Kater der Zukunft

In the organizer's words:

A production by "Mass & Fieber/Ost"

Play: Hans-Jörg Frey, Antonia Labs, Nica Heru

Director, concept: Niklaus Helbling; Text: Brigitte Helbling; music: Felix Huber; choreography: Swanhild Kruckelmann; stage design/costumes: Georg & Paul; technology/lighting: Björn Salzer; artwork: Thomas Rhyner; make-up: Julia Christiani; video: Philipp Haupt; video recording: Johnny Matern; assistant director: Till Vonderlage; production manager: Manuela Wießner

The cat is old. He was once an actor at many theaters, but now he is rarely in demand, and he is also struggling with money. On top of this, he has Parkinson's disease, for which he has brought support into his home: Kali, the 25-year-old niece of a former clown colleague. She helps him with his exercises, and in return he teaches her the art of deception. When the actress Fox joins the Kater household, things pick up speed.

"The trio," says the cat, "is the fastest formation in the world." With Fox and Kali, he investigates the empty room, goes to the doctor, plans a raid on the sect in the house next door. Later, on a cruise, the three are rudely interrupted during a Shakespeare play. One last trick is needed - the ultimate performance for the hangover.

"Hangover of the Future" is a combination of backstage comedy, theatrical self-questioning and the search for the perfect con. The comedy was developed and written for and in conversation with Hans-Jörg Frey, a 72-year-old actor with Parkinson's, the Berlin actress Antonia Labs, 35, and Nica Heru, a Hamburg debutante of German-Indonesian origin.

What does the acting profession do to the body? Who do you deceive more - the audience or yourself? Can a stage be a safe space, and what happens when you take your acting to the outside world? What does Dionysus have to say about the theater of the future - the god of intoxication and the dissolution of boundaries?

With KATER DER ZUKUNFT, MASS & FIEBER/OST explores its desire for fiction and takes stock of 25 years of theater work in Germany and Switzerland.