How long does Pulcinella! last?

The performance lasts 70 minutes according to the event details.

What is the admission price?

The regular admission is 21 Euros, reduced 14 Euros. An additional 2 Euros will be added at the box office.

Where does the performance take place?

At T-Werk Potsdam, Schiffbauergasse 4 E, 14467 Potsdam.

Is the venue accessible?

The theater hall is on the ground floor and can be reached at ground level through the adjacent courtyard. Access through the foyer leads via a stairway.

When does the performance start?

The performance begins on October 8, 2026, at 8:00 PM.

Who presents the piece?

The production is presented by the Ton und Kirschen Wandertheater under the direction of Margarete Biereye and David Johnston.

Masks, Music, and Humanity: Pulcinella! ignites Potsdam's stage with poetic power

Name: Pulcinella! at T-Werk Potsdam
Start: 2026-10-08T22:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-08T23:10:00+02:00
Location: T-Werk

An evening between laughter, mask play, and human abyss

With Pulcinella!, the Ton und Kirschen Wandertheater presents a visual theater experience on October 8, 2026, at T-Werk Potsdam, reviving the famous Italian puppet in a dazzling figure oscillating between comedy and tragedy. The evening takes you right into that zone where fun tips over, laughter becomes brittle, and theater reflects the human condition poetically.

The figure that carries everything and holds nothing

Pulcinella is a character full of contradictions: naive and cunning, coarse and vulnerable, hungry for life yet accompanied by dark premonitions. Ton und Kirschen uses this figure as a theatrical projection surface for what makes humans simultaneously comedic and serious, grotesque and touching. The result is not a smooth performance, but a stage experience full of masks, movement impulses, music, and scenic condensation.

Ton und Kirschen: Wandertheater with a personal touch

The ensemble was founded in 1992 by Margarete Biereye and David Johnston and has developed a distinctive theatrical aesthetics with works by Büchner, Roth, Shakespeare, and others. This personal touch combines slapstick, pantomime, puppetry, live music, and physically precise acting into a dense theatrical atmosphere. This is where the company's strength lies: they not only tell a story but also shape a sensuous image theater from it.

Why this evening resonates

The material is old, but its impact remains fresh. Pulcinella represents the paradox of the human condition and the moment when comedy turns into melancholy. Those who love such productions do not just experience classic puppet theater here, but a finely crafted reflection on roles, masks, and the fragile balance between lightness and seriousness.

At T-Werk: clear stage, strong presence

The T-Werk on Schiffbauergasse offers an appropriate setting for this precisely shaped production with its theater hall and compact performance space. The proximity to the action amplifies every gesture, every musical turn, and every audience reaction. This creates an immediate live experience that only theater can provide.

Conclusion: Pulcinella! promises an evening full of visual power, irony, and fine poetry. Anyone who loves theater as a sensuous art between mask play and human understanding should not miss this date in Potsdam.