Rufus Beck - Von der Erde zum Mond

Name: Rufus Beck - Von der Erde zum Mond
Start: 2026-09-05T20:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-06T19:00:00+02:00
Location: Theater Meppen

Sat, 5 Sep 2026 — Sun, 6 Sep · 20:00

Theater Meppen, Germany

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Rufus Beck - Von der Erde zum Mond — Theater Meppen, Meppen

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On Saturday, 5 September 2026 at 20:00 and Sunday, 6 September at 19:00, Rufus Beck brings his multimedia theatre project "Von der Erde zum Mond" to Theater Meppen - a witty, contemporary adaptation of Jules Verne's classic novel.

Beck, best known as the narrator of the German Harry Potter audiobooks, takes on multiple roles: club president Impey Barbicane, his rival Captain Nicholl, and the eccentric Frenchman Michel Ardan. With sharp humour and pace, he tells the story of an audacious scheme - the first journey to the Moon.

The performance is accompanied by live music from the Göttinger Symphonieorchester and animated projections. Minimal props and visual imagery frame a stage world poised between science, satire and adventure.

About: Rufus Beck

Rufus Beck is the only child of a business-owning couple. Because his parents traveled extensively abroad, he lived in the boarding school of the Odenwald School. After graduating from high school in 1976 and completing his civilian service, Beck studied Islamic Studies, Ethnology, and Philosophy at the University of Heidelberg, but later dropped out. From 1976 onward, he appeared as a musician and acting student at the Heidelberg Municipal Theatre. The following year, he was a guest performer at the Saarland State Theatre, followed by engagements at the Tübingen State Theatre, the Frankfurt Theatre, the Cologne Theatre, the Bavarian State Theatre, the Munich Kammerspiele, and the Berliner Ensemble. He later also appeared as a guest performer at the Berlin Renaissance Theatre (2006), the Stuttgart State Theatre (2010), and the Hamburg Kammerspiele (2014).

About: Göttinger Symphonieorchester

Göttinger Symphonieorchester is a German symphony orchestra based in Göttingen, with roots going back to the 19th century. It is one of the established orchestras of northern Germany, performing classical symphonic repertoire alongside educational and family concerts. The ensemble regularly collaborates with soloists and conductors from across Europe.

Rufus Beck - Von der Erde zum Mond

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