Name: God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza
Start: 2026-05-14T21:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-05-14T23:30:00+02:00
Location: Pepper Theater

A chamber play that shakes polite facades

With God of Carnage, a modern classic comes to Munich, sharply scrutinizing the fragile balance of civil manners. Two sets of parents, one conflict, a living room as a battleground: From the attempt to remain civilized arises a fast-paced theatrical experience full of wit, friction, and unsettling truthfulness. The performance at the Pepper Theater promises theatrical atmosphere in the best sense – close, direct, and with that tension that lingers in the audience long after. ([muenchenticket.de](https://www.muenchenticket.de/event/gott-des-gemetzels-von-yasmina-reza-37539/))

Yasmina Reza's chamber play: elegant, toxic, timeless

Yasmina Reza has written a comedy of escalation with this piece, where polite sentences act like hidden stabs. What begins as a conversation about a dispute between two children gradually shifts into a dissection of educators, morality, vanity, and status. The character situation is clearly built, the dramaturgy relentless: Each twist leads to the next until the facade of reason is just a thin curtain. It is precisely this concentration on language, timing, and psychological precision that makes the play a worldwide success. ([muenchenticket.de](https://www.muenchenticket.de/event/gott-des-gemetzels-von-yasmina-reza-37539/?utm_source=openai))

Production in Munich: Proximity as a tension carrier

An intimate setting is expected for the Munich performance at the Pepper Theater, bringing the art of acting particularly into focus. The event space is located in the basement and is only accessible via stairs; the hall itself is windowless and about 200 square meters in size. This spatial closeness enhances the claustrophobic immediacy that the piece requires: glances, pauses, and minute gestures become the actual action. The production by Jonathan Specht with Alina Kruse, Tamino Rötzer, Bianca Steigert, and Jonathan Specht thus relies on the strength of the ensemble and on an evening where every word carries weight. ([muenchenticket.de](https://www.muenchenticket.de/event/gott-des-gemetzels-von-yasmina-reza-37539/))

The Pepper Theater: Community culture with character

The Pepper Theater is part of KulturBunt Neuperlach and is located at Thomas-Dehler-Straße 12 in Munich. The venue represents community culture with its own profile: close to the people, well-connected, but without the patinated shine of large houses. For visitors, the location in the PEP area is practical, and arriving via the U5 is convenient. Parking is possible on parts of Thomas-Dehler-Straße from 6 PM, while the official accessibility information highlights the stair character of the space. Those who want to not only see theater but feel it in the room will find the right setting here. ([kultur-barrierefrei-muenchen.de](https://www.kultur-barrierefrei-muenchen.de/kulturhaus-neuperlach-pepper-theater/))

Why this evening is worthwhile

God of Carnage unfolds its effect where comedy and ruthlessness intertwine. The audience experiences no cozy punchline, but a sharp societal portrait that reaches into our present: cultivated in tone, brutal in diagnosis. Anyone interested in contemporary theater, intelligent acting, and precise direction should experience this evening live. The tickets promise more than entertainment – they open the view on the mechanics of our own politeness. ([muenchenticket.de](https://www.muenchenticket.de/event/gott-des-gemetzels-von-yasmina-reza-37539/?utm_source=openai))