On the stage of Prince Regent Theater there will be a grand piano and a few chords will certainly be played on it. However, there will be no concert there on Monday, April 17th. Because the cabaret artist Hagen Rether only uses the instrument as background noise and pause filler for his word cascades. Just like a Matthias Deutschmann his cello.
Rether also needs the music so that it doesn’t come off as harsh. Despite his program title “Love”, which has never been changed for decades, and his charming conversational tone, he is one of the most evil, relentless and merciless satirists in the country when it comes to stupidity and audacity. And he takes a lot of time for his vivisections of current political and social indecencies, which are impaled with polished wit, at least loosened up by silliness and public flirts. So you should be prepared for a long evening that triggers lasting dissatisfaction with simple explanations and encourages you to think and act for yourself.
Hagen Rether, Monday, April 17, 8 p.m., Prinzregententheater, Prinzregentenplatz 12, www.eulenspiegel-concerts.de