When does the performance take place?

The performance starts on 2026-11-05 at 20:30 at T-Werk Potsdam.

How much is the admission?

The ticket price is €16, reduced €11. An additional €2 will be added at the box office.

How long does Transport: Cargo last?

The performance lasts about 45 minutes.

Is the piece suitable for a younger audience?

The piece is recommended for ages 15 and up.

Are there any special notes about the production?

Yes, the production contains strobe lighting and is performed in easily understandable English.

Is the venue accessible?

The accessibility notes from the organizer specify access through the main entrance as well as accessible sanitary facilities and parking nearby.

Transport: Cargo unleashes poetic puppetry about the flow of goods, pressure, and morality

Name: UNIDRAM: Transport: Cargo
Start: 2026-11-05T21:30:00+01:00
End: 2026-11-05T22:15:00+01:00
Location: T-Werk

A precise miniature theater about the dark sides of global transport

With Transport: Cargo, the Maribor Puppet Theatre brings an intense stage event to Potsdam, unfolding an entire world in just 45 minutes: truck routes, rest stops, highways, delivery pressure, and the unseen costs of modern trade. The piece combines puppetry, object art, and detailed miniature worlds into a clever, visually striking production about mobility, exploitation, and the logic of acceleration.

When the road becomes the stage

The performance leads right into the nervous heart of the flow of goods. A driver is under time pressure, the cargo must arrive, time is running out, the asphalt becomes the dramatic trace of a system designed for speed and efficiency. The precise modeling of highways and rest areas creates that theater atmosphere in which the small suddenly makes the large visible.

Puppetry with political sharpness

The Maribor Puppet Theatre, founded in 1974, stands for the combination of tradition and avant-garde research. In Transport: Cargo, the ensemble shows how puppetry goes far beyond childish imagination and addresses social issues as a serious art form. Directed by Tin Grabnar, whose concept takes the puppet as a sign of human experience seriously and transforms the stage into a precisely composed image of thought.

Dramaturgy between everyday life and abyss

The dramaturgy works with contrasts: routine driving movements, technical precision, and almost documentary objectivity stand beside moral tension, ethical dilemmas, and a shocking event that turns the evening upside down. This creates a stage experience that does not act loudly agitationally, but rather quietly penetrating. The audience's reaction is likely characterized by tense attention, as each scene sharpens the view on consumption, environmental pollution, and working conditions.

An evening for young adults and smart theatergoers

With an age recommendation from 15 years and the performance language in easily understandable English, the production opens up to an international audience. The performance relies on visual precision, strong lighting design, and clear acoustic drawing. The note on strobe lighting also marks a production that consciously utilizes its formal power and does not aim for harmless comfort.

Conclusion

Transport: Cargo promises a concentrated, intelligent, and highly topical theater experience at T-Werk Potsdam. Those who want to experience puppetry as visual art, social reflection, and sensory play should follow this evening live.