The Iron Gustav, Villa Irmgard

Hans Fallada Evening with actor Hannes Rittig

Berlin, between 1914 and 1924: Gustav Hackendahl, nicknamed "Iron Gustav," is a cab driver, strict with himself and others. During the turbulent war and postwar years, his family falls apart, and his business can no longer survive in the face of competition from the automobile industry. So he defiantly turns a dream into reality: He sets out on one final journey – by cab from Berlin to Paris. Fallada's novel unfolds the cultural and socio-psychological panorama of the era.

In everyday scenes, he tells German history "from below" and impresses with his sharply drawn characters, precise dialogues and the wide range of locations.

Actor Hannes Rittig lives in Greifswald, Hans Fallada's birthplace, and has, in collaboration with the local Fallada Society, adapted several of his novels into staged readings. He alternates between the different characters in the novels, bringing to life the world of roughly 100 years ago.

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• Entry: 19:00 p.m.
• Entrance fee: €16,00