Name: The Girl with the Pringles Can, Musical based on the play EXTRA ZERO by Elisabeth Pape
Start: 2026-06-12T21:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-06-12T21:00:00+02:00
Location: E.T.A.-Hoffmann-Theater Studiobühne

A musical about body images, fear, and the courage to open up

On June 12, 2026, the E.T.A.-Hoffmann-Theater Bamberg will present The Girl with the Pringles Can, a theatrical event that gets under your skin. The musical based on the play EXTRA ZERO by Elisabeth Pape combines theatrical art, music, and a youth ensemble for an intense look at self-optimization, eating disorders, and the fragile search for identity.

When the body becomes a battleground

The source material addresses a societal pressure that many young people face: slim, controlled, perfect. From this constriction arises a musical space where encapsulated figures slowly make themselves heard. Director Mathias Noack translates the material into a staging that does not set distance but dares to be close. Music here is not decoration but a dramatic tool for opening up.

Youth on stage, the present in focus

Particularly appealing is the casting of Bamberg youths and young adults, specially cast in collaboration with theater education. This decision gives the stage experience immediate credibility. The young voices carry the theme not in a museum-like manner but with the urgency that resonates directly with the audience. Thus, a theatrical atmosphere is created where vulnerability, resistance, and community stand side by side.

Music, choreography, and a space full of tension

The musical direction by Johannes David Wolff and Johannes Klehr, the choreography by Anne Retzlaff, and the design concept by Ksenia Dudkina promise a precisely crafted form. The studio stage provides the fitting framework: close, concentrated, without protective distance. The strobe light, which is used according to the event information, sharpens perception further and transforms the performance into a sensitive, simultaneously physically present music theater.

Why this theater evening is relevant

The Girl with the Pringles Can is more than a musical production. It is a culturally journalistically relevant evening about eating disorders, self-image, and the power of social norms. Those looking for contemporary stage art that does not smooth over societal conflicts will find here a dense, cleverly composed piece with emotional weight and musical intelligence.

Conclusion: The audience can expect a touching musical about anorexia, identity, and healing – intense, young, and close to the present. Anyone wanting to experience strong theatrical moments, honest characters, and an unusual music theater should not miss this date live on the studio stage.