Frankfurt, Germany
in 2 days
Frankfurt cabaret artist Jo van Nelsen performs a reading of one of the most popular Hesselbach episodes, a comic tale in which Erna and Erwin cause no end of trouble for the family.
in 3 days
Susanne Hasenstab and Emil Emaille bring their fourth programme "Ochsenmaulsalat" to the stage - an absurdist Hessian-dialect comedy built from the mundane conversations of everyday life.
A celebration of Hessian dialect featuring the greatest hits of the last sixty years performed by Tilman Birr and Elis C. Bihn, marking the closing of an exhibition dedicated to the Hessian language.
Ulrike Kinbach pays tribute to the legendary cabaret performer Claire Waldoff through songs and scenes from her life - an evening about nonconformity and the subversive power of humour.
Mirco Becker traces the history of Frankfurt's famous Zeil - from imperial residences and the Goethe family to legendary department stores and the arrival of the U-Bahn, brought to life with rare images and little-known stories.
A staged reading of Wilhelm Busch's tragicomic poem about religious hypocrisy, performed by Pirkko Cremer with Hans Kaspar Scharf on piano. Running time approximately 1.5 hours.
A literary event in Frankfurt. More details available on the event page.