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The Investigation
Date & Time
Mon, Nov 9, 10:30 AM – Mon, Nov 9, 09:30 PM
Group
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Organiser
Kulturhaus Frankfurt
About this event
“The Investigation” is a piece of documentary theatre that condenses the testimony of the 1963–1965 Frankfurt Auschwitz trials. Peter Weiss wove the court transcripts into an eleven‑canto oratorio, giving equal voice to perpetrators and victims. The result is a stage work that deliberately avoids theatrical staging, elaborate sets and emotional manipulation – only the stark facts and the dispassionate words of witnesses and defendants fill the room. Audiences are confronted with a sober juxtaposition that offers no verdict of its own, but compels viewers to face historical truth directly. Directed by Anna-Sophie Sattler, the ensemble delivers the uncompromising text in one uninterrupted two‑hour performance, without spectacle or sensation. The production sees itself as a contribution against forgetting and is recommended for ages 16 and up. For anyone interested in the history of Frankfurt and the legal reckoning with the Holocaust, this evening offers a quiet but indelible encounter with a chapter of German history that must never be allowed to fade.
Schedule
Mon, Nov 9
10:30 AM
Performance
07:30 PM
Performance
Mon, Nov 9
10:30 AM
Performance
07:30 PM
Performance
Location
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