Thomas Maurer - Maurer.Kafka.Comical – Matinée!

Most of us have encountered the dark gray, hopeless, and despairing Kafka in our German classes. Many of us have preferred to avoid him in our further life journeys based on that experience. On this evening, Thomas Maurer wants to show Kafka's other side, which is not really another side at all, but often just a different perspective. Kafka's humor is similar to those oddly patterned stereograms that one can stare at for a long time without seeing the supposedly hidden images. However, once you discover them, they never go away.

Isn't it - also - funny when someone wakes up in the morning as a bug and everyone, including him, pretends for as long as possible that nothing is wrong? This is the Kafka that Thomas Maurer wants to present this evening. He cannot promise a so-called fireworks of punchlines, but he can guarantee a fine, bright, alert, and repeatedly grotesque humor, penned by one of the greatest German-speaking writers and performed by a rather good, seasoned cabaret veteran.

It was surely pleasant to be near him. He could be enthusiastic and captivated; there was no end to the joking and laughter; yes, he laughed heartily and knew how to make his friends laugh as well. He was a wonderfully helpful friend." - Max Brod

"I can laugh too, Felice!" - Franz Kafka

Press reviews:
"Certainly the least elaborate contribution of a theater to the Kafka year, perhaps the best: Thomas Maurer reads selected texts. Completely in civilian attire. The only show effect: blackouts. Very funny." - Die Presse / Thomas Kramar

"The evening is magnificent in its staccato of Kafka and commentary. After two hours, you have a crash course in Kafka that showcases the genius of both participants this evening." - Der Standard / Michael Wurmitzer

"Thomas Maurer effortlessly delivers: a truly funny - and also culturally enriching - evening." - Kurier / Thomas Trenkler