Central stn 24
Wolfgang Herrndorf / Robert Koall
Recommended age 14+
Duration of the performance: 1 hour and 30 minutes
TEEKONNALUGU / GARAAŽIKONTSERT
NB! Late Hall to the Small Hall will not be allowed in the hall
Stage story "Goodbye, Berlin!" Based on the young writer Wolfgang Herrndorf's bestseller "Tschick". In a musical production that resembles an acoustic live concert, well-known rock songs performed by the actors on stage. Against the backdrop of music, the adventure of two 14-year-old young men on a long journey is unfolded. During a road-movie style summer adventure, boys learn to understand themselves, the world, friendship and love.
The protagonist Maik, who is told through the story, is a nerd teenager with a closed nature. He has no friends, but he has many problems at home (an alcoholic mother, an unfaithful father). Maik is secretly in love with the most popular girl in the class, but dare not show it. The adventures begin after Maik be friends with a classmate nicknamed Tschick. A new friend is Andrei Tschichatschow, a young man from a Russian emigrant family, who steals the car with the boys on a rebellious journey.
Young men's different social origin and cultural background lose the meaning of any meaning that they have to face on their unexpected trip - falling in love and courage.
On the journey, Maik discovers what friendship means, what is love and what is dedicated. During the adventure, young men meet very different people. Among others, a girl named Iiza, who initially seems wild to the young men and who falls in love later. At one point, Tschick also admits to Maik that…
How far do they get on their journey? What kind of experience do new friends bring from a crazy summer adventure? "Goodbye, Berlin!" Helps to understand the feelings of teenagers and their complex journey to get to know and value themselves. This is the story of becoming an adult.
*Translated by Alexandra Gorbova. The play was supported by the Goethe Institute