In his Werther adaptation, Daniel Ratthei paints a picture of today’s youth and thus creates a sounding board for audiences who feel just as at home in social media as they do in the analogue world. A world in which unrequited love still hurts as much as it did 250 years ago …
Director Manuel Moser turns the story into a fast-paced production full of humour and drama that appeals to both teens and adults.

“Daniel Ratthei has taken Goethe’s epistolary novel down a contemporary path. Under the direction of Manuel Moser, this relaunch turns out dynamic, imaginative, romantic, witty and touching.” (Kölnische Rundschau, 15.01.2020)

Cologne’s COMEDIA Theater, known as the Cologne and NRW Cultural Centre for Young Audiences since 2020, is the largest independent children’s and youth theatre in North Rhine-Westphalia. Its repertoire consists of approx. 15 productions that include original creations, research projects, commissioned works and book adaptations as well as the classics of world literature. Each season, it develops eight to nine new productions accompanied by a wide-ranging theatre education programme. COMEDIA Theater is committed to producing demanding theatre for young audiences.