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In the organizer's words:

Theater thriller by Daniel Kehlmann

A well-known film actor, whose career is unstoppable and who seems to be doing well in his private life, meets a neighbor he doesn't know shortly before an important casting in London, which is supposed to accelerate his international career, downstairs in the corner pub in the house where he has bought a loft. He begins to provoke him with more and more details about his private life. How does he know all this? He can't know all this just because he lives on the other side of the courtyard.

He turns out to be an employee of a credit card company who can get an exact picture of his customers' lives from their account transactions. Every time the actor wants to take a cab, he reveals a new detail: about his wife's infidelity, about very private internet surfing, about new film projects that are threatening to fail. And the neighbor also has a very definite opinion about the actor's film roles.
He suddenly sees his whole life in front of him. And he slowly realizes that this is an elaborate revenge plan by someone who sees himself as a victim of gentrification and a loser of the turnaround. And it seems to work and begins to completely disrupt the life of the supposed winner.

After "Heilig Abend", which is back on the program from 21 to 26 November 2023, Daniel Kehlmann once again succeeds in creating a real and, in the clash of these two actually incompatible worlds, very funny theater thriller with strong dialogue and a surprising plot.

Oliver Mommsen and Stephan Grossmann, two of the celebrated protagonists of the performance of "The Perfect Secret", are back on stage together. This promises not only suspense, but also a lot of fun.

Price information:

St. Pauli Theater ticket hotline: 040 / 4711 0 666, st-pauli-theater.de and at all known advance booking offices