When does the event start?

The event starts on November 5, 2026, at 7:30 PM.

Where does the evening take place?

At the Stadttheater Fürth, Königstraße 116, 90762 Fürth.

What is the admission price?

The ticket price is 42 euros per ticket.

Is the event an indoor event?

Yes, the event takes place at the Stadttheater, which is indoors.

What is the literary focus?

The focus is on the novel Old Country by Dörte Hansen with themes such as displacement, home, family, and memory.

Are there official social media channels?

No verified official social media profiles could be identified for this event.

Dörte Hansen Brings Home, Loss, and Hope to the Stadttheater Fürth

Name: Old Country
Start: 2026-11-05T20:30:00+01:00
End: 2026-11-05T22:30:00+01:00
Location: Stadttheater Fürth

An Evening with Dörte Hansen: When Home Becomes a Literary Question

With Old Country, a novel that belongs to the most compelling voices of contemporary literature, coming to the stage, the performance at the Stadttheater Fürth on November 5, 2026, brings the story of flight, loss, memory, and the tenacious struggle for a home into the spotlight – as a literary experience between melancholy, warmth, and northern German clarity.

A Matter of Quiet Force

Dörte Hansen's novel tells the story of people who cannot escape their history because they carry it within themselves. Vera Eckhoff, displaced as a child from East Prussia, grows up in the Old Country, a landscape filled with fruit trees, distrust, and silence. It is precisely this tension between external calm and internal upheaval that makes the substance enticing: here, there is no loud action, but a precisely observed family story that speaks of generations, origin, and identity.

Reading Atmosphere Between Language and Memory

Those seeking literary quality will find more than just a simple retelling of the novel on this evening. The author encounter with Hansen’s work opens a space for linguistic refinement, for the subtle shifts in perception, and for the power of narration, which is rarely so composed and yet so compelling in German. The reading atmosphere at the Stadttheater Fürth promises closeness, concentration, and that quiet intensity that makes great literature truly palpable on stage.

Home, Loss, and the Art of Close Observation

Old Country represents a literary discourse on home, displacement, and the perpetuation of familial traumas. The novel blends societal narrative, generational history, and finely measured irony. Its cultural significance lies precisely in this: Hansen does not write about the land as an idyll, but as a space of experience, work, memory, and self-assertion. For readers, this evening becomes not only touching but also thought-provoking regarding language, origin, and belonging.

The Stadttheater Fürth as a Suitable Resonance Space

The Stadttheater Fürth provides a worthy setting for this material. Its central location on Königstraße, good accessibility, and traditional ambiance create the conditions for a focused theater evening. The venue combines cultural elegance with urban accessibility, thereby enhancing the effect of a text that oscillates between rural isolation and significant historical movement.

Conclusion: An Evening for Those Who Want to Experience Literature, Not Just Read It

Old Country in Fürth promises an evening full of linguistic precision, emotional depth, and literary substance. Those who want to discover Dörte Hansen as a strong storyteller of the present or experience her work anew should not miss this date. The performance invites you to experience home not as a cliché, but as a complex story of loss and perseverance.