A quiet space between life and death, between pain, memory, and unexpected closeness: David Bösch's "Wiedersehen. Ein Stück Hoffnung" (Reunion. A Piece of Hope) tells the story of two people who, in the face of an existential crisis, must learn to talk to each other again—and of a child who experiences his own adventure in an intermediate world. A powerful, tender, and deeply moving play about what keeps us going.

A hospital, an intensive care unit, a state of emergency: a couple who have been separated for a long time fear for the life of their nine-year-old son Jonah, who is in a deep coma after a serious accident. The question of whether he will die is ever-present. But just as pressing is the question of how to talk to each other in such a situation: about feelings, about guilt, about what remains. Between rapprochement and reckoning, between harshness and tenderness, a dialogue unfolds that repeatedly touches on everyday trifles—Twix and Bounty bars from the vending machine—and yet searches for support in the depths.

Meanwhile, far above the machines that keep him alive, Jonah experiences his own fantastic adventures. Accompanied by Hannah, another child in intensive care, he moves through an intermediate world in which becoming and passing away, hope and farewell are closely intertwined. A delicate web of comfort and grief, of letting go and holding on, of first kisses, old songs, and the inconspicuous wonders of life slowly emerges. It is the mundane, the essential, the painful, and the joyful moments—those constants that carry us through crises.

David Bösch, known as a director for his profound, empathetic works, presents his first play, "Wiedersehen. Ein Stück Hoffnung" (Reunion. A Piece of Hope). With a keen sense for emotional nuances, he allows the characters to shine in all their vulnerability and ambivalence—and tells a story that reminds us how fragile and yet how hopeful human life can be.
Premiere April 9,
Further performances: April 11, 18, 21, 23, and 29, May 8, 13, and 22, 2026