In the organizer's words:

By Nick Payne
German by Corinna Brocher

With discussion with Hubertus Brandt (director) and Henry Rehberg (lighting)

Quantum physicist Marianne and beekeeper Roland meet at a party - and it could actually be an ordinary relationship story. Marianne's field of activity, however, deals with the question of the existence of parallel universes; and so even the first time the two get to know each other, it takes place in very different ways. Sometimes a remark is misunderstood, sometimes a punchline doesn't hit, other times the two don't like each other enough, and then the story is over again. In other cases, the story continues until a disagreement or an infidelity intervenes. And other versions of the story continue Marianne and Roland's relationship anyway - perhaps because something has been said or just not said. The question of a (happy?) outcome to the story is therefore far more complicated here, as it arises anew in every possible reality - linked to an if rather than a how.
Nick Payne's experimental and curious text poses the big questions of our existence against the backdrop of the multiverse theory. Get involved in this mind game of possibilities!

Nick Payne, born in 1984, studied at the University of York and the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. His debut play "If There Is I Haven't Found It Yet" premiered at the Bush Theatre in London in 2009 and won the George Devine Award in the same year. The world premiere production of his play "Constellations" at the Royal Court Theatre in 2015 also ran with great success in London's West End. For this work, Payne received the Evening Standard Best Play Award and a nomination for the Olivier Award in the category "Best New Play".

Wed 14.01.2026 - With post-show discussion with director Hubertus Brandt and lighting designer Henry Rehberg