When does A Transition take place?

The performance takes place on Sunday, November 22, 2026, at 4:00 PM. An introduction starts at 3:15 PM.

Where is A Transition being performed?

The performance takes place at the Kleine Haus of the Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus at Gustaf-Gründgens-Platz 1 in 40211 Düsseldorf.

How much does a ticket cost?

Tickets are available from 11.30 euros according to published advance sale information. Additional booking or shipping costs may apply.

Who wrote and directed A Transition?

The play was written by Elfriede Jelinek. The director is Jossi Wieler.

How long does the performance last?

The event is scheduled from 4:00 to 7:00 PM.

A Transition: Jelinek's linguistic power meets Düsseldorf's great theater stage

Name: A Transition
Start: 2026-11-22T16:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-11-22T19:00:00+01:00
Location: Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus – Kleines Haus

A Transition: Elfriede Jelinek's powerful turning point at the Düsseldorf Schauspielhaus

On Sunday, November 22, 2026, A Transition takes the audience at the Kleine Haus of the Düsseldorf Schauspielhaus to a threshold between history, present, and human transformation. Elfriede Jelinek's new play unfolds under the direction of Jossi Wieler as a sharp stream of thought about wars, political upheavals, and the restless human desire to step out of one's own immaturity.

A production between myth and present

Jelinek's text revolves around transitions: from Nazi rule to democracy, from violence to reason, and from historical hopes to the disillusionments of the present. The dramaturgy connects ancient myths with political and social experiences of the 21st century. Language becomes the actual stage setting: it leaps, condenses, contradicts itself, and reveals hidden thought movements.

Jossi Wieler and the art of verbal transformation

Director Jossi Wieler presents the play in Düsseldorf as a world premiere. His award-winning work with texts by Elfriede Jelinek stands for precise, physical, and musical acting, where speech rhythm, pauses, and glances develop a unique dramaturgy. Together with set and costume designer Anna Viebrock, a theatrical space is created that makes historical layers visible while remaining open to the unrest of the present.

A stage experience full of friction

The production promises not a linear narrative theater but a concentrated stage experience of verbal images, transformations, and conceptual transitions. The actors Ole Lagerpusch, Dominik Dos-Reis, Katja Bürkle, and Stefan Hunstein guide through a world where peace rhetoric, war images, and human self-deception collide. Acoustics, lighting moods, and the precisely positioned physicality of the performers create a tense theatrical atmosphere for the evening.

Between belief in progress and dark premonition

The theater publisher describes A Transition as a cheerful-pessimistic farewell to the belief in progress. Jelinek's linguistic art holds up a shimmering, uncomfortable mirror to society: the longed-for turning point appears not as redemption, but as a fragile process that gives rise to new contradictions. This is precisely where the special power of this theater production lies: it demands attention without providing easy answers.

Conclusion: An evening for alert eyes and open ears

Visitors can expect an intense production of contemporary theater art, where acting, direction, and linguistic dramaturgy merge into an electrifying space of thought. Those who wish to experience theater as a place of social confrontation and sensory experience will find in A Transition an evening full of friction, resonance, and surprising shifts in perspective.