About
Christian Stückl stages Daniel Kehlmann's novel Lichtspiel for the first time. The performance is on Thursday, 12 November 2026 at 19:30 at Münchner Volkstheater.
What to expect
The play adapts Daniel Kehlmann's novel about director Georg Wilhelm Pabst.
- Based on Daniel Kehlmann's novel
- Brought to the stage by Christian Stückl
- Novel is staged for the first time
- Follows director Georg Wilhelm Pabst
- One of Weimar Republic's most successful directors
- Called “Meister des Schnitts”
- Also called “der rote Pabst”
- Emigrates to America in the early 1930s
- Weimar fame does not help him
- Confused with more famous colleagues
- Warner Brothers film flops at box office
- It also gets bad reviews
- Returns with family to the German Reich
- Follows invitation from Goebbels' film industry
- A pact with the devil awaits
- Family seat is held by a Nazi housekeeper
- Offered artistic work must be line-compliant
- Wife Trude, son Jakob drawn into Nazi system
- Themes: self-betrayal and loss of self
- Striving for fame at any price
Questions
When does Lichtspiel start and end?
Lichtspiel is on Thursday, 12 November 2026, 19:30.
Where is Lichtspiel?
Lichtspiel takes place at Münchner Volkstheater, Tumblingerstraße 29, München.
How much are tickets for Lichtspiel?
Tickets für Lichtspiel kosten €43 an der Theaterkasse oder beim offiziellen Ticketanbieter.
What is Lichtspiel?
A stage adaptation of Daniel Kehlmann's novel, brought to the stage by Christian Stückl.
It is the first time the novel is staged.
The story follows director Georg Wilhelm Pabst.
It includes his emigration to America and return to the German Reich.
What is the story?
Georg Wilhelm Pabst is a successful Weimar Republic director.
Called “Meister des Schnitts” and “der rote Pabst”.
He emigrates to America, but his fame does not help him, and a Warner Brothers film flops.
He returns with his family to the German Reich after an invitation from Goebbels' film industry.
There he faces a pact with the devil; a Nazi housekeeper holds the family seat; the work must be line-compliant.
His wife Trude and son Jakob are drawn into the Nazi system.
Self-betrayal, fame at any price, loss of self.
How can I book?
Book online via München Ticket:
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Getting there
Münchner Volkstheater, Tumblingerstraße 29, 80337 München, Bayern, DE
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