When does the event start

Starts on 16.05.2026 at 8:00 PM

What is the location of the event

The event takes place at the Munich Volkstheater on Stage 1

Is the venue barrier-free

Yes, the Munich Volkstheater is barrier-free and has an elevator and accessible restrooms

Are there parking facilities

Yes, the theater has a paid underground parking garage

What can the audience expect

A reading and music to Sörensen Goes to the House with Sven Stricker, Bjarne Mädel, and Jan-Peter Pflug

How can I get there by public transport

You can arrive via U3 and U6, recommended stops are Poccistraße or Goetheplatz

Literary Crime Evening with Sven Stricker, Bjarne Mädel and Fine Music

Name: Sven Stricker & Bjarne Mädel
Start: 2026-05-16T22:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-05-17T00:00:00+02:00
Location: Münchner Volkstheater

Sven Stricker & Bjarne Mädel: An Evening Between Crime, Sound and Great Stage Presence

At the Munich Volkstheater, literary tension meets the fine art of reading: Sven Stricker presents an evening with Bjarne Mädel and Jan-Peter Pflug, combining language, character drawing, and atmospheric music into a dense stage experience.

When a Novel Becomes a Live Scene

“Sörensen Goes to the House” leads directly into a story where personal upheavals and criminal unrest intertwine closely. Sven Stricker, as author and word director familiar with the precise rhythm of language, brings the sixth Sörensen novel to the stage. Bjarne Mädel, who knows the character from the adaptations, gives the evening that unmistakable mix of laconic humor, vulnerability, and presence that both audiences and critics appreciate about him.

Dramaturgy with Tension and Undertone

The material thrives on changes that are seldom harmless in Sörensen's world. An estranged father, an old school friend, human remains in the garden: the plot doesn't derive its tension from pace alone, but from psychological intensification. Exactly in this lies the quality of this evening as a theatrical atmosphere in the broader sense: no forced show, but concentrated storytelling, supported by directorial intuition and clever dramaturgy.

Music as a Third Narrative Level

Jan-Peter Pflug accompanies the evening on the keyboard and opens sound spaces between the text passages. The music does not just comment, it deepens. This creates a reading that does not remain merely in recitation but acts like a chamber piece: close, finely tuned, and full of nuances. Exactly this balance makes literary live formats in the theater particularly attractive.

The Munich Volkstheater as a Stage for Strong Voices

With Stage 1 at the Munich Volkstheater, the evening provides a framework that supports the concentration on language and performance. The house in the slaughterhouse district stands for an audience that appreciates open forms, intelligent storytelling, and contemporary performing arts. The modern theater architecture, clear acoustics, and good visibility of the stage create ideal conditions for an intense evening.

An Evening for Crime Fans and Theater People

Those who love Sven Stricker experience the literary precision of the author. Those who appreciate Bjarne Mädel witness his stage sovereignty beyond all television images. And those who understand theater as lively storytelling find a format here that elegantly intertwines literature, acting arts, and music. Exactly from this grows the special audience reaction to such evenings: attention, closeness, and the good feeling of having experienced a story immediately in the moment.

On May 16, 2026, an evening will take place at the Munich Volkstheater that does not display tension loudly but builds it cleverly. Anyone who wants to experience literary stage, finely modulated presence, and atmospheric reading art live should mark this date.