Die Ausweichschule // Lesung von Kaleb Erdmann

In the organizer's words:

On the last day of the Abitur exams in 2002, shots are fired at the Gutenberg-Gymnasium in Erfurt. Kaleb Erdmann experienced this day as an eleven-year-old, was evacuated with his classmates and, in the weeks that followed, registered the helplessness of the adults in the face of the crime. More than 20 years later, he is once again dealing with the
again for a literary project about the rampage. "Die Ausweichschule" was nominated for the German Book Prize 2025, among others, and won the Deutschlandfunk Kultur sponsorship award. The novel is a skillful play with perspectives. Kaleb Erdmann takes a critical look at the audience and himself as the narrator: How voyeuristic is our interest in acts of violence? What gives him the right to write about this day? A pointed, personal text that finds words for the unspeakable and brilliantly masters the balancing act between seriousness and lightness. - Kaleb Erdmann (*1991) was a finalist in the
He was awarded the LitCologne Debut Prize for his first novel "wir sind pioniere", wrote the play "Always Carrey On" for the Berliner Ensemble and most recently won the Kleist Prize for New Drama 2026 for his play "Debritz".
He lives and works in Düsseldorf.

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Advance booking: 16€ // reduced 8€ Box Office: 20€ // reduced 10€