Plays for young audiences / Schooltours

Kindertransport

by Diane Samuels

Kindertransport is most suitable for grades 9 to 13.
Actor Talk Backs can be arranged upon consultation.
Price: € 12 per ticket.
Running time: 2 hours 15 minutes including a break

During the Kindertransport, a British rescue mission that took place at the beginning of WWII, over 10,000 Jewish children from various countries were placed in British foster homes and families to save them from certain death.

The play tells the story of how nine-year-old Eva, a German Jewish girl, is sent by her parents on the Kindertransport to start a new life with a foster family in Britain just before the outbreak of World War II. More than forty years later, she has changed her name to Evelyn and denied her roots. When her own daughter discovers old letters and photos in the attic, she is forced to confront the truth about who she really is and to reveal a dark secret that she has done everything to keep hidden.

Kindertransport depicts the agony of separating a child from her parents and wrestles with the consequences of that choice that, while an act of sacrifice, also wreaks devastating results.

Der Kindertransport war eine britische Rettungsmission, die zu Beginn des Zweiten Weltkriegs stattfand. Über 10.000 jüdische Kinder aus verschiedenen Ländern wurden in britischen Pflegeheimen und -familien untergebracht, um sie vor dem sicheren Tod zu retten.

Das Stück erzählt die Geschichte, wie die neunjährige Eva, ein deutsch-jüdisches Mädchen, kurz vor Ausbruch des Zweiten Weltkriegs von ihren Eltern mit einem der Kindertransporte nach England geschickt wird, um ein neues Leben bei einer Pflegefamilie zu beginnen. Über vierzig Jahre später hat sie ihren Namen in Evelyn geändert und ihre Wurzeln verleugnet. Als ihre eigene Tochter einige alte Briefe und Fotos auf dem Dachboden entdeckt, ist sie gezwungen, sich der Wahrheit darüber zu stellen, wer sie wirklich ist, und ein dunkles Geheimnis zu enthüllen, das zu verbergen sie alles getan hat.

Kindertransport führt uns neben der Notwendigkeit der rettenden Transporte auch die die Qual der Trennung eines Kindes von seinen Eltern mitsamt all seinen Folgen vor Augen.

Cast and Creatives 
Cast Alexandra Bentz, Tracey Grey, Cornelia Groeger, Steven Jones, Lisa Parise, Michelle Tafelmayer, Emma Teitge
Director René M. Becker
Set Design René M. Becker, Marcel Schmitt and Ann-Kathrin Schuman
Costume Design Mirta Kljajo
Lighting Design Oded Huberman
Sound Design David Sidnev
Props Dirk Conrad


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All performances listed will take place at the ETF am Zoo, Bernhard-Grzimek-Allee 1, 60316 Frankfurt am Main

Tuesday, 11th February 2025 at 10.00 am

Wednesday, 12th February 2025 at 10.00 am

Thursday, 13th February 2025 at 10.00 am
(Open to the general audience too.)

Friday, 14th February 2025 at 10.00 am
(Open to the general audience too.)



THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME 

(Supergute Tage oder Die sonderbare Welt des Christopher Boone)

A murder mystery play like no other by Simon Stephens based on the novel of the same name by Mark Haddon

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is recommended for young people, grade 7 – 11.
Actors talk-backs can be arranged upon consultation.
Price: 15,- Euro per ticket.
Running time:
2 hours and 30 minutes including an interval.

Christopher Boone is a gifted math and science pupil with a unique perspective on the world. He possesses a rigorously logical mind but struggles to interpret social cues. One night, he discovers his neighbour’s dog, Wellington, impaled on a garden fork. He decides to investigate the murder and embarks on an unexpected journey, crossing paths with relatives, neighbours, shopkeepers, tube travellers…

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a poignant and insightful exploration of a unique mind’s journey through a world that often seems confusing and overwhelming. Christopher’s story challenges our perceptions of the norm and encourages us to embrace the differences that make each of us unique.

Der 15-jährige Christopher Boone ist ein begabter Mathematiker, gesegnet mit einem ausgeprägten logischen Verstand. Jedoch fällt  es ihm schwer, soziale Signale zu interpretieren, was ihm eine einzigartige Perspektive auf die Welt verschafft. Eines Nachts entdeckt Christopher den Pudel seines Nachbarn, Wellington, aufgespießt auf einer Mistgabel. Als er zu Unrecht für den Mord verantwortlich gemacht wird, beschließt er einen seiner literarischen Helden Sherlock Holmes nachzuahmen und den Mord mit ähnlichen deduktiven Methoden zu untersuchen. 

Christophers einzigartige Affinität für Logik und Ordnung veranlassen ihn, seine Ermittlungen in einem Buch festzuhalten, das er selbst als Kriminalroman bezeichnet. Während er tiefer in den mysteriösen Mord des Pudels eindringt, entdeckt er Geheimnisse über seine Familie und seine Mitmenschen, die nicht nur für ihn nachhaltige Auswirkungen haben werden.

A play that works on every level — crowd-pleasing, eye-opening, life-affirming and unmissable. Time

This is a show that’s as extraordinary as its hero. Time Out

All performances listed will take place at
Die Volksbühne im Großen Hirschgraben 19
60311 Frankfurt am Main

Monday, 5th May 2025 at 10.00 am
Wednesday, 7th May 2025 at 10.00 am
Tuesday, 13th May 2025 at 10.00 am
Thursday, 15th May 2025 at 10.00 am
Thursday, 22nd May 2025 at 10.00 am
Friday, 23rd May 2025 at 10.00 am
Tuesday, 27th May 2025 at 10.00 am
Wednesday, 28th May 2025 at 10.00 am
Cast and Creatives 

Cast: Mike Brendt, Cornelia Gröger, Leon Gross, Joseph Knitt, Sara Warner
Director René M. Becker
Set Design René M. Becker
Costume Design Mirta Kljajo
Props Dirk Conrad


Every year, students from the age of 10 and up enjoy our special youth productions. The plays deal with topics and stories that reflect the experiences and literary interests of our young audience. The language is adapted to their level and we support teachers with scripts, worksheets, and follow-up workshops. The materials can be downloaded from our website.

To all productions we provide an online quiz and detailed lesson materials for working with students. For each ten student tickets, the accompanying teachers get one free teacher ticket. 

Play Booklets and Materials

In order to better understand the play we recommend that teachers briefly introduce the piece to students before watching the show. Educational materials to be used in the classroom will be available online. Teachers can use these in the classroom to improve and enrich the students´ understanding of the play and the worksheets are helpful for follow-up exercises.

Please register using the online form provided. If interested, you can contact our education department for excerpts of the play scripts

Please note that cancellations need to be made well in advance for us to make alternative arrangements.