Of All Spirits at the Kulturforum Fürth: Walser drama meets present
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An evening where the stage becomes a political hotspot
With Of All Spirits, the Stadttheater Fürth is bringing the world premiere of Theresia Walser to the Great Hall of the Kulturforum Fürth. The play takes us right into a Goethe high school, where everyday life is shaken by right-wing power politics, personal insecurity, and moral breaking points. Directed by Torsten Fischer; the production was created in collaboration with the Kunstfest Weimar and sharply focuses on societal tensions. ([stadttheater.de](https://www.stadttheater.de/programm/kalender/stueck/vonallengeistern2526))
A classroom as a battlefield for the soul
Walser does not depict a simple educational dramaturgy, but a highly concentrated play of mirrors about conformity, resistance, and the question of how language shapes reality. In the interplay of the couples Ella and Tim as well as Fred and Paula, professional dependencies, private fissures, and political susceptibility coalesce into a feverish theatrical atmosphere. The fact that only two actors carry the diversity of roles intensifies the pressure of the scenes and gives the production a nervous, almost chamber-music-like precision. ([stadttheater.de](https://www.stadttheater.de/programm/kalender/stueck/vonallengeistern2526))
Theresia Walser opts for intensification instead of reassurance
The playwright has been one of the most prominent voices in contemporary German-language theater for years. In Of All Spirits, she combines a political present analysis with bitter comedy and a language that does not smooth over the ideological fog but lays it bare. The result is a theatrical event that resonates, because it does not view the crisis from the outside, but draws it into familial and institutional intimacy. The Nürnberger Nachrichten described the premiere as a festival of acting that leaves hardly anyone indifferent. ([nn.de](https://www.nn.de/fuerth/schauspielfest-ohne-gutiges-ende-von-allen-geistern-hatte-premiere-im-kulturforum-furth-1.14849498))
The Kulturforum Fürth as a strong venue
The Great Hall of the Kulturforum Fürth provides a fitting framework for this world premiere: a place with industrial history, generous spatial feeling, and clear proximity to the audience. Access to the foyer and the performance venues is via ramp or lift; the building also has an accessible toilet. According to Fürth Tourism, parking is available at the adjacent parking garage of the Stadthalle with over 500 spaces. ([fuerth.de](https://www.fuerth.de/service-fuerther-rathaus/aemter-von-a-bis-z/detail/kulturforum-fuerth-312557/?utm_source=openai))
Audience reaction and relevance
Even the premiere coverage made it clear how strongly the evening's theme resonates: the school landscape, political radicalization, and private upheavals intertwine without tipping into didactic heaviness. The quality of this production lies precisely in this: it relies on sharp observation, dense dialogues, and an evening that does not send the audience away with distance but with questions. Those looking for political theater with strong acting and a precise perspective on the present will find an intense theatrical experience here. ([stadttheater.de](https://www.stadttheater.de/programm/kalender/stueck/vonallengeistern2526))
On January 16, 2027, the audience at the Kulturforum Fürth can expect an evening full of tension, linguistic wit, and unsettling topicality. Of All Spirits is not comfortable theater, but a smart, stirring live experience that can only be experienced on stage in this form. Those who love contemporary theater with depth should secure this date. ([stadttheater.de](https://www.stadttheater.de/programm/kalender/stueck/vonallengeistern2526?utm_source=openai))
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