Event Dates and Advance Notices

If I have now sparked your interest in my work and you wish to see my costumes "in motion", you should prebook the following event dates (update: August 2026):

"Like in Heaven"

Musical by Kay & Carin Pollak and Frederik Kempe
The star conductor Daniel Daréus, exhausted by the demands of the international music scene, retreats to his northern Swedish village of Ljusåker. He takes over the direction of the local church choir, transforming the group of amateurs into a true community that discovers its own voice. Daniel’s open nature meets with resistance from the embittered pastor, Stig, and the violent Conny. Despite these obstacles, the choir travels to Vienna to compete in a competition. The musical concludes dramatically with Daniel’s sudden death from a heart attack, yet leaves behind a village transformed by the power of music and human warmth. The work explores themes of humanity, the healing power of music, the courage to embrace change, and the struggle against bigotry.
With Gerd Achilles, Emanuel Jessel, Markus Düllmann, Lena Poppe, Angelika Bartsch, Stefan Kiefer, Björn Geske, Armin Dillenberger, Anne Hoth, Sonja Herrmann, Hanna Mall, Lukas Schwedeck, Annika Müller, and a 90-member projec choir as well as a 10-member additional choir under the direction of Malte Bechtold.
Directed by Christian Voss

Premiere:    July 3, 2026
Time:          July 3 – September 6, 2026
Burgfestspiele Bad Vilbel

More information at Burgfestspiele Bad Vilbel

"Extrawurst (Special Treatment)"

A Satire by Dietmar Jacobs and Moritz Netenjakob
At a tennis club’s general meeting, a vote is to be held on purchasing a new barbecue for club festivities. Normally, this would be no problem were it not for a proposal to also fund a second grill for the club’s only Turkish member. After all, devout Muslims are forbidden from cooking their sausages on a grate shared with pork.
It is a well-intentioned idea that however, sparks a massive debate putting the otherwise peaceful club to a severe test. The minor conflict over the grill spirals deeper and deeper into the members' relationships. In a clash that is as irreverent as it is hilarious, atheists and believers, Germans and Turks, do-gooders and hardliners collide head-on. And everyone realizes: The dispute in the clubhouse reveals that the issue is no longer about sausages or equipment, but about societal values, respect, and the relationship between majorities and minorities. As club members, the audience becomes a direct part of the action, witnessing firsthand how a society can completely tear itself apart ...
With Martin Armknecht, Madeleine Niesche, Maximilian Claus, Thomas Jansen und Mehmet M. Yilmaz.
Director: Stefan Schneider

Premiere:    September 11, 2026
Time:           September 11 – November 8, 2026
Die Komödie, Frankfurt/Main

More information at Die Komödie (in German)

"All under one Christmas Tree"

A comedy by Lo Malinke based on the hit film
Elli, a couples therapist and author of the bestseller "Nothing But the Truth", and her husband Robert, have been living apart for three years. Both have since found new happiness in relationships with their former lovers: Micha, a driving instructor 22 years her junior, and Chrissi, a medical receptionist. However, their children Susanna, Tobias, and Leonie still believe their parents are happily living together under one roof.
When the family gathers at the parental home for Christmas, Elli and Robert intend to keep up the charade of domestic bliss around the tree. But Micha and Chrissi throw a wrench in their plans: Wanting to spend Christmas Eve with their partners, they also settle into the family home. While Robert finally wants to come clean and confess the separation to his children, Elli makes every attempt to cover up the truth. She introduces Micha and Chrissi to the children as a couple who are friends of the family and will be spending the holidays with them ...
Featuring Stephanie Theiß, Marko Pustisek, Katja Straub, Thomas Jansen, Fabian Baecker, Annalisa Stephan, Barbara Seeliger, and Patrick Dollmann
Director: Frank-Lorenz Engel

Premiere:    November 13, 2026
Time:           November 13, 2026 – Januar 10, 2027
Die Komödie, Frankfurt/Main

More information at Die Komödie (in German)

"The First Last Day"

Tour Theatre THESPISKARREN / Theatre Trier
Based on the novel by Sebastian Fitzek / adapted for stage by Lajos Wenzel
A road trip filled with comedy, drama, and unpredictable twists – featuring two quirky, endearing protagonists who couldn't be more different.
Livius Reimer sets out from Munich to Berlin in an attempt to save his marriage. Yet, on this particular day of all days, his flight is cancelled, and he finds himself forced to share the only remaining rental car with a young woman he would otherwise have gone to great lengths to avoid. In his eyes, she is too eccentric, too loud, too unconventional – with her unconventional worldview, Lea von Armin overwhelms Livius from the very first second. Shortly after setting off, Livius agrees to participate in one of Lea’s unusual thought experiments—unaware, however, that this encounter will not only send their road trip on a completely new trajectory, but his entire life as well ...
Featuring Carolin Freund, Thomas Jansen, Katarina Schmidt/Katrin Höft and Thomas Krutmann.
Directed by Andreas Lachnit

July 25, 2026: Barsinghausen, Deister-Freilicht-Bühne, 6 p.m.
(Tour dates presumably from April 15 till May 5, 2027)

More information at postbox(at)thespiskarren.de and terminierung(at)landgraf.de and Tournee-Theater Thespiskarren