Theaterstück "Die Nacht von Sevilla"

In the organizer's words:

The semi-final between Germany and France on July 8, 1982 in Seville is one of the most memorable matches in the history of the World Cup. The nerve-wracking events on the pitch threatened to put an end to the Franco-German friendship. The terrible collision between goalkeeper Toni Schumacher and Patrick Battiston, the tense extra time and the first penalty shoot-out in a World Cup are still on people's minds more than four decades after the spectacular clash between the two great soccer nations in the semi-final of the 12th World Cup in Spain.

Manuel Neukirchner's documentary play removes the historical distance from the events of the time and gives the impression of being on the pitch at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán in Seville on that sultry evening in the summer of 1982. You are immersed in the thoughts of the tragic and radiant heroes. The dialogs and monologues of the historical figures appearing in the play are taken from autobiographies, interviews, documentaries, newspaper reports, television broadcasts and conversations between the author and the protagonists of the time.

"This play is entertaining, highly exciting and at least as good as the more than two hours in the stadium in Seville," says Paul Breitner, the playmaker and head of the German national team at the 1982 World Cup in Spain. In this staged reading, actor Peter Lohmeyer takes on all the roles in this soccer drama and is supported by one of the tragic heroes of this truly historic game: the then German national goalkeeper Toni Schumacher.

The performance will be followed by a panel discussion.

A project partnership between the German Football Museum and the Brost Foundation.

The event is barrier-free to a limited extent. There is free seating.