Invitation to tell stories and remember – contemporary witness talk

Until August 31, the railroad theater Das Letzte Kleinod is taking a journey back in time with "JACQUELINE" to the school days and growing up of young people in the GDR. Before the performance on Sunday, August 10, the team around director Jens-Erwin Siemssen invites you to a discussion with contemporary witnesses. The meeting point is at 6:30 p.m. in the schoolyard of the former polytechnic secondary school at Bischofstraße 10 in Frankfurt.

Moderated by dramaturge Juliane Lenssen, two contemporary witnesses will talk about their experiences in this special place. In addition, everyone is invited to share their memories of their own school days. The talk can be attended free of charge and independently of the subsequent performance - or it offers an ideal opportunity to spontaneously purchase tickets for the performance afterwards.

Based on personal memories, "JACQUELINE" tells a piece of the life story of young people in the last decade of the GDR every day from Tuesday to Sunday as a station theater in the empty school building.

When and where?

Conversation with contemporary witnesses
Sunday, 10. August 2025 | 6:30 p.m.
Admission free

JACQUELINE
Theater about school days in the GDR
A co-production of the Kleist Forum with the Theater Das Letzte Kleinod
Further performances: 6 to 31 August 2025 | 8:00 p.m.

JACQUELINE
Theater about school days in the GDR
August 2025 | 8:00 p.m. (except Monday)

Duration: approx. 90 minutes
Performance venue: former 10th Polytechnic High School, Bischofstraße 10, 15230 Frankfurt (Oder)
The performances take place as station theater partly outdoors and are not barrier-free.