nach dem Roman von Irmgard Keun
Bühnenfassung von Gottfried Greiffenhagen

Regie: Irene Christ
mit Johanna Marie Bourgeois

48 hours in the year 1936. The 19-year-old Susanna describes - initially with overflowing zest for life and satirical humor - the events around her: her passionate love for Franz, with whom she has plans for the future; the changed behavior of the people close to her; the life with the "racial laws"; in general the new normality: everyday life during Nazi rule. An appearance by Hitler before an enthusiastic crowd at the Frankfurt Opera Square becomes the starting point for drastic events. The noose tightens. Denunciations are the order of the day. "Mothers report their daughters-in-law, daughters their fathers-in-law, brothers their sisters, sisters their brothers... Neighbors their neighbors." In a very short time, Susanna is no longer just a humorous observer, but right in the middle of it and forced to grow up. During an extravagant party, shortly before midnight, a major life decision must be made. Action is taken after midnight.

Irmgard Keun, a star on the literary scene in the 1930s and later rediscovered, wrote the novel "Nach Mitternacht" during her time in exile. It was published in the Netherlands in 1937. She also celebrated sensational successes with the preceding novels "Gilgi, eine von uns" and "Das kunstseidene Mädchen." Gottfried Greiffenhagen compresses Keun's great novel with his monologue adaptation into a desperately cheerful and mercilessly sharp-sighted play.

nach dem Roman von Irmgard Keun
Bühnenfassung von Gottfried Greiffenhagen

Regie: Irene Christ
mit Johanna Marie Bourgeois

48 hours in the year 1936. The 19-year-old Susanna describes - initially with overflowing zest for life and satirical humor - the events around her: her passionate love for Franz, with whom she has plans for the future; the changed behavior of the people close to her; the life with the "racial laws"; in general the new normality: everyday life during Nazi rule. An appearance by Hitler before an enthusiastic crowd at the Frankfurt Opera Square becomes the starting point for drastic events. The noose tightens. Denunciations are the order of the day. "Mothers report their daughters-in-law, daughters their fathers-in-law, brothers their sisters, sisters their brothers... Neighbors their neighbors." In a very short time, Susanna is no longer just a humorous observer, but right in the middle of it and forced to grow up. During an extravagant party, shortly before midnight, a major life decision must be made. Action is taken after midnight.

Irmgard Keun, a star on the literary scene in the 1930s and later rediscovered, wrote the novel "Nach Mitternacht" during her time in exile. It was published in the Netherlands in 1937. She also celebrated sensational successes with the preceding novels "Gilgi, eine von uns" and "Das kunstseidene Mädchen." Gottfried Greiffenhagen compresses Keun's great novel with his monologue adaptation into a desperately cheerful and mercilessly sharp-sighted play.

nach dem Roman von Irmgard Keun
Bühnenfassung von Gottfried Greiffenhagen

Regie: Irene Christ
mit Johanna Marie Bourgeois

48 hours in the year 1936. The 19-year-old Susanna describes - initially with overflowing zest for life and satirical humor - the events around her: her passionate love for Franz, with whom she has plans for the future; the changed behavior of the people close to her; the life with the "racial laws"; in general the new normality: everyday life during Nazi rule. An appearance by Hitler before an enthusiastic crowd at the Frankfurt Opera Square becomes the starting point for drastic events. The noose tightens. Denunciations are the order of the day. "Mothers report their daughters-in-law, daughters their fathers-in-law, brothers their sisters, sisters their brothers... Neighbors their neighbors." In a very short time, Susanna is no longer just a humorous observer, but right in the middle of it and forced to grow up. During an extravagant party, shortly before midnight, a major life decision must be made. Action is taken after midnight.

Irmgard Keun, a star on the literary scene in the 1930s and later rediscovered, wrote the novel "Nach Mitternacht" during her time in exile. It was published in the Netherlands in 1937. She also celebrated sensational successes with the preceding novels "Gilgi, eine von uns" and "Das kunstseidene Mädchen." Gottfried Greiffenhagen compresses Keun's great novel with his monologue adaptation into a desperately cheerful and mercilessly sharp-sighted play.

nach dem Roman von Irmgard Keun
Bühnenfassung von Gottfried Greiffenhagen

Regie: Irene Christ
mit Johanna Marie Bourgeois

48 hours in the year 1936. The 19-year-old Susanna describes - initially with overflowing zest for life and satirical humor - the events around her: her passionate love for Franz, with whom she has plans for the future; the changed behavior of the people close to her; the life with the "racial laws"; in general the new normality: everyday life during Nazi rule. An appearance by Hitler before an enthusiastic crowd at the Frankfurt Opera Square becomes the starting point for drastic events. The noose tightens. Denunciations are the order of the day. "Mothers report their daughters-in-law, daughters their fathers-in-law, brothers their sisters, sisters their brothers... Neighbors their neighbors." In a very short time, Susanna is no longer just a humorous observer, but right in the middle of it and forced to grow up. During an extravagant party, shortly before midnight, a major life decision must be made. Action is taken after midnight.

Irmgard Keun, a star on the literary scene in the 1930s and later rediscovered, wrote the novel "Nach Mitternacht" during her time in exile. It was published in the Netherlands in 1937. She also celebrated sensational successes with the preceding novels "Gilgi, eine von uns" and "Das kunstseidene Mädchen." Gottfried Greiffenhagen compresses Keun's great novel with his monologue adaptation into a desperately cheerful and mercilessly sharp-sighted play.

nach dem Roman von Irmgard Keun
Bühnenfassung von Gottfried Greiffenhagen

Regie: Irene Christ
mit Johanna Marie Bourgeois

48 hours in the year 1936. The 19-year-old Susanna describes - initially with overflowing zest for life and satirical humor - the events around her: her passionate love for Franz, with whom she has plans for the future; the changed behavior of the people close to her; the life with the "racial laws"; in general the new normality: everyday life during Nazi rule. An appearance by Hitler before an enthusiastic crowd at the Frankfurt Opera Square becomes the starting point for drastic events. The noose tightens. Denunciations are the order of the day. "Mothers report their daughters-in-law, daughters their fathers-in-law, brothers their sisters, sisters their brothers... Neighbors their neighbors." In a very short time, Susanna is no longer just a humorous observer, but right in the middle of it and forced to grow up. During an extravagant party, shortly before midnight, a major life decision must be made. Action is taken after midnight.

Irmgard Keun, a star on the literary scene in the 1930s and later rediscovered, wrote the novel "Nach Mitternacht" during her time in exile. It was published in the Netherlands in 1937. She also celebrated sensational successes with the preceding novels "Gilgi, eine von uns" and "Das kunstseidene Mädchen." Gottfried Greiffenhagen compresses Keun's great novel with his monologue adaptation into a desperately cheerful and mercilessly sharp-sighted play.

nach dem Roman von Irmgard Keun
Bühnenfassung von Gottfried Greiffenhagen

Regie: Irene Christ
mit Johanna Marie Bourgeois

48 hours in the year 1936. The 19-year-old Susanna describes - initially with overflowing zest for life and satirical humor - the events around her: her passionate love for Franz, with whom she has plans for the future; the changed behavior of the people close to her; the life with the "racial laws"; in general the new normality: everyday life during Nazi rule. An appearance by Hitler before an enthusiastic crowd at the Frankfurt Opera Square becomes the starting point for drastic events. The noose tightens. Denunciations are the order of the day. "Mothers report their daughters-in-law, daughters their fathers-in-law, brothers their sisters, sisters their brothers... Neighbors their neighbors." In a very short time, Susanna is no longer just a humorous observer, but right in the middle of it and forced to grow up. During an extravagant party, shortly before midnight, a major life decision must be made. Action is taken after midnight.

Irmgard Keun, a star on the literary scene in the 1930s and later rediscovered, wrote the novel "Nach Mitternacht" during her time in exile. It was published in the Netherlands in 1937. She also celebrated sensational successes with the preceding novels "Gilgi, eine von uns" and "Das kunstseidene Mädchen." Gottfried Greiffenhagen compresses Keun's great novel with his monologue adaptation into a desperately cheerful and mercilessly sharp-sighted play.

nach dem Roman von Irmgard Keun
Bühnenfassung von Gottfried Greiffenhagen

Regie: Irene Christ
mit Johanna Marie Bourgeois

48 hours in the year 1936. The 19-year-old Susanna describes - initially with overflowing zest for life and satirical humor - the events around her: her passionate love for Franz, with whom she has plans for the future; the changed behavior of the people close to her; the life with the "racial laws"; in general the new normality: everyday life during Nazi rule. An appearance by Hitler before an enthusiastic crowd at the Frankfurt Opera Square becomes the starting point for drastic events. The noose tightens. Denunciations are the order of the day. "Mothers report their daughters-in-law, daughters their fathers-in-law, brothers their sisters, sisters their brothers... Neighbors their neighbors." In a very short time, Susanna is no longer just a humorous observer, but right in the middle of it and forced to grow up. During an extravagant party, shortly before midnight, a major life decision must be made. Action is taken after midnight.

Irmgard Keun, a star on the literary scene in the 1930s and later rediscovered, wrote the novel "Nach Mitternacht" during her time in exile. It was published in the Netherlands in 1937. She also celebrated sensational successes with the preceding novels "Gilgi, eine von uns" and "Das kunstseidene Mädchen." Gottfried Greiffenhagen compresses Keun's great novel with his monologue adaptation into a desperately cheerful and mercilessly sharp-sighted play.