When will Arne Semsrott's Counterpower take place in Munich?

The event will take place on Sunday, September 27, 2026, at 7:30 PM.

Where will Counterpower be performed?

The event will take place at the Munich Lustspielhaus at Occamstraße 8, 80802 Munich.

When does the admission start?

Admission begins according to event information at 5:30 PM.

What can the audience expect from Counterpower?

The program combines reading, activist satire, and political analysis with themes such as democracy, climate, peace, and civic engagement.

Is Lustspielhaus accessible by public transportation?

The Lustspielhaus is accessible via U-Bahn lines U3 and U6 as well as several bus lines to the stop Münchner Freiheit.

Are there accessible seating options available?

Wheelchair seats can be reserved through the Lustspielhaus box office. A mobile ramp is available; according to event information, there is no wheelchair-accessible toilet.

Arne Semsrott makes Munich's Lustspielhaus think with political satire

Name: Arne Semsrott – Counterpower
Start: 2026-09-27T19:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-27T23:00:00+02:00
Location: Münchner Lustspielhaus

Arne Semsrott brings counterpower to the Munich Lustspielhaus

When political reality sounds like a poorly received satire, only one thing helps: look closely, think sharply, and laugh together. Arne Semsrott presents his stage program Counterpower on September 27, 2026, at the Munich Lustspielhaus – a mix of reading, activist satire, and democratic encouragement.

Satire with conviction and a clear goal

Arne Semsrott combines journalistic research, political cabaret, and pointed stage presence. The focus is on democracy, climate, peace, and the question of how to transform paralyzing powerlessness into social agency. The program does not provide a cozy escape from reality, but instead sparks thoughts with humor, tempo, and a healthy dose of contradiction.

Stand-up meets political analysis

The laughter experience here doesn't arise from harmless puns but from precise observation. Semsrott dissects authoritarian developments, political routines, and bureaucratic absurdities with the timing of an experienced satirist. Legal battles, care work, self-created spaces, popular legislation, and collective power become building blocks of an unusual stage journey.

From research portal to stage

As the head of the research and transparency portal FragDenStaat, co-initiator of OpenSCHUFA, and founder of the Freedom Fund, Arne Semsrott stands for journalistic research with practical impact. For his work, he has twice received the Otto Brenner Prize. His bestseller Power Takeover and the new program Counterpower translate political analysis into an understandable, pointed, and live-experienced form.

A stage for laughter, contradiction, and new energy

At the Lustspielhaus, the comedy atmosphere of a Schwabing cabaret stage meets a theme that rarely comes across as comfortable. Audience reactions are expected to oscillate between liberating laughter, focused listening, and spontaneous nodding. Instead of a raised finger, there is interaction with thoughts, punchlines, and concrete ideas for civic engagement.

Conclusion: Joint experiences help against powerlessness

Arne Semsrott shows with Counterpower that political satire can do more than provoke: it can sort, motivate, and draw people out of the audience role. Anyone wanting to experience an intelligent evening of cabaret, reading, and activist satire should not miss this event at the Munich Lustspielhaus.