Home Visit at the Cultural Forum Fürth: A House as the Stage for German History
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Home Visit at the Cultural Forum Fürth: When a House Becomes a Resonance Space for German History
With Home Visit, the Cultural Forum Fürth brings a live audio play to the stage, condensing literature, sound art, and acting into an intense theatrical experience. The material, based on Jenny Erpenbeck, tells the story of a house by the Märkische lake, where private fates and political upheavals overlap over decades. The Fürth performance is scheduled for April 15, 2027, at 19:00 and brings a novel of rare historical density into the present of theater. ([fuerth.de](https://www.fuerth.de/kultur-freizeit/veranstaltungen-termine/veranstaltungskalender/veranstaltungsdetails/heimsuchung-1900-14-05-2026-340736/))
A House as a Chronicler of the 20th Century
At the center is not a classic hero, but a place. The house by the shore witnesses loss, repression, adaptation, and memory. Jenny Erpenbeck's novel follows several life paths in eleven chapters and spans from the Weimar era through National Socialism, war, and the GDR to the post-reunification period. It is precisely this montage of individual fate and historical movement that makes the dramaturgy so strong and so touching. The Deutsche Bühne emphasizes how complex the transfer of Erpenbeck's language to the stage remains. ([deutschestheater.de](https://www.deutschestheater.de/en/program/productions/heimsuchung))
Live Audio Play Instead of Conventional Stage Illusion
The Fürth production emphasizes acoustic immediacy. Voices, sounds, and monologues merge into a theater atmosphere where the rustling of the lake and the story of the residents become physically palpable. The event and performance venue, Cultural Forum Fürth, is particularly suitable for formats that intertwine text, sound, and space due to its flexible event structure, large hall, and technical equipment. ([fuerth.de](https://www.fuerth.de/kultur-freizeit/veranstaltungen-termine/veranstaltungskalender/veranstaltungsdetails/heimsuchung-1900-14-05-2026-340736/))
Jenny Erpenbeck's Novel as a Stage of Memory
The literary source enjoys high recognition: The Deutsches Theater Berlin describes Home Visit as a text that makes the history of the property itself the main character. The staging history shows how adaptable this material is for theater: Again and again, Erpenbeck's novel is read as both a challenge and an opportunity, as it does not superficially illustrate historical violence, but makes it tangible in precise images, breaks, and shifts in perspective. For the audience, this does not create a museum effect but rather contemporary reflection on origin, loss, and belonging. ([deutschestheater.de](https://www.deutschestheater.de/en/program/productions/heimsuchung))
Theatrical Experience with Clear Warnings and Great Intensity
The Cultural Forum Fürth points out that the staging includes strobe effects as well as acoustically depicted scenes of violence and sexualized violence, and addresses themes from National Socialism and the Holocaust. For a sensitive audience, this is an important warning; it also serves as evidence of the artistic seriousness of the evening. Those seeking theater as a space of memory and concentration will experience a performance here with attitude, precision, and emotional impact. ([fuerth.de](https://www.fuerth.de/kultur-freizeit/veranstaltungen-termine/veranstaltungskalender/veranstaltungsdetails/heimsuchung-1900-14-05-2026-340736/))
Location, Access, and Framework
The Cultural Forum Fürth is located at Würzburger Straße 2, 90762 Fürth. Access is barrier-free via ramp and elevator; the building also has accessible restrooms and good public transportation connections. Directly outside the door is the Stadthalle subway station, and the neighboring parking garage offers over 500 parking spaces. For visitors, this means: relaxed arrival, clear paths, and plenty of space for anticipation before the start. ([tourismus-fuerth.de](https://www.tourismus-fuerth.de/planen-buchen/tagen-feiern/kulturforum))
The production is worth it for all those who want to not only see but also hear, feel, and place theater historically. Home Visit combines literary power with acoustic density and opens an evening that resonates long after. Those who appreciate theater art with depth should experience this live audio play in Fürth live. ([fuerth.de](https://www.fuerth.de/kultur-freizeit/veranstaltungen-termine/veranstaltungskalender/veranstaltungsdetails/heimsuchung-1900-14-05-2026-340736/))
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