Doris is eighteen; she doesn’t think much of education, but would “rather make a splash at the Tauenzien than work”. She’s long since run out of money and has nowhere to stay, so she sits outside a nightclub hoping to be invited in. Or perhaps even to be hired: “After all, I’ve already been to drama school.”
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Rainer Bielfeldt & Antonia Bill
Whilst she waits for her audition, she has plenty of time to tell us her story: her spectacular escape from a small town to Berlin, the numerous affairs and scams through which she ensures her survival. Above all, however, it is her sense of humour and her unique perspective on things that ensure she always manages to get back on her feet.
Carsten Golbeck and Rainer Bielfeldt retell Irmgard Keun’s classic without adding anything – except, of course, the songs, which have been developed from passages in the book. Both musically and in terms of content, this version bridges the gap between the 1920s and the present day.
Both the new adaptation and the production emphasise the relevance of the material: the focus is on a young person’s unbridled zest for life and creativity, which is gradually shattered by poverty and hostile circumstances. Both on stage and in the performance, anything that might make the material seem nostalgic is avoided. Alongside Doris’s ungrammatical German, it is above all the virtuosity and enthusiasm of the actress Antonia Bill that allows the character to come across as genuinely relatable.
Dates
April 2027
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