Thomas Freitag - Rückzug über die Minen der Ebene

Thomas Freitag's new program is a radical conclusion.

For the former dreams of the future of the post-war child Thomas have now become nightmares, and the anger about this does not leave him cold. His enormous acting talent, his experience and his age are at his side as he takes the audience by the hand on his "retreat across the mines of the plain". He debunks the human hubris of being fundamentally superior to animals with Schopenhauer's thesis: "Man is the only animal that causes pain to others for no other purpose than that". Consequently, Thomas Freitag forbids himself any comparison with the
animal creature when man describes vile behavior as "animal". Humans are not poor creatures, counters Thomas Freitag, if they do not succeed in dealing with digital achievements
if they can't handle AI, addictive substances, wealth or honor and instead promptly follow every positive achievement with abuse. No one would do that. After Thomas Freitag revealed a lot about his personal career to his audience in his stage solo "Hinter uns die Zukunft" (Behind us, the future) - analogous to his autobiography - he is now settling accounts:
So anyone who wants to experience the great quick-change artist once again should not miss this program.