Thursday, 2/12/2026
at 7:30 PM


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Matthieu Delaporte 1h22 VOR DEM ENDE Play

A ridiculous story with depth: Experience "Bergdoktor" star Heiko Ruprecht and Jan Messutat in a war of words about life and death.

Bertrand feels like he has missed out on life. No woman, boring job, no ambitions. This has to change. But just at the moment he wants to end it all, there’s a knock at his apartment door. Outside stands a peculiar, strange man.

Gradually it is revealed that the man is Death himself, one of many employees who pick up potential candidates. However, he has made a mistake with the floor, and otherwise, Death is anything but a professional. This awakens new spirits in Bertrand, and a race against time begins...

The Frenchman Matthieu Delaporte is known for his intelligent comedies with finely crafted dialogues. He and Alexandre de La Patellière have celebrated sensational successes as a writing duo with works like "Der Vorname" and "Das Abschiedsdinner." Both plays ran successfully in our comedy at the Marquardt.

“A brilliant idea,” “tragicomical scenes, absurd dialogues, and delightful exchanges,” cheered the French press about the Paris premiere: “A play between black humor and metaphysical revelation.”

With this unusual play, Heiko Ruprecht returns to the stage of the Old Theater House, where he last shone in “Die Tanzstunde.” “Best entertainment of the highest level,” writes the Iserlohner Zeitung about the production by Martin Schulze.

Performances from January 30 to March 7, 2026

With Sophie Göbel, Jan Messutat, Heiko Ruprecht
Directed by Martin Schulze
Set and costumes by Ariane Scherpf

Event data provided by: Reservix

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