The 20s are now Hilarious dialogs in which the shreds fly, fast-paced scene changes, flippant mother wit, biting cabaret and great musical fun.
Erich Kästner, Kurt Tucholsky, Claire Waldoff, Billy Wilder - all these great humorists were unmistakably the inspiration for this play. They would have had fun with this fast-paced theatrical delight that celebrates the 1920s and yet is still very topical.
At night in an artist's apartment in Berlin. In one apartment in the 1920s, aspiring writer Emil Henneberger struggles with the adversities and temptations of his time and his landlady, while in the other, singer Sissi Schmidt and her pianist Henriette "Henry" Bauch rehearse for their lives in the 2020s. All three have the goal of conquering the boards that mean the world. To do so, however, they must first insist on the theater director's salon, which is soon - very soon! Berlin salons are legendary. This is where the world is negotiated. Celebrities meet promising unknowns, intellect meets charisma, glamor meets wit. The audience is part of this illustrious society.
The salon is also the place where Emil, Sissi and Henry meet and the 1920s oscillate with the 2020s. A fast-paced game of conundrums begins, in which our three heroes play against time and the impossibility of abandonment. They look fate deep in the eye, confront it with their humor and throw snappy songs between its legs.
