How long does the performance last?

The performance lasts about 80 minutes.

When does Genetic Woyzeck take place?

On Friday, October 9, 2026, starting at 8:00 PM.

What is the admission price?

The regular price is €20, reduced €12.

Is the venue accessible?

Yes, FFT has accessible entrances, an elevator, and accessible restrooms.

Where can I find FFT Düsseldorf?

At Konrad-Adenauer-Platz 1 in 40210 Düsseldorf, near Central Station and Worringer Platz.

Are there break information?

No break information is provided for this performance.

A Woyzeck as a Media Frenzy: Stage, Images, and Power at FFT Düsseldorf

Name: Harriet Maria Meining, Peter Meining, Lars Rudolph: Genetic Woyzeck
Start: 2026-10-09T22:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-09T23:20:00+02:00
Location: FFT Düsseldorf

Genetic Woyzeck at FFT Düsseldorf: A media frenzy of couch, camera, and Woyzeck struggle

With Genetic Woyzeck, one of the most distinctive multimedia productions of German-speaking theater returns to the stage. FFT Düsseldorf presents the work of Harriet Maria and Peter Meining featuring Lars Rudolph on Friday, October 9, 2026, at 8:00 PM as an 80-minute performance in German; thematically, violence and death mark the content friction. The revival connects Büchner's fragment with contemporary questions: AI, populism, and fake news are visibly present in the space. ([fft-duesseldorf.de](https://www.fft-duesseldorf.de/spielplan/genetik-woyzeck))

A classic in the media age

On stage, there is nothing more than a couch, yet this reduction ignites an unusual power. Lars Rudolph plays Woyzeck as a solo part amidst a mercilessly timed video machinery; the antagonists appear not physically but as overwhelming images on gigantic screens. The production connects Büchner's psychological tremors with the imagery of the present and shifts the perspective from naturalistic drama to media critique as a stage experience. ([fft-duesseldorf.de](https://www.fft-duesseldorf.de/spielplan/genetik-woyzeck))

Strong images, sharp present

The video aesthetics are not a decorative effect but a dramatic engine. The production works with a clear separation of physical presence and recorded figures; in addition, a line-up of stars such as Blixa Bargeld, Ben Becker, Nick Cave, Herbert Fritsch, Eva Mattes, Udo Lindenberg, and other voices from art and pop. Critics describe the evening as a cool calculating, technology-obsessed experiment and at the same time as an urgent summoning of ghosts that exposes the fiction of human and media relations. ([fft-duesseldorf.de](https://www.fft-duesseldorf.de/spielplan/genetik-woyzeck))

Premiere material with resonance

Harriet Maria and Peter Meining have been working across media since the 1990s, writing, directing, and producing under the name norton.commander.productions. For Genetic Woyzeck, the original work already served as a guide for audiovisual stage art in the 1990s; the revival in 2026 gains its tension from historical distance and current readability. That the piece is shown again today elevates the evening from mere repertoire and transforms it into a cultural-historical echo with fresh urgency. ([fft-duesseldorf.de](https://www.fft-duesseldorf.de/spielplan/genetik-woyzeck))

The FFT Düsseldorf as a fitting resonance space

FFT Düsseldorf is located in KAP1 at Konrad-Adenauer-Platz 1, 40210 Düsseldorf. The bar opens one hour before the performance and remains open after the show; the house is well connected via Düsseldorf Central Station and Worringer Platz, and the parking entrance is at the back of KAP1 on Karlstraße 127-135. The theater has accessible entrances, accessible restrooms, and a direct elevator into the building. ([fft-duesseldorf.de](https://www.fft-duesseldorf.de/kontakt/))

At the end, visitors can expect an intense, focused, and visually charged theater experience that reexamines Büchner and unites the language of images with the power of acting. Those looking for media-critical contemporary theater with historical depth will experience an evening that resonates long afterward. Live on stage, Genetic Woyzeck unfolds that restlessness for which theater is made. ([fft-duesseldorf.de](https://www.fft-duesseldorf.de/spielplan/genetik-woyzeck))