Jutta Speidel reads from her novel AMARYLLIS (What if...) A reading by and with Jutta Speidel

What if one's life had taken a completely different course? Jutta Speidel tells the cheeky, cheerful, and profound fictional biography of the clown Valerie (1954–2024). It's a moving reading about life paths, the courage to change, and reconciliation. Don't you know that feeling? You've already lived a substantial part of your life, much has gone well, some less so, and you often catch yourself thinking: What if…? Yes, what if I weren't named Jutta? What if I hadn't become an actress? If I hadn't married my husband, lived many different loves, and perhaps had no children? What if I lived in a completely different country? And yet I would still be ME. That's how I feel. I am Jutta, and I am Valerie. Her biography is also mine. At least, it could be, but…! Cheeky, cheerful, profound, and very intense, Jutta Speidel narrates the life of the clown Valerie between 1954 and 2024. It is a life that takes many detours and deals with great love, hope, tragedy, sacrifice, betrayal, and reconciliation. AMARYLLIS is a reading without resignation, but with the message that one should remain open to new paths throughout life. It radiates unconventional thinking, generosity, trust, and forgiveness.