Ferdinand von Schirach - The Silent Friend

An evening with Ferdinand von Schirach:
"Der stille Freund" - premiere tour from 2026

From autumn 2026, Ferdinand von Schirach takes his new programme "Der stille Freund" on tour across Germany, Austria and Switzerland. It explores human triumph and failure, friendship, hope, Greek Stoic philosophy and death. The show takes a form all its own, drawing on his book of the same name - yet what unfolds on stage can only be experienced live in the theatre.

Der Spiegel called Ferdinand von Schirach a "great storyteller", the New York Times an "extraordinary stylist"; the Independent compared him to Kafka and Kleist, the Financial Times to Raymond Carver, and the Daily Telegraph wrote that he is "one of the most distinctive voices in European literature". His books have been adapted for film and television many times over and have sold millions of copies as international bestsellers in more than forty countries. His plays Terror and Gott rank among the most performed and debated dramas of our time.