Urban Priol - Im Fluss. Täglich quellfrisch, immer aktuell!

Heraclitus said you can never step into the same river twice - all being is becoming. Think of Berlin's airport, and you'll see the old Greek had a point.

"All being is becoming" - that's the conclusion Urban Priol regularly reaches when he sits down to write his press release just before the deadline. His new show is like a river in constant motion. The cabaret artist keeps a sharp eye on the unceasing flow of political events, even if Germany's grand-coalition politics of recent years felt more like a reservoir than a running stream.

Priol is always on the pulse - spontaneous and up to the minute, he often lands a joke faster than his shadow can think. He rumbles, thunders, flashes, and like a cleansing storm lets many things shine in a bright, cheerful light. Boundlessly, the master of parody ploughs through the night, cuts complex issues down to size, and turns murky whirlpools into clear spring water. He throws himself into the floods of daily madness with relish, dives into the depths of the absurd, mocks with gusto - and enjoys it just as much as his audience does.

"Im Fluss" is like a rafting trip - breakneck speed over drops and past boulders through wild, foaming rapids. Come along! Follow the motto of another great Greek philosopher, Costa Cordalis: "Get into the boat tonight!" You won't regret it.

Photo: Alex Kraus