Life is not fair. Some people are allowed to stay up late, others can already reach the shelf with the sweets. It’s usually the majority who decide which game to play. If just a few group members misbehave, is nobody allowed to have ice cream? And of course: Who is allowed to play with which toy?

The list could go on and on, as could the list of attempts to make everyone equal. How do you get someone to be fair and give up something when so many others give up nothing?

To develop the play, author and director Milan Gather and the JES ensemble first go on a research trip to schools and daycare centres to find out: When do we perceive something as unfair? How do we deal with unequal conditions? And how willing are we ourselves to compromise and show solidarity?

• 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!

Sensory experiences such as bright lights, loud noises, or sudden events can be exciting or overwhelming for some people. That’s why you’ll find a list here of sensory stimuli that appear at various points in “un/fair.”
This information might be helpful for you or for someone attending the performance with you.

– At the beginning of the performance, the lights in the auditorium are off and it is dark.

– The actors enter the stage in the dark and are

barely visible at first.

– At the beginning of the play, a spotlight briefly shines into the audience.

– At the start of the play, a large object (a cake) suddenly descends from the ceiling onto the stage floor. Fog is used during this sequence.

– There are many colorful tulle balls of various sizes on stage. One ball sparkles. The actors toss the balls back and forth on stage.

– Loud bass music plays at certain points in the play.

– At one point, there are signal tones and flashing red lights. This marks the start of a race.

– There is a scene with a strobe effect.

– At one point in the play, an actress laughs loudly and for a long time. It is not easy to read her emotions in this situation. Afterward, she whistles loudly once.

– At two different points in the play, actors fall down and quickly get back up.

– At one point in the play, two actors run toward a large ball. There is an actor inside the ball.

– At one point in the play, the stage lighting gradually dims.

– At several points in the play, audio recordings are played in which children’s voices can be heard.

If you have any concerns or questions, please contact us at ticket@jes-stuttgart.de.
We’d be happy to advise you and work with you to figure out how we can help.

At one point in the play, war and displacement are mentioned. Scenes are shown that are reminiscent of bullying.