When does the reading take place?

The event takes place on Saturday, October 10, 2026, from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM.

Where does Münchhausen's Adventures take place?

The reading takes place at the Kleinkunstbühne Geismar, Kerllsgasse 2, 37083 Göttingen.

How much is the admission fee?

The admission fee is 15 euros in advance and at the box office.

Who will perform at the event?

Stefan Dehler and Christoph Huber will design the literary competition as The Silent Dogs.

Which literary source is the focus?

The focus is on the Münchhausen tales by Gottfried August Bürger as well as other stories about truth, lies, and invention.

Are there tickets available in advance?

Tickets are available for advance purchase and at the box office. The advance sale locations are Friseurteam Wagener at Mitteldorfstraße 5 and Goldschmiede Hettenhausen-Krüger at Reinhäuser Landstraße 132.

The Silent Dogs Read Münchhausen Göttingen 2026

Name: The Silent Dogs – The Truth Bores Me, So I Lie. Münchhausen's Adventures
Start: 2026-10-10T19:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-10T21:30:00+02:00
Location: Kleinkunstbühne Geismar

When the Truth Becomes Too Ordinary: Münchhausen as a Literary Duel

On October 10, 2026, the Kleinkunstbühne Geismar in Göttingen will transform into a venue for linguistic adventures, absurd claims, and the great art of storytelling. Stefan Dehler and Christoph Huber, known as The Silent Dogs, will face off against the legendary Baron Münchhausen in a literary competition that explores his precarious relationship with truth and lies.

Between Storytelling and Cheeky Exaggeration

The tales of Gottfried August Bürger serve as the starting point for an evening where certainties waver. Münchhausen's fantastic adventures will become the material for a staged reading that intertwines literary adaptation, acting, and comedic banter. What sounds like an incredible story gains its own poetic logic in this format.

The Silent Dogs skillfully explore how reality is created: through memory, assertion, exaggeration, and the audience's willingness to believe in a good story. The literary competition evolves into an entertaining game with narratives, perspectives, and the question of whether a lie sometimes gets closer to a deeper truth.

Stefan Dehler and Christoph Huber: Theater Makers with Literary Insight

Stefan Dehler and Christoph Huber founded The Silent Dogs in 2008. Both were long-time members of the artistic ensemble of the Deutsches Theater in Göttingen. In their productions, they combine focused acting with precise text work, physical presence, and a pronounced sense of comedic breaks.

Their repertoire ranges from literary works to children's and youth theater to sociocultural projects. Previous works have also been shown abroad, including in Finland, Turkey, Romania, Croatia, Austria, and Switzerland. The local anchoring of the ensemble is connected to a regional theater practice.

A Reading Atmosphere Full of Doubt and Pleasure

This evening promises no quiet reading in the traditional sense. Voice, rhythm, and staged play give the stories an immediate stage energy. The intimate atmosphere of the Kleinkunstbühne creates space for attentive listening, spontaneous reactions, and the shared enjoyment of a story whose truthfulness remains intentionally open.

Literature lovers will experience a special kind of author encounter: not a single author takes center stage, but rather a lively engagement with a material that has shifted between folk book, satire, and adventure story for centuries. Gottfried August Bürger's Münchhausen tales are not presented in a museum-like fashion but used as movable material for a contemporary literary performance.

What the Audience Can Expect

The audience can expect a humorous yet insightful literary experience about invention, memory, and the power of language. The Silent Dogs turn Münchhausen's adventures into a cheeky and cheerful duel where each assertion provokes the next contradiction and every truth gets its own stage interpretation.

Those who enjoy literature being heard, seen, and rediscovered in direct exchange with actors should experience this evening live. On Saturday, October 10, 2026, the event begins at 7:30 PM at the Kleinkunstbühne Geismar. Tickets cost 15 euros in advance and at the box office.