When does the event take place?

The performance will take place on 2026-10-02 at 20:00 at the Junge Theater Göttingen.

How much is the admission?

The regular ticket price is 24 euros. Discounts for specific target groups are possible.

How long does the evening last?

The play lasts about 75 minutes without intermission.

Is the venue wheelchair accessible?

Yes, the Junge Theater Göttingen is wheelchair accessible according to the organizer.

How do I get to the venue best?

From Göttingen main station, the theater is about a 15-minute walk away. Several bus lines also go to the Marienstraße stop.

Are there parking facilities?

Yes, nearby there are several options including the Groner Tor parking garage and the parking lots Bürgersraße and Bürgersraße II.

Lou Andreas-Salomé Göttingen 2026

Name: Lou Andreas-Salomé (AT)
Start: 2026-10-02T22:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-02T23:15:00+02:00
Location: Junges Theater Göttingen

An evening for the free, uncomfortable and fascinating Lou Andreas-Salomé

With Being Lou Andreas-Salomé (world premiere), the Junge Theater Göttingen places Lou Andreas-Salomé at the center of a literarily and intellectually charged theatrical evening. The play by Lutz Keßler approaches a woman who, as a philosopher, storyteller and early psychoanalyst, is one of the most distinctive voices of European modernity.

A portrait between freedom, thought, and stage presence

Lou Andreas-Salomé appears here not as a monument, but as a contemporary figure: uncompromising, curious, witty. The production follows her life not as a rigid chronology, but as a lively approach to an author who repeatedly broke through societal expectations, gender roles, and intellectual boundaries. The reference to Göttingen adds particular depth to the evening, as Andreas-Salomé lived in the city since 1903 and deepened her psychoanalytical work here.

Literary quality and cultural resonance

The evening combines theater, literature, and the history of ideas into a concentrated reading atmosphere on stage. The Junge Theater Göttingen works on a figure whose work is characterized by essay-writing, criticism, and psychological analysis. Lou Andreas-Salomé wrote about Nietzsche, Rilke, and Freud, always developing her own perspective on desire, autonomy, and intellectual independence. This very tension makes the charm of the evening: biographical density, linguistic precision, and cultural-historical breadth.

Why this theater evening remains relevant today

Lou Andreas-Salomé stands for female self-determination in an era that only hesitantly granted women intellectual authority. Those who attend the play experience not only an author-meeting with an exceptional figure of modernity but also a theatrical experience about freedom, thought, and the costs of a self-determined life. The production appeals equally to literature fans, theater audiences, and those interested in cultural history.

Conclusion

Being Lou Andreas-Salomé promises a smart, dense, and atmospherically strong theater evening in Göttingen. Those who appreciate literature, psychoanalysis, and biographical theater will experience an intense approach to one of the most unusual women of modernity. A visit is particularly worthwhile for all who want to experience strong language, intellectual clarity, and historical depth live.