Schaubühne Berlin: The Silence
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Time:
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Fri 21.8.2026 20:00
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Sat 22.8.2026 15:00
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Duration: approx. 105min, no interval
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Address:
Finnish National Theatre, Main Stage
Läntinen Teatterikuja 1
00100 Helsinki
Event Introduction
Schaubühne Berlin visits the Helsinki Festival! The historic Schaubühne is one of the most renowned and respected theaters in the German-speaking world, and Falk Richter’s The Silence is among its most acclaimed productions of recent years. The Silence was selected for the Berliner Theatertreffen, the showcase of the best German-language theater, and its brilliant solo performer, Dimitrij Schaad, was crowned Actor of the Year by Theater Heute magazine.
Richter (b. 1969), one of the most significant voices in contemporary German theater, plays with self-irony and personal experience in this revealing dive into the silenced history of a German family. Richter’s father passed away before reconciliation was possible, and now the author turns to his mother to break decades of silence.
The performance unpacks layered traumas: the father’s war experiences, the mother’s flight from West Prussia, and the bourgeois narrow-mindedness of post-war West Germany. Richter reflects on how the family’s past and the violence experienced by his parents transformed into opposition and suppression of his own queer identity. But how reliable is Richter’s own memory? And how credible is his mother’s narrative? As memories begin to conflict, space opens up for hope, as well as for new questions and interpretations.
Language: German, with subtitles in Finnish and English.
Post-show discussion with Falk Richter and Dimitrij Schaad on Saturday, August 22, following the performance. The discussion will be held in English.
Written and Directed by: Falk Richter
Set and Costume Design: Katrin Hoffmann
Music: Daniel Freitag
Video: Lion Bischof
Dramaturgy: Nils Haarmann & Jens Hillje
Lighting Design: Carsten Sander
On stage: Dimitrij Schaad
A new German-language version for the Schaubühne. The first version of the performance premiered at TNS Strasbourg as a co-production with MC93 Bobigny and the Maison de la Culture d’Amiens.
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Event Information
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Time:
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Fri 21.8.2026 20:00
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Sat 22.8.2026 15:00
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Duration: approx. 105min, no interval
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Address:
Finnish National Theatre, Main Stage
Läntinen Teatterikuja 1
00100 Helsinki
