Faith Love Hope at St. Gangolf Parish Hall: A Dance of Death of the Present
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A bitter dance of death about hope, exclusion, and the harshness of everyday life
When bureaucratic rules weigh more heavily than human need, Elisabeth begins a fight for survival. The theater in the Gardener's Quarter presents Ödön von Horváth's socially critical play Faith Love Hope. A Little Dance of Death on November 5, 2026, at the St. Gangolf parish hall in Bamberg.
Elisabeth against the cold order
At the center of the production is a young woman without a fixed place in society. Elisabeth clings to her desire for a self-determined life, but every step forward leads her deeper into a web of offices, prejudices, and social coldness. White lies become a survival skill, and the longing for love turns into a dangerous illusion.
Horváth tells a bitterly, comically, and terrifyingly contemporary story of a world where small regulations can have large consequences. The play was created in 1932 in collaboration with Lukas Kristl and focuses on the individual's struggle against bureaucratic irresponsibility and societal indifference.
A production between grotesque and human tragedy
Director Heidi Lehnert guides the ensemble through a dramaturgy where the everyday tilts into the uncanny. Horváth's typical combination of laconic dialogue, dark humor, and social observation creates a peculiar tension: the audience recognizes the absurdity of the situations while simultaneously feeling their existential threat.
The stage and costumes by Linda Hofmann and Barbara Rose-Andres give a visible form to the social panorama. Music by Guido Apel, lighting design by Laurin Drechsel, and the work of Kerstin Thierschmann on makeup condense the theater atmosphere into a stage experience between sober reality and a suffocating dance of death.
Acting art with a bitter resonance
Benjamin Bochmann, Ursula Gumbsch, Gerald Leiß, Laura Mann, and Patrick L. Schmitz embody the figures of this social experiment. Their acting skill palpably shows how quickly humanity breaks under the pressure of poverty, mistrust, and institutional power.
The audience reaction is not aimed at easy entertainment. This production challenges the gaze, opens up space for reflection, and allows Horváth's question to echo into the present: What happens to a person when a society only looks at their files, their mistakes, and their marketability?
Conclusion: A theater evening that does not let go
Faith Love Hope. A Little Dance of Death promises a concentrated, socially alert theater experience in a special atmosphere. Anyone wanting to experience Horváth's precise language, bitter humor, and the power of an engaged production live will find an evening full of tension, humanity, and uncomfortable relevance on November 5, 2026, at the St. Gangolf parish hall.
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