What age is the performance suitable for?

The performance is suitable for audiences aged 12 and over.

How long does The Wave last?

The duration is approximately 140 minutes including a break.

Who directs the play?

The production is directed by Moritz Seibert.

Where does the performance take place?

At the Young Theater Bonn, Hermannstraße 50-52, 53225 Bonn.

Is the venue barrier-free?

The JTB offers up to four wheelchair spaces, a wheelchair-accessible toilet, and a barrier-free café. Special notes regarding accessibility apply to the dome hall.

How much does a ticket cost?

For the specific performance, no verified single price could be confirmed. The general admission prices of the JTB depend on category and discounts.

A theater evening about power, peer pressure, and courage at the Young Theater Bonn

Name: The Wave (12+)
Start: 2026-09-18T02:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-18T02:00:00+02:00
Location: Junges Theater Bonn

The Wave at the Young Theater Bonn: An evening that gets under your skin

With The Wave, the Young Theater Bonn brings to the stage a material that has long become a cultural touchstone: a youth novel that reveals the seductive power of peer pressure, discipline, and power with alarming clarity. The production by Moritz Seibert relocates the story to Germany and the present day, aimed at audiences aged 12 and above.

When community becomes a danger

What initially begins as a school project turns into a suffocating stage experience. Proximity becomes norm, order becomes exclusion, enthusiasm becomes ideological rigidity. It is precisely this dramatic intensification that makes the evening so intense: the audience experiences how quickly a seemingly harmless experiment takes on a life of its own and puts an entire class structure under pressure.

Dramaturgy with clear impact

The stage adaptation by JTB works with the immediate relevance of the theme. The novel by Morton Rhue is based on a real social experiment from 1967, which is still read today as a warning against authoritarian dynamics. On stage, it does not result in a sober lesson, but in a gripping drama with high emotional tension that appeals to both thinking and feeling.

Theater atmosphere between oppression and pull

The theater atmosphere promises concentrated tension instead of distant instruction. Costumes, lighting mood, and sound design contribute to making the feeling of a growing movement physically tangible. Those who engage with the production experience not only acting craft but also the precise work of an ensemble that condenses collective dynamics and individual conflicts.

Why this material remains so relevant today

The Wave tells of susceptibility, belonging, and the price of conformity. It is precisely here that the enduring power of the evening lies: the production opens eyes to mechanisms that are still effective in schools, society, and digital spaces. This makes the performance a relevant theater appointment for young people, school classes, and culturally interested adults.

In the end, there remains an evening that not only moves, but also lingers. The Young Theater Bonn offers The Wave, an intense theater evening that creates material for discussion and makes the power of collective dynamics strikingly visible. Anyone wanting to experience strong contemporary drama should see this performance live.