Rebellion? Anarchy? Uprising? Was that not the goal? Sure! But suddenly you find yourself at the changing table at three o'clock in the morning, the bottle bubbling in the warmer and the damn pacifier somehow is lost again! Stand-up comedian Jochen Prang has been a punk rocker his whole life. Wild and unrestrained! Only now he is also a father of two and lives in a row house in Stuttgart. This dilemma, however, is a real stroke of luck for his audience: Because in the balancing act between the desire to live out his wild side and keeping the children's room navigable, Jochen has developed a great perspective on the madness of life. With that, he has been a staple in the German stand-up comedy scene for several years now. He performs in live formats like NightWash and the Quatsch Comedy Club, and is regularly seen on TV – among others as the host of the ZDF format Chaos Comedy Club. In his new solo program, he shows among other things that even parenting can be compatible with his old punk rock values and that a certain degree of anarchy is good for everyday life. Because actually, one has to say: It's only since he has kids that Jochen really knows what true anarchy means!

Doors open & catering from 6:00 PM

A theatrical performance of spoken art

"Voices-Stimmen" is a poetic journey through the universe and through scenes of human life, dealing with the development of the human voice and language over the course of a lifetime. Which voice defines and shapes us? What do we strive for? Perfection?
Musical and dance elements accompany this artistic journey, which, starting from the creation of the universe, ultimately leads to ourselves, our thoughts, feelings, and our inner voices.

Voices – Stimmen is a production of the Studio for Spoken Art of HMDK Stuttgart in cooperation with the Stuttgart Music School and the Art School Labyrinth.

With the speakers:
Rahel Ehret
Janis Hanenberg
Annemarie Klemm
Jonathan Wiese

Music:
Ensemble Serenata of the Stuttgart Music School
Conductor: Oliver Hasenzahl

Dance:
Dance Ensemble of the Art School Labyrinth Ludwigsburg
Director: Ariane Brandt

Direction:
Hannah Wehrum, Stephan Raab & Michael Speer

Stage and costumes:
Birgit Holzwarth

„This eternal boredom, at home, your parents, your iPhone 16 Pro Max, you want to be part of it. Drill? No thanks. Damn loneliness! Nothing but inclusion. Getting stuck. Longing for lectures and school. Professors in university? Leftist theories? Empathy, awareness, diversity. You are for everything.“ (inspired by: Uli Schwinge and Simon Steiner: How Punk Arrived in Stuttgart)
A project of the Academic Operating Orchestra and students of ABK.

Ela is a psychotherapist by profession and also the great-great-granddaughter of Sigmund Freud. Actually, it's already the end of the workday when a pressing patient announces himself. He wants to remain anonymous, only revealing the first letter of his name: G. Perhaps a celebrity? Ela wants to help the unknown visitor and lets him in. During the conversation, it becomes clear that sitting in front of her is none other than God himself – and that he has a big problem with one of his creations – humanity.

Ela: I don't believe in God.
G: And who do you then talk to all the time? For thirty-eight years!
Ela: Pardon?!
G: Well, you never go to bed without your daily cursing.

The clever and entertaining play "Oh mein Gott" by Anat Gov fundamentally questions our culture.

Doors open: 7:45 PM

IN THE FLOW
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One cannot step into the same river twice, says Heraclitus; everything is in a state of constant flux. One thinks of the Berlin Brandenburg Airport and realizes: the ancient Greek was right.
"Everything is in a state of constant flux" – this is the conclusion Urban Priol regularly comes to when he is sitting at his press release text just before the deadline.
Similar to a river in constant change, his new program also evolves. With a keen eye, the cabaret artist observes the constant flow of political events, even though the German political landscape of recent years, especially the grand coalition, more closely resembles a reservoir than a flowing stream. Priol is always at the cutting edge, spontaneously and with current relevance, often mocking faster than his shadow can think. He grumbles, thunders, flashes, and, like a cleansing thunderstorm, illuminates many things in a bright, cheerful light. Master of parody, he plows tirelessly through the night, getting to the heart of complex issues and transforming opaque-turbid whirlpools into pure spring water. With joy, he plunges into the torrents of daily absurdity, delves into the abyss of the absurd, gleefully mocks, and has just as much fun as his audience.
"In the Flow" is like a rafting trip, speeding past rapids and boulders through wild foaming rapids. Come along! Follow the motto of another great Greek philosopher, Costa Cordalis: "Get into the boat tonight!" You won't regret it.

"The German Ayşe"
by Tuğsal Moğul

"Mama, open the fridge door and now the door of the freezer, take out all the meat and ice there and now put your head in there and stay in that position for a minute: That's how cold Germany is. No sun, lots of rain, and everyone working."

Three Turkish women from the first generation of immigrants. They arrive in a foreign country that is so different from what they had imagined. They do not want to stay long, yet they are faced with the challenge of making friends with their new home. How difficult is it to integrate into another country? And what does this country do for that? "The German Ayşe" is a scenic contribution to the ongoing debate about the success of integration. Author Tuğsal Moğul portrays in his play three strong women, whose life stories speak for themselves on stage.

Tuğsal Moğul was born in Neubeckum in 1969. In his play premiered at the Theater Münster and invited to the 2013 intercultural festival "Made in Germany" in Stuttgart, he assembles his own memories and interviews he conducted with immigrants into a joyful revue about the beginnings of migration in Germany.

"A timeless and sensitive piece that you won't easily forget." - WDR

"What makes the play so enjoyable: It depicts reality, far from ideological, cultural, or religious discussions. It simply tells the story of three people who left behind good and bad to experience bad and good elsewhere." - Ludwigsburger Kreiszeitung

Cast: Larissa Ivleva, Anne Osterloh, Katja Schmidt-Oehm, and Yavuz Köroglu

A variety show like no other.

In true Barbarian Barbie style, these radically ridiculous superheroine stun with their circus talents and their roaring sense of humor. With their love for slipping into various characters, they unabashedly and playfully poke fun at clichés and make their audience laugh. A refreshing contemporary circus with wonderfully shocking silliness.

The Barbaren Barbies, from Germany, New Zealand, Canada, Finland, and France, are an international circus collective from Berlin. They have been touring Germany and beyond since March 2022, and successfully performed in August 2024 at the FRINGE Festival in Edinburgh.

Cast:
Vanessa Lee
Sari Mäkelä
Sarah Bleasdale
Sarah Lindermayer
Nicole Ratjen

“Such a fun time!” Thomas Hermanns, the founder and artistic director of the Quatsch Comedy Club, opened the Stuttgart live club of the Quatsch Comedy Club in January 2016. The legendary entertainment format has now also established itself in Stuttgart as a regular live show, in addition to the TV show and the live clubs in Berlin, Hamburg, and Munich.

The Quatsch Comedy Club live shows take place on two days, always in the last week of the month. And since the lineup of the shows changes monthly, there are new comedians, new gags, and thus a completely new show each time. So it’s worth visiting regularly!

Doors open at 7:00 PM

The name sounds bombastic, and indeed COLOSSEUM are something like dinosaurs in the history of rock music: a combination of enormously virtuosic soloists, while still maintaining a closed, compact sound, and musically always very innovative in various constellations. The double album "Colosseum Live" can certainly still be confidently regarded as a jewel in the history of rock. In 2025, the “Colossus” set itself in motion again to the delight of many fans. Under the motto “Out Into The Fields”, the originals Chris Farlowe, Clem Clempson & Mark Clarke will present not only Colosseum classics like “Lost Angeles” & the “Valentyne Suite” but also songs from their new longplayer "XI" (release March 28, 2025/Repertoire Records).

*Wheelchair users and groups of 10 or more please contact our service center directly (0711-227700).

Who doesn’t know them? “Häberle und Pfleiderer” belong to Swabia like butter pretzels and clean-up week!

“So, so – yes, yes…” With their unmistakable dialogues, Willy Reichert and Oscar Heiler as “Häberle und Pfleiderer” have shaped the image of the typical Swabian and made it known far beyond the region. From 1931 to the 1970s, they performed on stage, on the radio, on television, and also in commercials. Now we are bringing both of them back to life on our theater stage!

After their great successes in “Trasch em Treppahaus”, “Koi Auskomma mit dem Einkomma” and “D´ Mama isch die Beschte”, the folk actress and cabaret artist Monika Hirschle now takes on the role of Mr. Pfleiderer. Her partner is the Stuttgart comedian Jörg Pauly as Mr. Häberle. The affectionate homage is also led by the Swabian actor and musician Peter Lewys Preston and the Stuttgart actress and singer Bernadette Hug.

In this humorous remembrance of the two clever original Swabians, there is not only a reunion with legendary sketches but also much exciting information about the unequal duo: about the beginnings in Stuttgart, the unusual start of their collaboration, their great successes, friendships, influential contemporaries, and different life paths.

Look forward to a colorful biographical revue, enriched with songs and music from the era!

Performances from 21.3. to 11.5.2025

With Monika Hirschle, Bernadette Hug, Jörg Pauly, Peter Lewys Preston
Director Christine Gnann
Musical Director Peter Lewys Preston
Stage and Costumes Barbara Krott
Dramaturgy Susanne Schmitt

"Lucy van Kuhl's way of making music and singing excites me, her words are poetic and ironic. She creates expressive images and translates them into music in a truly enchanting way." (Konstantin Wecker) The trained Germanist and pianist combines her two passions, words and music, in her songs. She observes her environment, her fellow human beings, and herself, combining piano cabaret with chansons in a charming and unique way.

Lucy van Kuhl - Audience Prize "Stuttgarter Besen" 2021

(Photo: © Alexej Hermann, Aurélie Maestro)

Doors open: 7:30 PM

From the eternal ups and downs of Sisyphus and his stone

Myths are traditional stories that can be told over and over again and are still being told to this day. They do not exist in an unchangeable form but are always retold and interpreted as variations. The ancient Greek myth of Sisyphus inspired the visual artist Matthias Kunisch to engage with the figure of Sisyphus for many years, resulting in a life-sized sculpture in recent times. This static figure is now scanned and digitally reduced, transformed into a 3D print as a game piece, subjected to a dynamic process on the stage of the LIMA Theater. The constant struggle of Sisyphus to fulfill his fate forces him to contemplate and reveals some connections to philosophical questions of existence. A community project by Matthias Kunisch and Andreas Weiner - THE SISYPHUS EXPERIMENT

The singer of the a cappella group "Vocal Recall" dares to take the leap into solo cabaret!

"Alice auf Anfang" Does it have to be that they're going to ...? Yes, it must! Alice Köfer, the woman of the boy group "Vocal Recall," is stepping onto solo paths for the first time. She doesn't yet know how the evening will end, but one thing is certain: in a charming Berlin dialect, she will chat animatedly about everything under the sun.
Sometimes accidentally philosophical, sometimes humorously nonsensical, Alice will address the truly important questions of life: Why are there five burger restaurants on my street? When is fallen fruit considered dead? Is it still worth having a nice signature today? And why can I only remember the wrong things? Of course, a plethora of songs will be heard in a wild mix of destructive love lyrics and stadium pop in garage format. Singing along is explicitly encouraged!

7:00 PM

Teresa Reichl is now almost 30 and has not achieved any of the goals she set for herself at 16. No house, no man, no children. Instead, a girlfriend and a three-legged cat. And a stage instead of a teaching profession. How are you supposed to know that you are an adult when you earn your money with jokes? And how are you supposed to earn your money with jokes when you suddenly have depression?
Life is colorful when you build all the milestones yourself, drive from a performance to therapy, and don’t have to panic about accidentally getting pregnant.
Life is also wild when you are commuting between a village and a big city, between roast pork and iced latte with oat milk, between classic literature and TikTok trends. And then suddenly the studies are over, and you have to choose what insurances you want, even though it feels like just yesterday you turned 18. It's no wonder that Teresa prefers to experience nothing in her private life – and yet has plenty to share.

Doors open & refreshments from 6:00 PM

Ticket sales are closed. For information on the day of the event call 0711 / 661 90-20; there may still be tickets available at the box office.

Julia Friedrichs writes in Crazy Rich about the super-rich and how wealth shapes psychology, society, and democracy.
WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH 1 BILLION EUROS? Julia Friedrichs has achieved something that has never happened before: She invites the super-rich to talk, and they allow her comprehensive insights into their world and answer her questions. Is wealth a private matter? Does it need a different tax system? Can it be right that extreme wealth is concentrated in the hands of very few? When is enough enough?

Julia Friedrichs traces the footsteps of money. A compelling report on the question of how we as a society want to live together. In conversation with the Spiegel bestselling author, the contrasting perspective from her previous book Working Class – why we need work that we can live on is also included.

In cooperation with: Naturfreunde Schorndorf e.V.

Doors open: 7 PM

We have mastered the story brilliantly. And we toast to that, with alcohol-free Augustiner during yoga, bake our own sourdough bread after ice bathing, and almost convincingly promise our wives that their future will be a fairer one. Including with us.

Just as we found the right mindset for ourselves in downward dog, a world situation arises that cries out for yesterday:
for lower-sitting combustion engines, for ice-cold fraudsters, for big pants and thin brains and old truths in new media.

Who will protect us from this?
Could it be ourselves? How would that work?
Before we cry out for new protectors, we should strive for something else:
For a hormone.
Testosterone is the cause, but also the solution!

There isn't much of it left.
Altinger has it. In a cup. The last one.

Admission: 19:45 Uhr

In Maxim Gorky's play "Nachtasyl," the stage belongs to the humiliated, the ones who have failed in life. People without a past, those who drown in alcohol, those who have always been labeled as petty criminals. These failed, derailed, and down-and-out residents, excluded from bourgeois society, live together in a misery-stricken neighborhood in close quarters and dream of a true life. Yet, their struggle for self-worth and dignity, their dreaming and hoping, powerfully illustrates the resilience of the human will to survive.
The setting is still relevant when thinking about the lives and living conditions of refugees in asylum facilities. The piece from the Theater Atelier was created in collaboration with the acting studio of the theater. Professional actors and students share the stage. Native languages and learned German collide. Some speak with authentic accents because they came to Germany from eight different countries. This makes the production a unique intercultural experience with an integrative aspect.

The ticket entitles the holder to travel to the event venue using VVS transport (2nd class) starting 3 hours before the performance and for return travel until 5 am the following day. The VVS ticket is not transferable.

Doors open at 7:30 PM.