When does RAUSCH (Druk) take place?

The performance starts on Thursday, October 22, 2026, at 7:30 PM and is scheduled to end by 11:00 PM according to the event details.

Where will RAUSCH (Druk) be performed?

The performance will take place at the Metropol Theater, Floriansmühlstraße 5, 80939 Munich.

What is RAUSCH (Druk) about?

Four teachers embark on a self-experiment with alcohol to counter their stagnant everyday life with new energy and passion. The experiment increasingly spirals out of control.

Who adapted RAUSCH (Druk) for the stage?

The stage version is based on the film by Thomas Vinterberg and Tobias Lindholm and was adapted for the stage by Thomas Vinterberg and Claus Flygare. The German version is by Gabriele Haefs.

Is the Metropol Theater accessible?

The Metropol Theater has barrier-free access with a ramp, accessible restrooms, and wheelchair spaces. Access is through the entrance door on Wolfartstraße.

How can the Metropol Theater be reached by public transport?

The theater is accessible via the U6 to Freimann and buses 181 and N40 to the Floriansmühlstraße stop.

RAUSCH (Druk): An intense evening of theater between the hunger for life, friendship, and loss of control

Name: RAUSCH (Druk)
Start: 2026-10-22T19:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-22T23:00:00+02:00
Location: Metropoltheater

RAUSCH (Druk): When everyday life loses its boundaries

Four teachers, four friends, a risky self-experiment: At the Metropol Theater Munich, RAUSCH (Druk) unfolds a comical yet disturbing experimental arrangement about the hunger for life, friendship, and the longing for a new beginning. The stage adaptation of the film of the same name by Thomas Vinterberg and Tobias Lindholm combines social satire with precise acting and a dramaturgy that pulls the audience directly into the swirl of events.

An experiment with dangerous dynamics

Martin and his colleagues increasingly perceive their profession and private life as a gray routine. A theory about the allegedly low alcohol level in the human body leads them to a consequential idea: A controlled self-experiment should unleash new energy. Initially, uncertainty and fatigue give way to an unforeseen sense of freedom. The lessons gain passion, encounters take on new intensity, and everyday life suddenly seems to shine again.

However, the intoxication has its own dramaturgy. What begins as playful boundary exploration gradually shifts the benchmarks. The production illustrates how quickly self-determination can tilt into loss of control and how closely euphoria, despair, and the hope for a fulfilling life are interconnected.

Direction, set design, and acting

Director and set designer Jochen Schölch translates the cinematic template into a concentrated theater atmosphere. The reduced stage aesthetics create space for the four performers and their precise work on the characters. Michele Cuciuffo, Hubert Schedlbauer, Jakob Tögel, and Bijan Zamani embody men whose friendship receives new cracks under the pressure of the experiment.

At the center is the physical and verbal transformation: restrained gestures give way to exuberant energy, sober conversations fall into a feverish rhythm. Lighting, acoustics, and the condensation of the stage space allow the audience to almost physically experience the shift between sobering realization and departure. The direction relies on visually powerful reduction and a subtle humor that sharpens the social questions.

From the award-winning film to the stage version

The stage version is based on the film Another Round by Thomas Vinterberg and Tobias Lindholm, which has been internationally recognized for its engagement with alcohol, friendship, and life crises. For the stage, Thomas Vinterberg and Claus Flygare adapted the material; the German version is by Gabriele Haefs. In Munich, an independent production emerges that brings the cinematic material close to the audience.

The Metropol Theater is known for its reduced, visually powerful productions on current social issues and has been awarded the Bavarian Theater Prize and the Monica-Bleibtreu Prize, among others. The auditorium in the former cinema offers an intimate closeness to the stage, where every change in the characters and every audience reaction can be palpably felt.

Conclusion: A stage experience between euphoria and sobering realization

RAUSCH (Druk) promises an intense stage experience about the desire to give one's life new meaning. The performance combines socially critical theater, fine humor, and compelling acting into an evening that resonates long after the final applause. Those who experience theater as an open space for thought and immediate encounter will find a staging full of energy, friction, and human vulnerability at the Metropol Theater.