Mindfully Murder

Criminal comedy

Criminal defense attorney Björn Diemel, a specialist in organized crime, is sent by his wife to a mindfulness coach to improve his work-life balance. What he learns there and applies consistently transforms not only his life but also the hierarchy in the underworld. Jan Böhmermann said of Karsten Dusse's original novel: "Suspense, unsolicited advice, and gallows humor."

In the stage adaptation, three actors play nineteen roles and mindfully attempt to keep pace with the fast-paced story. The collision of criminal comedy and self-help literature creates a humor-explosive blend of wellness vacation and murderous pleasure - in the end, Björn Diemel emerges as his coach's model student, with fatal consequences, yet for the good of his family.

Karsten Dusse is a lawyer and has worked for years as a writer for numerous television formats. He received the German Television Prize and multiple German Comedy Prizes, and was nominated for the Grimme Prize. "Mindfully Murder" is his debut novel, which topped German bestseller lists for months.