The Truths at the Metropoltheater: When Friendship Breaks Apart Because of Its Secrets
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The Truths: A Chamber Play about Friendship, Power, and the Many Faces of Truth
A single text message nullifies a 17-year friendship. In The Truths by Lutz Hübner and Sarah Nemitz, the Metropoltheater Munich transforms on November 10, 2026, into a seismographic space for hurt closeness, unspoken guilt, and the question of whether there is any common truth among four people.
When Familiarity Suddenly Becomes Fragile
Jana and Erik unexpectedly end their friendship with Sonja and Bruno without explanation. What initially seems like a sober digital contact breakup opens up an abyss. Gradually, different memories, shifted power dynamics, and long-repressed conflicts emerge. Each character knows only a fragment, and each perspective changes the picture.
Precise Dramaturgy and Explosive Acting
Director Jochen Schölch focuses on the tension of the chamber play. The dramaturgy arises from glances, pauses, tone, and the dangerous moment when an offhand remark reveals its true explosive power. The set design by Thomas Flach, costumes by Cornelia Petz, and lighting by Hans-Peter Boden condense the atmosphere into a concentrated setting between everyday realism and psychological emergency.
With Michele Cuciuffo, Katharina Müller-Elmau, Mara Widmann, and Bijan Zamani on stage, we have an ensemble that makes the subtle shifts between affection, defense, and exposure visible. The Süddeutsche Zeitung praised the precise casting as well as the pace, timing, and tone of the performance, describing the stage experience as intense, consistently taut theater work.
Four People, Multiple Truths
Hübner and Nemitz reveal in their play how fragile relationships become when information is unevenly distributed. Infidelities, overwhelm, machismo, bullying, violations of boundaries, and loss of trust do not appear as abstract themes but as concrete fault lines in the conversation. The staging observes its characters without simple blame assignment and forces the audience to continually readjust their own perception.
A Concentrated Stage Experience at the Metropoltheater
The performance lasts about 1 hour and 50 minutes and takes place without an intermission. On Tuesday, November 10, 2026, the performance starts at 7:30 PM; a post-show audience talk is scheduled afterwards. The Metropoltheater is known for its visually strong productions on socially relevant themes and has been awarded the Bavarian Theater Prize and the Monica-Bleibtreu Prize, among others.
Conclusion: The Truths invites the audience to a thrilling, contemporary play about friendship, power, and memory. Those who want to experience theater as a precise observation of human relationships will find an evening full of friction, oppressive closeness, and surprising twists. Secure your tickets for this intense chamber play at the Metropoltheater Munich.
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