Ferdinand von Schirach - Regen

Der Spiegel called Ferdinand von Schirach a "great storyteller," the New York Times an "extraordinary stylist," the Independent compared him to Kafka and Kleist, the Financial Times to Raymond Carver, and the Daily Telegraph wrote that he was "one of the most distinctive voices in European literature." His books have been made into films many times and have become international bestsellers, selling millions of copies. They have been published in more than forty countries. His plays Terror and God are among the most successful and most discussed contemporary dramas worldwide.

Ferdinand von Schirach's new book RAIN will be published in August 2023. A story that Ferdinand von Schirach now performs as a monologue on stage himself: A man comes soaked out of the rain into a bar - onto the stage - and talks about the great and the terrible of our time, about human dignity, loneliness, love, loss and failure.

Ferdinand von Schirach's RAIN is a piece that is as courageous as it is very personal, a play on the border between stage character and author.

Director: Elmar Goerden

"If the word 'cultivated' did not exist, one would have to invent it for Ferdinand von Schirach." (Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung)

The world premiere of Regen can be experienced on the major stages of this country as an exclusive premiere tour from October 2023.