When does the performance take place?

The performance begins on 05/22/2026 at 7:30 PM at the Fürth City Theatre.

What is the ticket price?

The ticket price is €44 per ticket.

Where is the piece being played?

It will be performed in the Great House of the Fürth City Theatre, Königstraße 116, 90762 Fürth.

Is there an introduction before the performance?

Yes, the introduction begins at 7:00 PM.

Is the theater accessible?

The Fürth City Theatre offers, among other things, an inductive hearing system in the parquet. Further details on accessibility can be found on the theater's website.

Are there guidelines for wardrobe and admission?

The theater opens one hour before the performance begins, and the hall admission starts 30 minutes prior. Coats, jackets, and larger bags should be left at the wardrobe.

Shock, Wit, and Musical Frenzy: Shockheaded Peter Lures Fürth into Dark Theatrical Worlds

Name: Shockheaded Peter
Start: 2026-05-22T21:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-05-23T00:00:00+02:00
Location: Stadttheater Fürth

Dark Humor, bright music, and a children's book as a nightmare: Shockheaded Peter in Fürth

With Shockheaded Peter, the Fürth City Theatre will bring a junk opera to the stage starting May 21, 2026, transforming Heinrich Hoffmann's Struwwelpeter into a feverish theatrical experience. The musical by The Tiger Lillies, Julian Crouch, and Phelim McDermott combines grotesque comedy, macabre images, and music that flutters between circus frenzy and dark cabaret.

A material between morality and muck

What once started as a pedagogical warning appears here as a brutally colorful theatrical atmosphere. The characters from the Struwwelpeter universe do not act as well-behaved teaching examples but as sharply drawn shadow beings of a world where exuberance, defiance, and failure end in quirky tableaux. The tension of the production derives precisely from the friction between children's literature, dark humor, and musical alienation.

Musical theater with biting elegance

The songs by Martyn Jacques carry the events with rough irony and a distinctive sound language. The mix of quirky-macabre sound, grotesque wit, and theatrical exaggeration shapes the evening. For the audience, a parcours of laughter, shuddering, and amazement unfolds, where acting, set design, and musical precision intertwine closely.

The production in the Great House

In the Great House of the Fürth City Theatre, this production unfolds its full effect. The stage offers space for sharply contoured images, striking costumes, and an evening that directly targets the senses with its dark poetry. Performances on May 21 and 22, 2026, will begin at 7:30 PM; an introduction will take place at 7:00 PM.

What makes this theater evening special

Shockheaded Peter is not a nostalgic look back but a biting update of a cultural icon. The piece plays with Heinrich Hoffmann's legacy, exaggerates the moralizing tale, and turns it into a whirlwind full of energy. Those who love theater that dares to be simultaneously disturbing, funny, and musically virtuosic will find an evening with great theatrical impact here.

The audience can expect an unusual mix of horror, satire, and musical show effects. Anyone who appreciates dark humor, performative imagination, and precise musical theater direction should experience this date live at the Fürth City Theatre.