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He was the terror of our childhood – now he’s back: Struwwelpeter, the unruly child, right in the midst of the digital age. What does a child need to be seen?


The production translates Heinrich Hoffmann’s collection of ballads into a visual and poetic tableau: a loop of images inspired by the original illustrations, fragments of memories of parents’ voices and childhood scenes set against the backdrop of a classroom, a laboratory and a child’s imagination.


The adaptation takes a tender approach to the sometimes tragic characters ‘Zappelphilipp’, ‘Hans guck in die Luft’ and ‘Suppenkasper’, expressing their inner conflicts through original texts and songs.


  • For adults only – admission from 12 years of age
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Dates
November 2026
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