Sunday, 5/3/2026
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Two eleven-year-old boys have fought on the schoolyard: one hit the other with a stick, and the other nearly lost two incisors. The parents meet over coffee and cake to discuss how to proceed educationally as civilized people. However, during the encounter of the two opposing couples, more archaic impulses soon break through, and provocative questions fly through the room. Which of the boys was really to blame? Does aggressive behavior in a child not indicate marital problems of the parents? What is worse: vomit-covered art books, the nighttime abandonment of a family hamster, or loud phone calls to legally defend a health-endangering medication? Jabs turn into verbal battles, and from scuffles, a living room brawl develops. The art of cultivated interaction culminates in a wild outburst. In the end, not even the two marriages are intact, and only one retains the upper hand: the God of Carnage.

Sensationally observed and with brilliant dialogues, the French author Yasmina Reza reveals with this comedy how extremely thin the veneer of civilization is.

Director: Bettina Jahnke
Stage: Claudia Rohner
Costumes: Tatjana Kautsch

Event data provided by: Reservix

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