When does Open Wound take place?

The performance takes place on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at 7:30 PM.

Where will Open Wound be performed?

The performance will take place on Stage 2 of the Munich Volkstheater at Tumblingerstraße 29, 80337 Munich.

How long does the performance last?

The performance lasts about 1 hour and 20 minutes and will be played without an intermission.

What does a ticket cost?

Tickets are available starting at 15 euros according to available event information. Prices vary based on seating category.

Is the production accessible?

The Munich Volkstheater is accessible; Stage 2 is located on the ground floor.

What topics does the play address?

The production addresses the OEZ attack of 2016 as well as themes such as racism, right-wing terror, violence, murder, and the continued lives of the relatives.

Experience Open Wound live: Munich's theater remembers what must never be silenced

Name: Open Wound
Start: 2026-10-28T19:30:00+01:00
End: 2026-10-28T20:50:00+01:00
Location: Münchner Volkstheater – Bühne 2

Open Wound: Remembering what must not remain silent

A dark stage, voices from the memory of a city, and the question of how memory lives on: The documentary play Open Wound brings the perspectives of the victims' families from the racist OEZ attack to the stage at the Munich Volkstheater on October 28, 2026.

An evening of theater between research and remembrance

Tunay Önder and Christine Umpfenbach develop their production from conversations with relatives, lawyers, politicians, and employees of security agencies. The focus is not on the perpetrators, but on the nine young people who were murdered on July 22, 2016, at the Munich Olympia Shopping Center: Armela, Can, Dijamant, Guiliano, Hüseyin, Roberto, Sabine, Selçuk, and Sevda.

The dramaturgy shifts the perspective from mere reporting to the life stories of the victims and the continued lives of their families. This creates a stage piece that combines documentary accuracy with theatrical condensation.

A sensitive production with great impact

Christine Umpfenbach directs, while Tunay Önder and Umpfenbach are responsible for the text and research. Evi Bauer designs the set, Pascale Martin the costumes, Anton Kaun handles video and sound. Lighting designer David Jäkel and dramaturg Nicholas Zöckler collaboratively shape a theater evening that eschews harsh effects and gains its impact from language, presence, and concentrated audience proximity.

Press reviews describe Open Wound as both haunting and moving. The balance between documentation and theatricalization is particularly highlighted: the production remembers without glorifying, making visible how racism and right-wing terrorism thrive in societal structures.

The names behind the news

On stage are Ruth Bohsung, Luise Deborah Daberkow, Max Poerting, Enes Şahin, and Baran Sönmez. Their acting gives space to the voices of the relatives and creates an immediate stage experience from historical facts.

The theater atmosphere remains deliberately concentrated. Language, video, sound, and light open a space of memory where grief, anger, and the demand for social responsibility coexist. Audience reactions emerge from the reverberation of the evening: from what is spoken and what continues to resonate in silence.

Important content note

The production explicitly depicts violence, murder, the use of firearms, racism, and right-wing terror. The performance lasts about 1 hour and 20 minutes and takes place without an intermission.

Conclusion: A necessary evening of Munich stage art

Open Wound is not comfortable theater, but a precise and urgent memorial evening. The production commemorates the murdered, voices the perspective of the relatives, and focuses on the responsibility of society as a whole. Anyone who experiences documentary theater, political stage art, and committed acting should attend this evening live at the Munich Volkstheater.