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Mutters Courage

George Tabori

From September 17, 2026

George Tabori had a keen sense of humor in a context of horror, for the absurd punchline in the realm of evil. In "Mutters Courage," he tells the impossible story of a sixty-year-old Jewish woman who is arrested in the streets of Budapest in 1944 and deported with 4030 others in a cattle car to Auschwitz. And she is the only one to survive. The impossible story is a true story. Elsa Tabori lived it. Her son wrote it down. Since then, it has been an integral part of an oral history – of course, only for those among us who believe that one cannot simply "leave" history behind. According to a survey, 81% of Germans would have liked to do so regarding the Holocaust back in 2015. “It is clear: the Germans will never forgive us Jews for Auschwitz,” says Israeli psychoanalyst Zwi Rex. Tabori's homage to his mother is, in a broader sense, a tribute to all mothers whose courage, wit, and will to live gave their children the opportunity to cope with their own trauma. The performance has seen over 170 presentations in the past 30 years – including in New York and Los Angeles.

Elsa Tabori: Sigrun Schneider-Kaethner
Georg Tabori: Thomas Bockelmann

Direction: Thomas Bockelmann
Stage: Pia Janssen
Costumes: Ursina Zürcher
Music: Erich Radke
Dramaturgy: Michael Volk

Premiere September 13, 2025

What the press says:

“This bargaining over formulations, which is naturally also a negotiation of truth, is crafted with laconic wit but primarily serves to make the horror behind the story bearable. Wonderful is this play of the two – precise, delicate, touching. Great applause.”
Anja Witzke, theater critic

“A black comedy that spares neither the banality nor the horror. But it also allows for loving moments between mother and son Tabori. [...] Touchingly played by Sigrun Schneider-Kaethner and Thomas Bockelmann.”
Christoph Ströhle - Reutlinger General-Anzeiger

“The play [...] is uncompromising in its core message. [...] And it leaves questions open. In this sense, it is suitable for discussions.”
Peter Ertle - Schwäbisches Tagblatt

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