Münchner Kammerspiele
Münchner Kammerspiele
Four people are on stage. One man stands in the foreground. He is wearing a suit. Three other people are standing in the background.

Photo: Judith Buss

MK:

Doping

A Comedy in 3 Acts by Nora Abdel-Maksoud

 Schauspielhaus
 World premiere
 Opening night: 5.4.2024
 1 hour 40 minutes
 English surtitles
 Thu-Sat: 15-45€, Sun-Wed: 10-40€, under 30 years each seat category: 10€
 Schauspielhaus
 World premiere
 Opening night: 5.4.2024
 1 hour 40 minutes
 English surtitles
 Thu-Sat: 15-45€, Sun-Wed: 10-40€, under 30 years each seat category: 10€

Grit your teeth and push on through: What doping is required to lead a performance-oriented life? — A darkly humorous comedy about careers, bodies and care in a capitalist society.

Ambitious local politician Lütje Wesel has built his career on the island of Sylt. He believes in the rules of the free market economy. He understands that politics is a marathon, not a sprint. But then, on the eve of the final day of his election campaign, he collapses. His team does everything they can to return him to peak performance in just 24 hours. They take him to a secret private clinic – with strange staff and unusual methods. How does this advocate of a slimmed-down welfare state fare when he finds himself dependent on support?

At the point where the fun ends in reality, it only just begins in Nora Abdel-Maksoud’s work. Following her successful high-octane comedy “Jeeps”, the Munich native has now written and directed a new play full of plot twists and punchlines about the contradictions of the lives we lead in a neoliberal society.

Invited to Mülheimer Theatertage 2025 and to Heidelberger Stückemarkt 2025.

Five people are standing next to each other. The person on the left is a woman who is pregnant. Next to her is a man in a suit. In the middle is a woman in a long red coat. Next to her is another man in a suit. On the far right is a woman with a red apron. They are singing together. They are all leaning slightly to the right.
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Judith Buss
A man in a suit is wearing a red sleep mask. He is bent slightly forward.
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Judith Buss
Four people stand on a stage that is decorated in a dark red color. Above them is a large chandelier. They are singing or speaking.
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Judith Buss
A man in a suit is talking on the phone and wearing a red sleep mask.
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Judith Buss
Five people are standing next to each other. The person on the left is a woman who is pregnant. Next to her is a man in a suit. In the middle is a woman in a long red coat. Next to her is another man in a suit. On the far right is a woman with a red apron. They are singing together.
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Judith Buss
A pregnant woman stands in front of a red wall. She is holding a handbag in her hand.
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Judith Buss
Four people stand next to each other and sing. They are standing in front of a metal wall that has a door with a round window.
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Judith Buss
There are four people in the picture. Two people are standing on the left and looking at the man in the middle, who is crouching slightly and has his arms in the air. He looks upset. Another person is standing on the right, looking at the man in the middle.
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Judith Buss
A woman is wearing a red coat and has an algae around her neck. She is bent slightly forward.
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Judith Buss
Two women stand next to each other and look at something to their right.
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Judith Buss
You can see the silhouettes of two men. Red light shines behind them.
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Judith Buss
Two people are standing on a stage. The person on the left is a woman wearing a red apron and red trousers. Next to her is a woman who is wearing a long red coat and has an algae hanging around her neck. They are both looking into the distance and talking.
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Judith Buss
Two people are standing at some distance from each other. Between them is a glass box on the floor with two holes to put your hands through.
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Judith Buss
Four people are on stage. One man stands in the foreground. He is wearing a suit. Three other people are standing in the background.
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Judith Buss
A man in a suit stands in front of a dark wall. He has his hands in his trouser pockets and is wearing an expensive watch. He looks past the camera into the distance.
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Judith Buss
A man stands in the middle of the stage. He is holding the end of a rope that is attached to the wall behind him. Four people are standing around him, each pointing a weapon at him. For example, a crutch or a stick
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Judith Buss
A woman is wearing the uniform of a nurse. She has a red apron and a striped shirt underneath.
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Judith Buss
A man is lying on the floor. His face is pointing downwards. In the background is a pregnant woman holding her handbag and looking down.
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Judith Buss
Three people are standing next to each other. On the left is a pregnant woman. In the middle is a man holding his hands in front of his face. On the right is a man triumphantly raising his arms in the air.
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Judith Buss
A work commissioned by the Münchner Kammerspiele.
  • Assistant to the Director Melina Dressler
  • Stage Design Assistant Julia Bahn
  • Assistant Costume Designer Rafael Hinz
  • Directing Intern André Schwarz
  • Stage Design Intern Vendela Thönebe
  • Dramaturgy Intern Manuel Rechsteiner
  • Stage Management Julia Edelmann
  • Prompter Sandra Petermann
  • Surtitles Agentur SprachSpiel - Yvonne Griesel
  • Stage Master Josef Hofmann
  • Technical Production Management Carolin Husemann
  • Artistic Production Management Victoria Fischer
  • Stage machinery Michael Preußer, Manuel Weber
  • Lighting Design Leo Algrang, Yongwoo Kwon, Christian Mahrla, Louis Nickel, Daniel Prütz
  • Sound design Viola Drewanz, Johann Jürgen Koch
  • Makeup Elvira Liesenfeld, Steffen Roßmanith
  • Costume Paulina Engelhardtova, Teresa Winkelmann
  • Props Anette Schultheiss, Sabine Schutzbach
  • Carpentry Lizzi Aistermann, Michael Buhl, Josef Friesl, Stefan Klodt-Bussmann
  • Locksmithery Andreas Bacher, Jürgen Goudenhooft, Fritz Würzhuber
  • Decoration Anja Gebauer, Tobias Herzog, Maria Hörger
  • Scenic Painter Evi Eschenbach, Ingrid Weindl
  • Overtitel Operator Agentur SprachSpiel - Yvonne Griesel
  • Photos Judith Buss

MK: Backstage

A woman sits on a chair. On her right side sits a man who is doing her make-up.
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Leonard Rössert
A woman is sitting on a chair. Next to her sits a man who is doing her make-up. Behind them is a man wearing a dark blue bathrobe and laughing.
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Leonard Rössert
You can see the makeup artists' studio. In the reflection of a mirror you can see a man who is being made up.
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Leonard Rössert
A woman's hair is being done by the VIsagist. She is sitting on a chair, he is standing next to her. A man sits behind her and watches.
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Leonard Rössert
A man's teeth are whitened with white paint.
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Leonard Rössert
Two people are standing in a large, round room. The floor and walls are lined in red velvet.
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Leonard Rössert
You can see 5 people from behind, all leaning slightly to the side. They face the auditorium of the theater.
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Leonard Rössert
Three people stand next to each other and talk to each other.
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Leonard Rössert
Five people stand next to each other and sing. You stand straight and look ahead.
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Leonard Rössert
A woman wears a white undershirt and light-colored sweatpants. She is speaking now and has her arms stretched out.
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Leonard Rössert
A man wears a dark blue bathrobe. He walks up and down on the stage in front of the empty audience, whistling.
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Leonard Rössert
Fish scales are painted on a woman.
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Leonard Rössert
A woman is wearing a long, red coat that looks worn. There is algae on the left side of her jaw.
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Leonard Rössert
You can see a woman wearing a small white hat. She is wearing a striped shirt and a red apron over it. Two syringes are sticking out of the breast pocket of the apron
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Leonard Rössert
A man is wearing a white shirt and suit trousers with a matching vest. His jacket is hanging over his arm. He is holding a glass in his hand.
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Leonard Rössert
A woman is wearing a black sweater over a white shirt. She is wearing plaid pants. She is pregnant.
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Leonard Rössert
A man in a gray suit smiles into the camera with very white teeth.
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Leonard Rössert
Three people are standing together. They are talking, one man has placed a hand on the back of the woman in the middle.
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Leonard Rössert
Five people are running around the stage.
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Leonard Rössert
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Trailer

Digitale Einführung
Digitale Einführung
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Digital introduction

Stefan Merki is sitting on a large, dark green armchair in an elegantly furnished room. To his left and right are Şafak Şengül and Vincent Redetzki. All three are wearing suits and shirts.
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Judith Buss
Digital Program Booklet

Learn more about the production “Doping”, the author & director Nora Abdel-Maksoud and about the importance of care work for our society.

Press reviews

“”Doping“ is bursting with clever wit, an immense density of facts and ideas and always has an intellectual flying height that allows it to skip over all the slapstick traps.”

Süddeutsche Zeitung • 7.4.24
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“Only it is virtuosically accelerated and performed by an ensemble of sometimes really terrific, funny, professional actors and actresses”

Spiegel • 6.4.24
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“Fun – not least because Vincent Redetzki, Stefan Merki, Şafak Şengül, Eva Bay and Wiebke Puls make virtuoso use of the text and turn it into a fast-paced acting festival”

Münchner Merkur • 6.4.24
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“All in all, this is a clever, bitterly evil and yet (…) extremely funny evening.”

Die deutsche Bühne • 6.7.24
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“It’s a game that is extremely amusing and a lot of fun”

Deutschlandfunk Kultur • 6.4.24
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Dates & Tickets

Doping
  • Schauspielhaus
  • World premiere
  • Opening night: 5.4.2024
  • 1 hour 40 minutes
  • English surtitles
  • Thu-Sat: 15-45€, Sun-Wed: 10-40€, under 30 years each seat category: 10€
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