Die Hesselbachs: Der röhrende Hirsch. A Reading with Jo van Nelsen
took place · 11 Sep 2026
Volksbühne im Großen Hirschgraben, Frankfurt, Germany
Description was written before the event
Erna, chattering away in her Upper Hessian dialect, and her "Erwin, der so werdschafdlisch is" - two figures who have achieved literary immortality in the world of the Hesselbachs. In the episode "Der röhrende Hirsch", they land Mamma and Babba in quite a pickle.
Frankfurt cabaret artist Jo van Nelsen brings this story - one of the most beloved from the pen of "Babba" Wolf Schmidt - to the stage of the Volksbühne im Großen Hirschgraben.











