Monday Shorts

In the organizer's words:

To the theater on a Monday night? No question about it! We are looking forward to continuing the "Monday Shorts", where artists and employees present specially designed programs on our small but beautiful stage in the theater restaurant. There will be plays, songs and readings. There are joint events with other Lübeck cultural institutions as well as improv shows, readings and quirky performances. The ever-popular "Kostproben" will also continue to sail under this flag: during the premiere week, we give an insight into our rehearsals and the directing teams talk about their concepts. And the same applies in future: admission is free.

October

On 06/10, our new assistant director Pauline Knabner introduces herself to the audience with a quiz about AI: Whether texts or images, can you still tell what is real and what is AI-generated? On 13/10, Johanna Retzer and Nina-Mercedés Rühl present an evening about Female Rage and on 20/10, Michael Fuchs congratulates children's book author Otfried Preußler on his birthday with a reading. October concludes with our Halloween "Reading of Horror" (as has become a tradition)!

November

In November, the Monday Shorts start and end with insights into two premieres at the Kammerspiele: On 03/11 we present the novel adaptation "Der Prozess" by Franz Kafka and on 24/11 you can expect a foretaste of the premiere "Wald" directed by choreographer Katja Wachter. On 10/11 Jan Byl and Nina Mercedés Rühl celebrate the 144th birthday of Stefan Zweig with a reading of his novella "Angst" and on 17/11 our new ensemble member Antonia Sophie Schirmeister introduces herself to the audience in the theater restaurant.

December

Cabaret artist Hanns Dieter Hüsch would have been one hundred years old in 2025 and actor Andreas Hutzel and musician Willy Daum commemorate the all-round genius on 01/12 with a program of texts and music. On 08/12, the team behind the production "WTF?!" will present the scenes that did not make it into the musical play development. On 15/12 Will Workman and Sven Simon take over the Monday Shorts: chaos and laughter guaranteed! And just before the holidays, we present a classic of English Christmas literature: Charles Dickens' Christmas story.