Mindfully Murder - Additional Performance

Criminal comedy based on the novel by Karsten Dusse

Attorney Björn Diemel, a specialist in organized crime defense, 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 hierarchies in the criminal underworld. Jan Böhmermann praised the book for its "tension, unsolicited advice, and gallows humor".

In the stage adaptation, three actors play nineteen roles and attempt to keep pace with the fast-paced story while staying mindful. The collision of criminal comedy with self-help literature creates a blend of wellness retreat and murderous entertainment - ultimately, Björn Diemel becomes a model student of his coach, with fatal consequences but for the good of his family.

Karsten Dusse is a lawyer and author for numerous television formats; he has won the German Television Prize and multiple German Comedy Awards, and was nominated for the Grimme Prize. "Mindfully Murder" is his debut novel, which topped German bestseller lists for months.