Benedikt Mitmannsgruber – 1996

BENEDIKT MITMANNSGRUBER – 1996 Thursday, December 3, 2026 Doors: 6:30 PM Start: 7:30 PM

Out of nowhere, Benedikt Mitmannsgruber has turned 30 overnight. Surrounded by forests, cows, and farms, he reflects on the past few years.

In the attic of his parents' house, he discovers a yellowed album containing a family tree. For Benedikt Mitmannsgruber, this marks the beginning of a furious journey through his family's past and his own absurd everyday life.

The journey begins in the early 20th century in a small village near the Czech border. There, Benedikt Mitmannsgruber's great-grandparents decide to have 15 children. In the 1960s, Benedikt Mitmannsgruber's parents are born. They spend their childhood next to the Iron Curtain in the deepest Austrian province. No one really knows whether this small strip of land belongs to the Czech Republic or Austria. In the 1990s, the curtain falls, and Benedikt Mitmannsgruber's parents decide to conceive a son. He is born into a world where he never quite fits in, yet he loves it with all its quirky inhabitants and peculiarities.

A tribute to growing up in the middle of nowhere. A love letter to the forgotten villages. A journey into one's own past. A quirky look at our society and a world that has gone awry. Benedikt Mitmannsgruber's third program, 1996, is dedicated to his two parents and four grandparents. Despite a difficult upbringing at the end of the world with few prospects, they shape Benedikt Mitmannsgruber into the person he is today!

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Press Reviews: "A great enrichment for the cabaret scene." Thomas Stipsits "Delightfully minimalist. The stories from the Mühl- and Waldviertel provide hearty laughs." Die Presse "Intelligent, sharp-witted punchlines." Ö1 "Extremely charming to watch, a sympathetic anti-hero." Falter