When does the performance of 22 Lanes take place?

The performance begins on Friday, November 6, 2026, at 8:00 PM.

Where will 22 Lanes be performed?

The performance takes place at the Young Theater Göttingen, Bürgerstraße 15, 37073 Göttingen.

How much does a ticket cost?

Tickets are available from 27 Euros according to the event information. Discounts are available.

What is 22 Lanes about?

The focus is on Tilda, who cares for her younger sister and her alcoholic mother. A scholarship in Berlin and the encounter with Viktor destabilize her carefully organized life.

Is the Young Theater Göttingen wheelchair accessible?

The Young Theater Göttingen describes its venue as wheelchair accessible. However, possible restrictions are pointed out during the ticket booking for the fixed hall plan; the box office can assist with questions.

Is there a box office available on the evening of the performance?

The box office is located at Bürgerstraße 15 and is additionally open one hour before the start of the performance.

Experience 22 Lanes live: An intense theater evening between responsibility, fear, and freedom

Name: 22 Lanes
Start: 2026-11-06T20:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-11-06T23:00:00+01:00
Location: Junges Theater Göttingen

22 Lanes: A Quiet Effort Between Duty and Freedom

When Tilda swims her 22 lanes, every stroke counts. The water becomes a retreat, a rhythm against overwhelm, and a quiet space for a new beginning. The Young Theater Göttingen brings Caroline Wahl's novel to the stage and tells the story on November 6, 2026, about familial responsibility, fear, growing up, and the courage to determine one's own course.

A Young Woman Against the Current

Tilda is 27, studying mathematics, working at a supermarket checkout, and caring for her younger sister. The mother is an alcoholic, the father absent. Between daily obligations and emotional exhaustion, Tilda holds her life together with almost mathematical precision. The swimming pool serves as a counterbalance to familial closeness: 22 lanes against the feeling of being stuck.

Dramaturgy of Quiet Disruption

The production focuses on those moments when a seemingly stable life goes out of rhythm. A scholarship in Berlin opens a new perspective for Tilda. At the same time, Viktor appears and brings closeness, desire, and uncertainty to her carefully balanced life. The central dramaturgical question is: How much responsibility does a person bear for those they love, and when does self-care begin?

Caroline Wahl's Novel as Stage Art

The stage adaptation transforms the novel into an immediate theatrical experience. Direction and acting meet a story whose tension arises not from grand effects but from precise relationships and unspoken conflicts. In the theatrical atmosphere of the Young Theater Göttingen, familial ties, social overwhelm, and the longing for another life take on a concentrated, sensual presence.

An Evening Full of Quiet Strength

22 Lanes does not tell of a spectacular breakout but of the small movements from which change arises. The production combines contemporary theater with clear, emotional dramaturgy and is aimed at all who appreciate modern theater, literary adaptations, and credible character portrayals. The audience encounters a young woman whose inner struggles between the swimming pool, supermarket checkout, family, and future become visible.

The Young Theater Göttingen promises a touching theater evening about responsibility, overwhelm, and the search for one's own life plan. Those who want to not only read this story but experience it as an immediate encounter between stage and audience will find in 22 Lanes a concentrated stage experience with lasting impact.