When does the event take place?

The event is scheduled for 01.07.2026 at 19:30.

Where does the performance take place?

The venue is Kabarett Obelisk Potsdam at Charlottenstraße 31, 14467 Potsdam.

How much does a ticket cost?

The researched ticket price is 28.60 € per person.

Is the event indoors or outdoors?

The performance takes place in the interior of Kabarett Obelisk.

Are there any hints about booking and tickets?

According to the event information, ticket purchase is intended through the official advance sales.

What is the content about?

The piece deals with German-German history with humor, conflict, and political friction.

Political theater with wit: Anja Panse opens German memory in Potsdam

Name: Anja Panse: In the East – Stories from the Special Zone in Potsdam
Start: 2026-07-01T21:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-07-01T23:00:00+02:00
Location: Kabarett Obelisk Potsdam

An evening about origin, contradiction, and the power of memory

With In the East – Stories from the Special Zone, the Potsdam Triple A Theater presents a piece that does not manage the echoes of the German-German past in a museum-like manner, but rather questions them vividly. The evening connects political satire, documentary research, and dramatic intensification into a theatrical experience that brings historical experience and current debate into direct contact.

When a barbecue turns into a social picture

Four people from East and West meet on a summer evening, and from this seemingly casual situation, a concentrated piece of contemporary culture emerges. The stage concept thrives on pace, witty dialogue, and that friction that characterizes good theater: personal memory, collective imprint, and the question of who speaks about history and who has experienced it.

Language art between humor and political tension

The production works with a mix of comedy, laconic observation, and pointed intensification. This is exactly where its literary quality lies: The texts open spaces for ambivalence, for wounded biographies, for East German self-assertion, and West German interpretive certainty. The result is not a nostalgic look back, but a clever, polyphonic narrative about post-reunification biographies and memory politics.

Triple A Theater and Anja Panse's signature

Behind the project is the Potsdam artist collective Triple A, founded in 2021, which draws attention with politically charged, exploratory, and genre-crossing works. Anja Panse, director, actress, and author, has been developing stage material for years at the intersection of research, performative presence, and societal reflection. This authority in dealing with historical material also influences this evening.

No reading atmosphere here, but an intense author encounter with the times

Although it is not a classic reading, the piece creates a similar closeness to the text: The audience experiences language as material for conflict, as a space for memories, and as theatrical force. The intimate atmosphere of the cabaret hall intensifies this effect, making the evening a concentrated cultural experience in the heart of Potsdam.

Conclusion: A theater evening with stance and friction

In the East – Stories from the Special Zone promises an evening that entertains, irritates, and forces one to think. Those interested in theater, German-German history, and clever contemporary art will not experience a comfortable nostalgic piece here, but a lively evening full of perspectives, humor, and insight. Seeing this performance live is particularly worthwhile for all who understand culture as dialogue.