In his writings, photographs, and documentary films from the late 1980s, Hervé Guibert grapples in a unique way with his own AIDS diagnosis and that of his companions. In his writings, he combines radical honesty with deeply personal self-reflection: What does it mean to write, photograph, and document in times of despair? What does it mean to expose oneself relentlessly and thereby immortalize oneself?
The production Mitleidsprotokoll – every tear recorded is dedicated to Guibert’s texts, which must do without a happy ending, and asks what role they can play today in remembering and dreaming of (queer) life.
(Graduation production 2026)
RUBEN MÜLLER *1997 in Kaiserslautern. Studied philosophy and cultural studies in Berlin and will graduate from the directing program at the Otto Falckenberg School in 2026. In his work, he explores real events, their documentation, and their literary treatment—as well as social, digital, and melancholic realities and counter-realities.
Text by Hervé Guibert
Set and Video Chloe Kelly
Costumes Jacqueline Elaine Koch
Dramaturgy Paulina Wawerla
With Julius Gruner, Elisabeth Nittka, Konstantin Schumann
Technical Production Management Maxi Blässing, Jonas Pim Simon
Set Construction Kilian Klingler
Stage Manager Dany Rau
Stage machinery Stefan Egger
Control room Manuel Giesek
Lighting Daniel Schott
Sound Leo Algrang
Video Florian Limmer
Event technology Eliza Aistermann, Jakob Kilian
Carpentry Hannes Zippert
Metalwork Fritz Würzhuber, Jürgen Goudenhooft
Upholstery Maria Hörger, Tim Hagemeyer, Anja Gebauer, Tobias Herzog
Painting Studio Evi Eschenbach
Partners/Sponsors:
A production of the Otto Falckenberg School in cooperation with the Münchner Kammerspiele. With the kind support of the Richard Stury Foundation.
- Regie
