Biography: A Play at Schauspielhaus: Max Frisch touches Bonn


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Biography: A Play – Max Frisch's existential chamber play as a participatory stage experience in Bonn
An evening about the big question of what-if: Theater Bonn invites you to Max Frisch's Biography: A Play at the Schauspielhaus Bad Godesberg – as an inclusive, participatory stage experience with a palpable theater atmosphere, clever dramaturgy, and an approachable stage experience.
About the play: Decisions, memories, a fresh start
At the center is the behavioral researcher Hannes Kürmann, who relives past moments of life with the help of a recorder – in the hope of acting differently. This sophisticated arrangement of play is pure staging art: scenes are called up, varied, discarded; the evening becomes an experimental setup about identity, love, and responsibility.
Dramaturgy and directorial handwriting
The Bonn production follows Frisch's core idea and simultaneously opens it to the city: a participatory and inclusive project with people from Bonn and members of the ensemble, directed by Verena Regensburger. The result: a lively exchange space where acting art, precise timing, and sensitive stage design interconnect.
Stage design, light, and acoustics: Sensory impressions
Reduced spaces, clear light moods, and a finely tuned acoustics direct the focus on nuances of play style. A falling snowball, a door, a table – minimally set props unfold maximum significance. Each repetition of a scene shifts perception; the audience feels the friction between desire and reality.
Resonances and historical classification
Since its premiere in 1968, Biography: A Play has been one of Frisch's prominent works; he revised the text in 1984. Reviews still emphasize the elegant construction and the productive irritation of this play theater. The Bonn production builds on this and updates the material fabric through immediate audience reaction.
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Expect a concentrated stage experience that speaks to both the mind and heart: great acting, clever direction, strong images. Experience live how biographies are rewritten on stage – and take impulses for your own life with you.
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