Dresden, Germany
Herkuleskeule is one of Dresden's best-known political cabaret theatres, with a tradition stretching back to 1961. The ensemble is famous for sharp, satirical programmes that take aim at German politics and everyday life. The intimate stage seats a small audience, which gives the performances a distinctly direct, club-like feel.
Birgit Schaller in the cabaret programme "Verweile doch, noch bin ich schön" - a celebration of femininity, love and life, accompanied by brilliant comedy musicians.
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A cult chamber comedy from Dresden's Herkuleskeule - three very different people stranded together in a mountain hut, forced to actually talk to each other. Sharp, timely and repeatedly sold out.
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Wolfgang Schaller, a veteran of Dresden's Herkuleskeule cabaret, performs an evening based on his book "Eh ichs vergesse", joined on stage by Birgit Schaller - the pair the SZ once called the dream couple of German cabaret.
Dresden's Herkuleskeule stages a cabaret summer special with Birgit Schaller, Alexander Pluquett and Philipp Schaller - fresh topical numbers, classic scenes from recent years and a live band, all set on an allotment garden stage.
Cabaret duo Schwarze Grütze marks 30 years on stage with a programme of long-unplayed songs - social satire sharpened by wordplay and musical craft.
Dresden's Trio Kö66 sets its cabaret-musical show in the year 2126, where songs from the 1920s are played on long-forgotten analogue instruments - and the absurdities of the 20th century come back to haunt us.
Philipp Schaller, artistic director of the Herkuleskeule, brings his first Best-Of show to the stage - bitter, pitch-black cabaret texts in which he turns the lens squarely on himself.
Dresden puppeteer Cornelia Fritzsche brings her rat Ursula von Rättin to the stage for a cabaret show that takes a witty, musical look at politics, health and modern survival.
A cult cabaret show from Dresden's Herkuleskeule: three retirees take a bittersweet, often hilarious look at love, freedom and the absurdities of modern society.
A cabaret show by Wolfgang Schaller featuring three people stuck on a platform - and waiting for better times. Dark wit and sharp social satire performed by Birgit Schaller, Alexander Pluquett, and Frank Weiland.
Political cabaret by three artists in a colleague's garden plot - new texts, songs, and questions about the contemporary world, backed by live music.