Welcome to the world of musicals!
Taste the highlights from Dance of the Vampires, Cats, The Phantom of the Opera, and many other musicals!

During the Musical Dinner, you will be served the absolute highlights of the most popular musicals alongside an exquisite multi-course menu.

As you enjoy this musical dinner, the musical stars in authentic costumes will provide that special touch.

Musicals have never been so close!

Admission at 6:30 PM

Unfortunately, this date is sold out.

On October 12, 2024, the auditorium of the school center will be filled with laughter again! Moderator Ole Lehmann once again has a potpourri of colleagues in tow who will take you on a journey into their world for one evening:

Spätzle, Sex & Dolce Vita: Roberto Capitoni leads a life between love and cleaning week. We find ourselves in the year 1962 AD. All of Swabia is occupied by the Romans… All of Swabia, No! A small town inhabited by unyielding Swabian-Allgäuers refuses to stop resisting the invaders. Learn more about Roberto's childhood, school visits, first kiss, his time as a punk, and how he got into comedy. Also, get to know his godfather in Palermo, Sicily, as he gives Roberto another one of his numerous well-intentioned tips that unfortunately were not always helpful in life. Be there when Roberto storms the stage like the Tasmanian Devil, always in 4D: See, Hear, Feel, Laugh.

René Sydow enchants his audience with a joyful fireworks display of malice towards politicians, celebrities, and political correctness. But unfortunately, the "home-search" for his grandfather still stands, and given the current caregiving crisis, there is no reason for cheerfulness from a personal perspective. How can we age with dignity? What is a human life actually worth? And are these just private questions or is the personal actually political? Is this still cabaret or is it already about life or death? And why has this evening still become so frighteningly funny?

Fee Badenius takes you into her world of thoughts as a songwriter. She presents her songs and texts in a funny and poetic, musical and language-loving way. They oscillate between longing and melancholy, between tenderness and strength, but always have a down-to-earth and intelligent, subtle humor. In her unmistakably likable manner, she also tells stories beyond the songs, experiences from the tour routine through a quirky Germany, life in the Ruhr area, and the creation of her music.

Boris Stijelja is a Croat with a German migration background: born in Mannheim, he grew up in Croatia. Well, that's how it goes... Now he is back here and wants to go back again. Until he is there again and then wants to go home. In short: he has it tough. His German-Croatian life always fluctuates between Cevapcici, wine festivals, and cleaning week. In his neighborhood, German is considered a foreign language - Boris can't keep up with integrating. While his father still worked in construction - for Boris, life is a construction site. He stumbles through cultures and life. While camping in the Palatinate Forest, the fire department might be called because slivovitz is not a suitable fire lighter. Boris humorously battles with himself, with us, and with the everyday problems - but: he lived through the civil war and can withstand anything.

As of: 07/26/2023

The Dire Straits were a band of superlatives. With Mark Knopfler's distinctive guitar playing and deep voice immediately recognizable, they rose from small bar concerts to the biggest stages on the planet in just under a decade.

As a counterpoint to the then-popular punk rock, the always cash-strapped ("Dire Straits") musicians had only a brief niche existence with their many musical influences, before quickly becoming one of the most well-known and successful bands in music history, selling over 120 million records in their career.

With "Sultans of Swing," they achieved breakthrough success in the late 70s, putting Mark Knopfler in the spotlight as a singer, composer, and above all, guitarist. The group reached their zenith in the mid-80s with the song "Money For Nothing," a collaboration with fellow "Geordie" Sting.

However, success and the high expectations took a toll on the involved musicians. After the success of the final album "On Every Street" (38x platinum worldwide) and the eponymous world tour from 1991-1992 with a total of 229 concerts, Mark Knopfler announced in 1995 that the band would henceforth be inactive and would not play any more public concerts.

This final phase is now the focus of the tribute show "One Night of Dire Straits."
Guitarist and singer Alex Moll, together with his exquisitely assembled band of live and studio musicians, takes the audience on a journey full of fascinating and handmade music.

Moll studied Knopfler's music and guitar playing since his youth and gathers in his band only companions who have the Dire Straits in their blood as much as he does. Moll not only manages to coax the same sounds out of his guitar that made Mark Knopfler world-famous but also elevates the energy and joy of playing of the nine-member band to the level of the original.

With a song selection that leaves nothing to be desired, "One Night of Dire Straits" guarantees an outstanding concert evening for all fans of Mark Knopfler, Dire Straits, and handmade music that immediately gets into your ear.

Doors open: 6:30 PM

Since spring 2011, the group THE GREGORIAN VOICES has been on tour in Europe. Under the artistic direction of Oleksiy Semenchuk, the eight extraordinary Ukrainian soloists present the musical tradition of Gregorian chant in a perfect manner.

Dressed in traditional monk robes, the singers create a mystical atmosphere that takes the audience on a journey through the world of medieval sacred music - a sound world without temporal, religious, and linguistic boundaries! Experience a varied concert with a mix of Gregorian chants, Orthodox church music, and songs and madrigals from the Renaissance and Baroque periods. With their powerful voices and many solo passages, the choir and its soloists demonstrate how Gregorian chant can sound today: authentic yet contemporary.

In the second part of the concert, classics of pop music are performed, including "Ameno" by ERA, "You raise me up" by Josh Groban, "Knocking on heaven's door" by Bob Dylan, "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen, "Sound of Silence" by Simon & Garfunkel, "Sailing" by Rod Stewart, which have been newly arranged in the style of Gregorian singing.

Let yourself be inspired by the fascinating voices of the soloists and the stirring choir singing: the Middle Ages meets the here and now.

THE GREGORIAN VOICES offer you a breathtaking concert and an unparalleled listening pleasure.

Doors open at 4:00 PM

On October 16, 2024, Mr. Dieter Neumann will present his book "Stumme Gräber," which was released in May.
It is already the third volume of his North Sea and Baltic Sea crime series.

Start is at 7:00 PM. Admission begins at 6:45 PM.
You can also get tickets directly at our bookstore.

We look forward to seeing you!

6:45 PM

The Addams Family - The Musical

by Marshall Brickman, Rick Elice, and Andrew Lippa,
based on characters created by Charles Addams.

The Addams Family is back!
This time in a delightfully eerie musical comedy show.
The Addams live in their rundown mansion near Central Park.
Neighbors consider them to have a penchant for the macabre.
They are seen as quirky, eccentric, and by some, even as monsters.
When passersby see the smallest family member, "the cold little hand," walking through the front yard or the son of the house playing with his guillotine in the moonlight,
they cross to the other side of the street.
So far, none of the Addams has cared about the gossip, but suddenly,
Wednesday, the daughter, starts to feel ashamed of her family:
Wednesday is in love with Lucas, a completely "normal" boy.
She dreads the idea of Lucas getting to know her family, but the
encounter cannot be avoided.
Lucas's uptight mother shows up right away to get an impression of the people her son associates with.
With crossbows at the ready and wicked smiles, the Addams welcome their guests
and try, for their daughter's sake, to be "completely normal" for one evening.

Doors open at 6:30 PM

In the new program, we ask ourselves: where is the journey going? Things cannot continue as they are for the upcoming challenges of our world! With the collapse of socialism, it was clear to us that only the market economy could be our savior. Today, we realize that back then we didn't board a lifeboat but the Titanic. It all seemed to be going so well: Germany was always on the sunny side of globalization! Cheap flights to the south in cheap fashion from the south. Energy for little coal from the east. In the evening, first eat at the Syrian restaurant and then out of curiosity watch war on "ZDF History" or inflation on "Babylon Berlin." And if our conscience bothered us, we sent our kids to "Fridays for Future," went to the cabaret ourselves, and laughed good-naturedly at our disastrous mistakes. OVER! It is the year 2022. Now, more than half of Germans would prefer to live in the past. In the past, we always preferred the future. Times change. There is only one thing that helps: getting to grips with the present, maybe by comfortably reminiscing about the "good old days" and taking a risk to look towards the future. And where does this happen? The old pub or family gatherings before, now in digital blogs. Or during a cabaret rehearsal. The setting for "Who has turned the world upside down" was quickly found: the first day of rehearsal, a new "cabaret show" is to be rehearsed by our DISTEL ensemble. The script is on the table, and here we go! But how to approach the hot topics? Energy crisis, ongoing pandemic, globalization, or the lack of it? And what does satire still have to offer today? New insights? Redemption? Distraction? Enlightenment? The ensemble does not agree on this. On the contrary. Not only is there controversial discussion, but there is also setting of scenes, lively acting, and visualization. Some aspects are logical, some even fit the mainstream; other positions are unexpectedly refreshingly quirky or breathtakingly bizarre, but above all, they are all very, very funny. With the new program "Who has turned the world upside down?" Distel presents the long-awaited successor to "Scandal in the Spree District," the major audience success of recent years. Once again, the audience can expect a rapid journey through the themes of the time and their upheavals, jumping back and forth between electromobility, political correctness, and the Tyrannosaurus Rex. And all this against the backdrop of an illegal disease and an invincible war, or vice versa. And by the way, what about climate change? The author duo Robert Schmiedel and Frank Voigtmann have been writing successfully for various cabarets in the country since 2005, including individual numbers for the DISTEL. In 2015, they were commissioned with the script for "Once Germany for All" and in 2019 for "Scandal in the Spree District." Like in the previous program, Frank Voigtmann not only directs but also performs as an actor on stage. He is joined by the Distel veteran Stefan Martin Müller and Nancy Spiller, who has appeared in two DISTEL programs and recently became part of the permanent DISTEL ensemble. The three are accompanied musically and verbally by Felix Lauschus and Fred Symann.

The event is sold out

Doors open at 7 pm

The invisible heroines of history

Behind every successful man stands a system that holds HER back. Muse, secretary, wife – there are many names for women whose influence has been erased from history and for whose achievements men received the glory. Men like Karl Marx, Bertolt Brecht, or Albert Einstein, whose female colleagues, daughters, or lovers contributed to their works and whose names are hardly known. Historian and social media figure Leonie Schöler brings history into focus with her book and puts Beklaute Frauen (Penguin 2024) together with moderator Benjamin Bühring in the spotlight.

The event will be translated simultaneously into German Sign Language.

Photo: Johanna Witting

Doors open at 6:30 PM

The Addams Family - The Musical

by Marshall Brickman, Rick Elice, and Andrew Lippa,
based on characters created by Charles Addams.

The Addams Family is back!
This time in a delightfully eerie musical comedy show.
The Addams live in their rundown mansion near Central Park.
Neighbors consider them to have a penchant for the macabre.
They are seen as quirky, eccentric, and by some, even as monsters.
When passersby see the smallest family member, "the cold little hand," walking through the front yard or the son of the house playing with his guillotine in the moonlight,
they cross to the other side of the street.
So far, none of the Addams has cared about the gossip, but suddenly,
Wednesday, the daughter, starts to feel ashamed of her family:
Wednesday is in love with Lucas, a completely "normal" boy.
She dreads the idea of Lucas getting to know her family, but the
encounter cannot be avoided.
Lucas's uptight mother shows up right away to get an impression of the people her son associates with.
With crossbows at the ready and wicked smiles, the Addams welcome their guests
and try, for their daughter's sake, to be "completely normal" for one evening.

Doors open at 6:30 PM

Georg Friedrich Handel
Overture: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Joseph Haydn
Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major (Soloist Moldovan Rodin)
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 5 in B-flat Major

Concert introduction 6:45 - 7:15 PM

A floppy donkey and a fearful dog, a fat cat and a silly rooster want to make a big comeback. So they set off, the four simpletons, along the road, through the forest - but they never make it to Bremen. And they actually can't sing either...
Nevertheless, everything turns out well. Very well indeed!

The Tamalan Theater presents the story of the four peculiar superstars in a duo production with plenty of costumes, humor, and music for children aged 4 and up, as well as family audiences.

Animal howling and singing comedy with critters, roosters, and robbers.

In cooperation with the Göttinger Literaturherbst.

The world-famous humorist Loriot - alias Vicco von Bülow - would have turned 100 years old this year. And there are several reasons to celebrate this birthday with an evening of his "dramatic works". Did you know that Vicco von Bülow graduated from high school in Northeim? Or that his later film and television partner Evelyn Hamann played in the ensemble of the Young Theater Göttingen? We are pleased that the Göttinger Literaturherbst and the Young Theater, together with the Friends of the Stadthalle Northeim, will be presenting the evening "Loriot 100" for you on stage.

Admittance: 5:00 PM

A monologue free from authority for carnivores and diesel drivers
-Vegetarians and pedestrians are welcome-

"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." (Mark Twain). But reflection is not on the agenda. We lack the time to pause and think, as experts predict that in 10 years at the latest, we will reach the "point of no return" and then the earth will be uninhabitable. Panic is the appropriate reaction. Therefore, one feels better taken care of by the mindless majority. The majority opinion determines the course of political developments in democracies. However, with declining voter turnout, a minority can override the majority. This is normal and happens repeatedly.

In his new program, Bruno Jonas chooses the form of a speech. He is mentally guided by Ambrose Bierce, who said: The art of speech is the conspiracy of language and action to deceive the mind. The offer to fog one's brain is diverse. Who pays attention to manipulative language strategies when they are entertaining? Kant mistakenly believed that humans must free themselves from their self-imposed immaturity. Today, we find ourselves in a phase where humans voluntarily embark on immaturity because it is more convenient and more fun.

Bruno Jonas was hired by the "Society for the Rescue of the World", which this time is organizing a gala evening in the "Hegel Hall" of the MS Deutschland at sea. Illusionists perform before the "Nudelgangerl". Jonas is up after the main course. Any theme is allowed. There will be a deluge for everyone after dessert. The evening ends with a collective drowning. It can only be cheerful!

ELVIS meets Dinner!

The greatest hits of Elvis Presley
Travel back with us to the 50s, 60s, and 70s and experience
the most successful hits of Elvis Presley while enjoying an exquisite multi-course menu.

With a powerful vocal volume and authentic movements,
we make the audience believe that the King himself is on stage. In
outfits from Presley's personal tailor, Rami Aslan takes
his audience on an exciting and energetic journey back in time to
the era of the King of Rock 'n' Roll.

Doors open at 6:30 PM

With a repertoire that ranges from classical tango compositions to contemporary interpretations, the ensemble offers a multifaceted and dynamic musical journey. The synergy between the musicians is palpable, creating an atmosphere that is equally challenging and emotionally moving.

Featuring selected works of Tango Nuevo, including pieces by Piazzolla.

Doors open at 7:00 PM.

The only 22-year-old musician Tassilo Probst is a great talent of his generation. In August 2022, he recorded his debut CD “Into Madness” at the Bavarian Radio, which quickly received extremely positive reviews and was awarded as the best chamber music recording of the year, along with a triple nomination for the Opus Klassik.

At Mönchehaus, he presents three virtuosic works for violin and piano together with the London-based pianist Ljubica Stojanovic: Beethoven's so-called Kreutzer Sonata, Brahms’ 3rd Sonata in D minor, and the Carmen Fantasy by the Hungarian composer Jenö Hubay.

Entrance approximately 30 minutes before the start.