1929. Franz Biberkopf has done his time in Tegel prison and is let out. He is struggling to lead a normal life. 2009. Using the story of Franz Biberkopf as a literary frame, the project »Berlin Alexanderplatz« by Volker Lösch explores the fate and experiences of released prisoners with a choir of present-day Biberkopfs and actors.

VOLKER LÖSCH has been working as a director amongst others in Düsseldorf, Graz, Hamburg, Leipzig and Zurich. Since 2005 he has been a member of the Artistic Direction of the Schauspiel Stuttgart. His production »Marat, was ist aus unserer Revolution geworden« was invited to the Theatertreffen 2009, Berlin. With »Berlin Alexanderplatz«, he is directing for the first time in Berlin.

Actors: Sebastian Nakajew,Eva Meckbach, David Ruland, Felix Römer, choir: Robert Elsinger, Lars Götze, Volker Hauptvogel, Andreas Knud Hoppe, Toni Jessen, André Kaczmarczyk, Para Ndombasi Kiala, Mohamad Koulaghassi, Johannes Kühn, Markus Lamberty, Rose Louis-Rudek, Dirk Muchow, Wolf Nachbauer, Peter Paul, Lutz Rinke, Heather Sacks, Ralph Schacht, Detlef Schnurrbus, Uwe Seidel, Felix Tittel, Doreen Zanona, direction: Volker Lösch, choir director: Bernd Freytag, stage: Carola Reuther, costumes: Cary Gayler, dramaturgy: Beate Seidel, Maja Zade, light: Erich Schneider

Photo:Heiko Schäfer