The door is shut, and all questions remain unanswered. An abandoned stage and many clues behind the door provide a space for wild speculation and hair-raising fantasies about what might have happened before or what could happen next, together with the question of whether whatever happens should be prevented. Puzzles upon puzzles arise for the four performers. This crime-like play is a plea for more mutual trust and playful freedom.Roads, kitchens, forests, playgrounds: dangers for children lurk everywhere, and the potential risk is enormous. Places where children can play unsupervised are becoming fewer and fewer, and children’s range of movement is getting smaller and smaller. With both of these factors combined, the opportunity to learn how to deal with dangers in a playful way and to experience self-efficacy is disappearing. But what do children actually do when they play freely and unsupervised? How dangerous is it really? Or: What do adults think children do when they play alone, and what dangers do they imagine?

Alarm! Something must be different than usual. But what? And why? Luckily, there’s a manual for every situation. But this situation isn’t in the manual. Unfortunately. How great! Oh no!? So what?!
Four people set out in search of solutions. They have very different skills and roles within the group. They grapple with new rules, responsibilities, and hierarchies. They keep watch. They cordon off areas. They ensure safety. They look out for the well-being of their audience. And they use their freedom to let their imaginations and playfulness run wild.
Grete Pagan and her ensemble have created a fun play. The play is suitable for all ages. It’s about rules. What happens when rules no longer apply? What happens when rules are misunderstood? What happens when rules are broken?
A play about safety, freedom, and responsibility. Who bears responsibility? Who takes on responsibility? Who relinquishes responsibility?
An encouragement to embrace more playful freedom, imagination, and trust. Have more faith in yourselves and others!

• There are several wheelchair-accessible seats available in the theater.
• In front of the JES Studios (Entrance C, 1st floor), there is also an accessible restroom that can be reached by elevator.
• The nearest accessible parking spaces are located on Eberhardstraße, Breite Straße, and Christophstraße.
• We’d be happy to pick you up at the nearest bus or train stop.
• Your service dog is welcome here.
• Seating is first-come, first-served during the performance. Please let us know if early entry would be helpful for you.

You can find detailed information about accessibility and inclusion at JES here!

Short clips will be shown that depict accidents or mishaps. They will portray strong emotions such as fear, panic, anger, and despair.

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…also known as “sensory stimuli,” can be exciting or overwhelming for some people. That’s why you’ll find information here about sensory experiences that occur at various points during the performance.

This information might be helpful for you or for someone attending the performance with you.

• The play begins while the audience is still in the lobby. Three actors walk through the audience.

• There is mention of an alarm.

• An alarm goes off in the theater. There are several bright orange lights and a piano-like alarm sound.

• One character interacts directly with the audience.

• The alarm is turned off and back on using a control on stage. At one point, the alarm becomes very loud.

• The characters repeatedly scream and shout loudly.

• The characters repeatedly run across the stage.

• There is piano music.

• The audience is directly instructed to stand up and sit back down.

• Scary things are described. (Fog, a break-in, lice, sharks, a volcanic eruption, a dragon)

• One person repeatedly sits down among the audience.

• One person is wrapped in caution tape.

• There are intense emotions such as fear, pain, anger, sadness, panic, and despair.

• All the characters are very confused. Many lines are repeated several times.

• One person pretends to get an electric shock.

• The characters leave the stage from different places and return to the stage from different places.

• There’s a moment in the play when the lights go out.

• A button is pressed, causing a rope ladder to suddenly drop from the ceiling.

• A person is hanging from the rope ladder, holding on only with their hands.

• In one scene, there’s talk of a fire alarm.

• A person disappears into a box and then reappears wearing a dragon costume.

• A person puts on a suit with all sorts of things hanging haphazardly from it. The person also wears a helmet, so you can barely see their face.

• There is singing on stage.

• Three people disappear behind a door.

• Potential accidents or scary scenarios are acted out.

• Two people operate a large dragon costume with three heads.

• There’s a lot of fog.

• There’s a small flame.

• There’s wind from a wind machine. The wind machine hums loudly.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us.
We’re happy to help!