When does the performance take place?

The performance takes place on May 9, 2026, at 7:30 PM at Duisburg Theater.

How long does the theater evening last?

The duration is approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes with no intermission.

Where is the play performed?

The play is performed in FOYER III of Duisburg Theater at Opernplatz in Duisburg.

What is the ticket price?

The regular ticket price is 12 euros per ticket.

Is the performance wheelchair accessible?

Duisburg Theater indicates limited wheelchair accessibility. There is no elevator for FOYER III.

Is there a cloakroom?

Yes, the cloakroom is available and free of charge for coats, jackets, and larger bags.

A quiet theater evening full of loss, language, and surprising joy of life

Name: and to disappear in blue
Start: 2026-05-09T21:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-05-09T23:00:00+02:00
Location: Theater Duisburg – FOYER III

A poetic theater evening between loss, language, and transformation

With and to disappear in blue, the Duisburg Theater opens an evening of quiet power and great intimacy. Freely based on Zsuzsa Bánk's novel dying in summer and featuring texts by Evelyne de la Chenelière, a production emerges that brings memory, grief, and joy of life into a finely composed stage form.

When memory becomes theater

The material revolves around a father who dies and the daughter who tells of it. It is precisely in this tension that the dramaturgy unfolds: between experienced and narrated life, between language and body, between loss and the tentative desire for communication. The theater evening condenses these transitions into a collage of memory fragments, snippets of thought, images, movement, and music.

A stage experience in FOYER III

FOYER III at the Duisburg Theater is regarded as a studio for extraordinary theater productions. With 99 seats and its immediate proximity to the event, it creates a special theater atmosphere where every gesture, every breath, and every silence carries weight. The foyer space promotes an intense stage experience that focuses more on encounter than on distance.

Between laughter and tears

The original work opens not a heavy mourning monologue but a movable, poetic space. The production guides the audience through contrasts: life and death, the grand and the banal, melancholy and bright moments of cheerfulness. It is precisely in this that the strength of this evening lies: It does not seek loud overwhelm but rather precise, sensitive acting that takes nuances seriously.

Direction, language, and musical condensation

Under the direction of Kornelius Eich, literary precision combines with scenic condensation. The evening is conceived as an experience of translation: from the novel to the stage, from the word to embodiment, from memory to the moment. The involvement of Zsuzsa Bánk and Evelyne de la Chenelière on stage gives the production a rare authority and remarkable immediacy.

An evening for an attentive audience

Those who understand theater as an encounter with language, body, and memory will find here a quiet, resonant evening. and to disappear in blue promises no spectacle but a precise, touching engagement with what remains when a life is told. This stage experience is particularly worthwhile for all who appreciate poetic acting and clever contemporary theater forms.

Conclusion: On May 9, 2026, visitors to the Duisburg Theater can expect a concentrated, visually striking theater evening full of language, memory, and subtle emotions. Anyone wishing to experience strong contemporary drama in an intimate space should secure this date.