Der Mann, der durch das Jahrhundert fiel

World premiere
Stage adaptation: Mathias Schönsee and Moritz Rinke
Director: Mathias Schönsee
Set design: Ricarda Lutz

Just as Paul Wendland is about to launch into the future with his life and his curious art projects, the past catches up with him: In Worpswede, his grandfather's house and his inheritance are threatening to sink into the moor. The journey back to the place of his childhood between the murderous Devil's Moor, North German butter cake and the traditional artists' colony takes a fateful turn ...

With his furious debut novel (2011), Moritz Rinke has already thrilled countless readers. With ravishing tragicomedy, he tells of sinister family secrets, of the life of an artist, of fame, seduction and transience, of love and abandonment, and of a village in the far north famous for its sky and flat land.
Play based on the novel by Moritz Rinke -premiere- Stage adaptation: Mathias Schönsee and Moritz RinkeDirected by Mathias Schönsee Just as Paul Wendland is about to launch into the future with his life and his curious art projects, the past catches up with him: In Worpswede, his grandfather's house and his inheritance are threatening to sink into the moor. The journey back to the place of his childhood between the murderous Devil's Moor, North German butter cake, and an artist colony steeped in tradition takes a fateful turn ... With his furious debut novel (2011), Moritz Rinke has already thrilled countless readers. With ravishing tragicomedy, he tells of sinister family secrets, of the life of an artist, of fame, seduction and transience, of love and abandonment, and of a village in the far north famous for its sky and flat land.