Two exceptional artists combine linguistic precision and rhythmic power to create a unique live experience that brings literature to life in a new way.
"The Tin Drum" with Devid Striesow (reading) and Stefan Weinzierl (percussion)
Saturday, July 25, 2026
8 pm (admission from 7 pm)
St. Luke's Church Graal-Müritz
Kastanienallee 8, 18181 Graal-Müritz
Günter Grass dissects five decades of German history in his novel of the century, reconstructing a lost world and at the same time pointing out its path into the abyss with an almost infinite love of storytelling, baroque linguistic power, caustic wit and unparalleled descriptive fury. The Tin Drum has been adapted for the stage numerous times. However, no one has come up with the most obvious idea of "drumming up" the novel. Until now! Because now percussionist Stefan Weinzierl has taken up the cause and turned the novel into a spectacle for voice and percussion. With the multi-faceted timbres of vibraphone, marimba, percussion and live electronics, Grass' novel can once again be discovered in a completely new way. In actor Devid Striesow, he has found a congenial counterpart as narrator. Together they create an intense text-music experience whose message is more relevant than ever.
Devid Striesow and Stefan Weinzierl combine the expressive power of the novel's text with the timbres of percussion, marimba and live electronics. Language and music tell the story of Oskar Matzerath's life, who stops growing at the age of three and experiences the world from what appears to be a child's perspective, from his birth in 1924 to the end of the Second World War. A unique, intense text-music experience, the message of which has become highly topical again in times of increasing nationalism and populism.
The idea of turning Günter Grass' "The Tin Drum" into a reading with percussion music is obvious and yet unique: individual scenes, read by actor Devid Striesow, are accompanied by percussionist Stefan Weinzierl with the multifaceted timbres of percussion and live electronics, and the instruments are also given their place as soloists time and again. Language and music tell the story of Oskar Matzerath, from his birth in Gdansk in 1924 to the end of the Second World War - with a message that has once again become highly topical in times of increasing nationalism and populism.
Devid Striesow is one of Germany's most popular and successful actors. With his extremely versatile and versatile performance, he can be seen in numerous film and television productions as well as in major theater productions.
With the unique sound spectrum of his multi-faceted percussion instruments, percussionist and sound artist Stefan Weinzierl develops aural worlds for energetic stage productions and makes guest appearances at renowned concert series, theaters and festivals.
Information: https://kulturmanagement-hamburg.com/blechtrommel/konzertlesung.html
Admission price for residents of the Baltic health spa Graal-Müritz & guest card holders:
Advance booking | 35,- € per person
Box office | 38,- € per person
Note: Persons who are neither residents of the Baltic health spa Graal-Müritz nor in possession of a guest card are obliged to pay a daily visitor's tax in addition to the admission price. - Advance ticket sales in town start on February 2, 2026.
Tickets are available in advance at the Haus des Gastes Graal-Müritz (Rostocker Str. 3, 18181 Graal-Müritz) or at the info point at the pier as well as at the box office - while stocks last!
Onlineticketshop | https://www.eventim-light.com/de/a/60f2af98fd5c7b2524ae5155/e/6971031610c87e2a2fc46006
- On sale in the eventim-light ticket store | Admission price: € 37.32 per person (incl. ticket fee)
- On sale at eventim.de and all known advance booking offices: €40.72 per person (incl. ticket & advance booking fee)
Organizer: Tourismus- und Kur GmbH Graal-Müritz, Rostocker Str. 3, 18181 Graal-Müritz | Tel.: 038206 7030 | events.graal-mueritz.de
In cooperation with the Ev.-Luth. Lukas-Kirchengemeinde Graal-Müritz.
Photo: Tobias Schult Photography
