IT WAS TWENTY TO NINE in Karlsruhe: Mysterious Theater in the Organ Factory
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A summer evening full of secrets in the Organ Factory
With IT WAS TWENTY TO NINE, the theater in the Organ Factory in Karlsruhe opens a door to a world of inheritance, intrigue, and floating uncertainty. The world premiere by Gabriele Michel and Franco Rosa draws freely from Charles Dickens and leads into an old-fashioned, almost dilapidated house where time seems to stand still and every character brings its own secret.
When the clock stops, the game begins
Miss Havisham lives with her adoptive daughter Estella in a house that seems to be out of time. It is precisely from this that the piece derives its tension: from the atmosphere of decay, from the allure of the inexplicable, and from the question of what happened at twenty to nine. The dramaturgy unfolds as a chamber play with grotesque intensifications, familial frictions, and an inheritance that sets all characters in motion.
Charles Dickens as a source of inspiration, not as a museum
The production takes the world of Great Expectations as its starting point and transforms it into an independent author theater. Instead of mere retelling, a stage experience emerges with sharply drawn characters, a sinister-grotesque undertone, and that special theater atmosphere for which the Organ Factory has been known for decades. Official statements describe it as a summery stage work filled with secrets, intrigues, and strong emotions.
An ensemble that makes the space resonate
Franco Rosa directs, while Peter Schmitt is responsible for lighting. The stage features, among others, Martina Eckrich, Gabriele Michel, Ulrike Schmitt, Véronique Weber, Oliver Fobe, Oliver Grimm, Rainer Haring, Johannes Hauser, Franco Rosa, and Winfried Spiegel. Especially in the Organ Factory with its consciously preserved morbid charm, this cast creates a dense interplay of acting, space, and mood.
Why this theater evening is intriguing
Those who love great literature in an original new examination will find a production full of hints, character strength, and subtle tension here. The piece promises no museum-like costumes but a vibrant play with heritage, power, and memory. Audience reactions are likely to oscillate between astonishment, amusement, and rapt attention.
Conclusion: IT WAS TWENTY TO NINE promises a clever, atmospheric theater evening with a mysterious family, grotesque twists, and plenty of Karlsruhe stage charm. Those who appreciate literary sources, strong characters, and unique performance locations should experience this stage event live.
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