Hamburg, Germany
The Thalia Theater is one of Hamburg's most prestigious spoken-word theatres, founded in 1843 and housed in a grand building on Alstertor. Alongside its main stage and the smaller Nachtasyl - a late-night bar and intimate stage tucked beneath the main house - it stages a wide range of productions from classical drama to contemporary works. Nachtasyl regularly hosts readings, concerts and after-show events.
A two-hour, many-voiced look at 250 years of America - its promises, contradictions, and cultural icons - featuring Hamburg residents. Combined ticket with "Szenario" available for 50 EUR.
Futurist and NATO director Florence Gaub plays out her scenario on shaping the future in an interactive game with the audience - the opening event of the Harbour Front Literaturfestival in Hamburg.
A literary salon blending music and literature, featuring Judith Holofernes, Alexa Hennig von Lange and Mille Petrozza of Kreator reading from their works.
Premiere mit: Gerhard Kämpfe (Lesung & Gespräch) und Johannes Roloff (Klavier) Musikalisch-literarischer Abend Wer kennt Elisabeth Hauptmann? Dabei gehört sie zu den…
Corinna Harfouch and Die Tentakel von Delphi present poems and texts by Bertolt Brecht from his exile period - a meditation on flight from Nazi Germany and estrangement in a foreign land.
Katharina Thalbach returns to her masterpiece - a reading of Shakespeare's "Macbeth" with her daughter Anna and granddaughter Nellie. An intergenerational interpretation of the tragedy of power, guilt, and fate.
A literary evening by Hamburg's Heymann bookshop: staff pick favourite reads and new releases, actors read aloud from the pages, and Dietmar Löffler provides piano accompaniment.
Australian singer-songwriter Grace Cummings brings her fourth album Bloodhorse! to Hamburg - a dark, layered record produced by Jonathan Wilson that moves between vulnerability and raw resilience.