We Friday men. Who's going to grow old?

"I recently got a hole in my beard. It's not a big hole. But when you look in the mirror in the morning and see an older, tired man with glasses who has a hole in his beard, it's a real mood killer." When a man is told on a date that he looks older than his most recent photo, he knows that things in his life aren't going so well. That's how it is for Henri.

Somehow, he's okay. But somehow also not at all: his marriage is history, and so is his affair. When his family doctor then diagnoses him with “menopause,” Henri has had enough. So it's quite fitting that the woman of his dreams, Emily, works as a coach. Can she help him? Unfortunately, Emily is into young men in her private life. But Henri doesn't give up that easily. He realizes that he doesn't want to be sidelined just yet. And maybe menopause is a change of track that he should welcome.


“The healthiest novel for men going through menopause.” – Dr. Anne Fleck

“Finally, the midlife crisis is fun.” – Christoph Maria Herbst

Book premiere of "Wir Freitagsmänner. Who's going to grow old? with Hans-Gerd Raeth

• Thursday, February 26, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.
  
• Deutsches Haus, Berliner Str. 18, 14547 Beelitz
  
• Admission: 18 euros
  

Moderators: Michaela Wiebusch and Stephan Szász

(Language: German)