurters turn both ideas into 482 possible work titles, mostly oneliners between wordplay, art insidery, class clown prose - and right-wing derailment. It starts out quite funny until the jokes get increasingly out of hand. (Franz Wille)

2x241 Title twice as good as Martin Kippenberger
Munich version
Frankfurt secondary school

Production by the Münchner Kammerspiele

With: Elias Maria Burckhardt, Antonina Gruse, Anja Signitzer

Guest appearances in the video: Dennis Fell-Hernandez, Frangiskos Kakoulakis, Nadège Meta Kanku, Jelena Kuljić, Thomas Schmauser, Maren Solty

Text, direction, set design: Frankfurter Hauptschule
Dramaturgy: Sophie Eisenried, Julia Lochte
Choir director: Christine Groß

Sensory stimuli: brief stroboscope-like lighting effects.

Following the performance and the audience discussion on June 6, the jury debate for the Mülheim Drama Prize 2026 will take place at around 8:30 pm, Free admission.

All information about the play and the entire program of the 51st Mülheim Theatre Days at: stuecke.de