When does the performance take place?

The performance takes place on September 11, 2026, from 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM.

Where is the play performed?

The venue is the Organ Factory Hall in Karlsruhe.

How much is the admission?

The admission is 17 euros, reduced 15 euros.

Is the venue wheelchair accessible?

The hall on the ground floor is accessible via a wheelchair lift.

Are there parking options?

Yes, the Organ Factory is easily accessible via the Weiherhof underground parking; there is a direct staircase leading to the Organ Factory.

Is there more information about duration or breaks?

The event is scheduled for 2 hours. Further information about breaks or special conditions will follow from the organizer.

Puzzles, Inheritance, and Silent Clocks: Karlsruhe Experiences Theater Full of Mysterious Tension

Name: IT WAS TWENTY TO NINE
Start: 2026-09-11T22:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-12T00:00:00+02:00
Location: Orgelfabrik Halle

A mysterious theater evening in the Organ Factory Hall

With IT WAS TWENTY TO NINE, the theater in the Organ Factory in Karlsruhe presents a new play by Gabriele Michel and Franco Rosa: freely adapted from Charles Dickens, full of puzzles, inheritance drama, and smoldering family conflicts. The advance coverage promises a theatrical experience that oscillates between eerie atmosphere, dark humor, and dramatic intensification.

A house that reveals none of its secrets

At the center is an almost dilapidated house where Miss Havisham lives with her adopted daughter Estella. Clocks stand still, memories burn on, and the question of the event fifty years ago becomes the engine of the plot. It is from this that the play gains its tension: from silence, suggestion, and that theatrical atmosphere where every detail of the production takes on significance.

Family feud, inheritance and an evening full of suspicion

When the Pockets arrive for their annual birthday visit, the fragile structure begins to wobble. Money, claims, and hopes for the inheritance collide. Raymond Pocket, George, Sarah Pocket, and young Philip from the village form a cast that charges the drama with precise frictions. For the audience, an evening emerges where acting talent, wordplay, and the condensation of classical motifs come together in a modern summer production.

Why this piece resonates today

Although the story takes place in ancient times, it touches on very contemporary themes: possession, family loyalty, social dependencies, and the power of old injuries. The Organ Factory Hall provides a fitting setting, as the special flair of the venue enhances the effect of light mood, space, and acoustics. Thus, from the material grows not just a theater evening, but an intense cultural event with its own echo.

Conclusion

IT WAS TWENTY TO NINE promises an exciting, cleverly constructed theater evening with an enigmatic atmosphere and literary depth. Anyone wanting to experience extraordinary summer theater in Karlsruhe should not miss this performance at the Organ Factory Hall.