In the opening talk of the new format Mehr Drama! four renowned authors share their personal impressions of the current status of contemporary dramatic writing. Which voices are missing from theatre repertoires, what is being performed and how visible is contemporary playwriting in general? Is the gap between the needs of theatres and playwrights now getting too wide? And what does the audience actually want to see?

In this conversation, questions of aesthetics and cultural politics meet and are illuminated from a variety of perspectives. The playwrights draw on very different experiences; their own writings are highly diverse – and yet they are united in providing perceptive observations of the present that need to be heard and seen. 

Sivan Ben Yishai, Ferdinand Schmalz, Gerhild Steinbuch and Paula Thielecke

Shirin Sojitrawalla – Moderation