Kulturamt Langen

A death, a funeral service, a priest, a mourning society. The funeral service for Gernot Steinfels, the patriarch of a medium-sized German company, who died peacefully at the age of 94, could have gone off without a hitch. The new managing director in spe, Horst Bohne, organizes the funeral service for the company and orders, among other things, a funeral wreath with a mourning ribbon on behalf of all the employees. Horst Bohne is unaware of the predicament this ribbon will get him into, as the text on it reads: "In deep mourning. Your employees". When all the employees see the ribbon shortly before the ceremony begins, his female employees are extremely confused. Why not "...and "female employees"? Or "employees" or "coworkers"? The grieving congregation - led by the future boss-to-be - quickly lurches from one linguistic misstep to the next, leading to a micro-aggressive cultural debate about gender issues, sexism and politically correct behavior. The pastor's attempts at conciliation come to nothing, while the company's top management finds itself in an extremely contemporary and pointed battle of opposites.

The author duo Netenjakob and Jacobs use hierarchical company structures in the guise of this comedy to turn a cross-industry topic that is highly topical in the media into the prelude to and spark for a social debate. What's more, "Kalter weißer Mann" features a star cast, namely Timothy Peach (Horst Bohne) and his wife Nicola Tiggeler (Rieke Schneider).

Photo credit: Konzertdirektion-Landgraf

22.10., 8 p.m.

Neue Stadthalle Langen, Südliche Ringstr. 77, Langen

2for1: Price category 3 = 30 €

22.10., 19-19.30, box office