Das Monster

Lessingtage 2027 Live radio play performance by and starring Madame Nielsen Dates

A stage lit in red. A performer stands before a large screen displaying a dramatic depiction of Christ.

language German

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A raw journey into New York’s performance art scene of the 1990s: A young European with dreams of conquering the stage and becoming the next Willem Dafoe. With no money and nowhere to stay, but armed with a phone list, he dives into the world of the legendary performance troupe The Wooster Group. When he calls the first number on the list in search of a place to stay, he enters a hypnotic parallel universe...

Produktion Volkstheater Wien

Mit Madame Nielsen

Regie Madame Nielsen

Ausstattung Olivia Lottersberger

Dramaturgie Tobias Schuster

Sound Jacob Suske, Dominik Mayr

Video Hannah Strobl

Lichtdesign Oliver Haas

Produktionsleitung Anna-Katharina Hofbauer

A stage lit in red. A performer stands before a large screen displaying a dramatic depiction of Christ.

A person in a red jacket speaks on a phone in a historic building, dramatically lit in a yellowish spotlight.

A musician in a red leather jacket plays electric guitar and sings into a microphone on a stage with bright spotlights.

A man in a red leather jacket sits between two mannequins, one in yellow, the other in a suit, in dim lighting.

A person on a dark stage stands next to a white chair. Dramatic lighting creates an intense atmosphere.

A person in red clothing is overlaid with a colorful grid of lights, creating an artistic and tech-inspired atmosphere.

A woman in a red jacket stands before a chalkboard with drawings, surrounded by others in a theatrical scene.

Press quotes

»like a feverish dream« (Die Welt)

»truly stunning« (ORF)

Dates

Mo 1.2.27

20.00, Nachtasyl

German Premiere

Das Monster

Lessingtage 2027 Live radio play performance by and starring Madame Nielsen

Tickets
from 22 € / red. from 11 €

Tu 2.2.27

20.30, Nachtasyl

Das Monster

Lessingtage 2027 Live radio play performance by and starring Madame Nielsen

Tickets
from 22 € / red. from 11 €

Further dates are being planned.