Ferdinand von Schirach - Regen

In the organizer's words:

Successful theater tour REGEN inspires audiences in Germany, Austria and Switzerland- On 20 & 21.10.2024 the author comes to Theater Aachen with his play.


In a very short space of time, the stage production REGEN by and with Ferdinand von Schirach has become one of the most popular new plays in the German-speaking world. The popularity and demand have remained unbroken since the premiere, which is why the bestselling author is now following up his almost completely sold-out premiere tour with numerous additional dates for 2024 and 2025.

Ferdinand von Schirach's new book REGEN was published in 2023 - and went straight to number 1 on the bestseller list. A story that Ferdinand von Schirach has been presenting as a monologue on stage since October 2023: A man comes out of the rain, drenched, into a bar - onto the stage - and talks about the great and the terrible of our time, about human dignity, loneliness, love, loss and failure.

REGEN is a play that is as courageous as it is very personal, a play on the border between stage character and author. It is directed by Elmar Goerden.

Der Spiegel called Ferdinand von Schirach a "great storyteller", the New York Times an "extraordinary stylist", the Independent compared him to Kafka and Kleist, the Financial Times to Raymond Carver, and the Daily Telegraph wrote that he is "one of the most distinctive voices in European literature". His books have been made into numerous films and have sold millions of copies to become international bestsellers. They have been published in more than forty countries. His plays Terror and God are among the most successful and most discussed dramas of our time worldwide.

"If the word 'cultivated' didn't exist, it would have to be invented for Ferdinand von Schirach." (Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung)