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The credo of "From the freedom of science towards the ethics of science!" describes the shift of Bertolt Brecht’s interest in the subject matter of "Galilei".

From the Fall of the Berlin Wall up to his death in 1995, the life of playwright Heiner Müller appears like a race against accelerated time – a self-experiment in times of changing eras.

Doctor, historian and writer Rainald Goetz etched himself into the memories of a whole generation of theatre and literature enthusiasts with one particular performance: At the 1983 Ingeborg-Bachmann-Competition, he cut his forehead with a razorbla

"How are things with Paul?" Marie asks. "Fine", says Karin. But that isn't true. Paul has disappeared. Wickwalz calls it "Fleeing from the Republic" and he happens to drop by more frequently now. He is nice and he asks Karin about things.

Biedermann is outraged by the arsonists who have been starting fire everywhere – at least while he is at his local pub or on social media.

Liliom, a carousel barker at the funfair known all over town, meets Julie, a servant girl and his fateful love, while working on the carousel. Together, they risk their jobs out of longing for a life without exploitation.

"Nothing is more punitive than lending significance to an illness – since this significance is inevitably moral in nature." – Susan Sontag

"Great political villains should absolutely be exposed – and preferably to ridicule.