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Jan Neumann

Plays

  • Gott allein (God Alone)
    Premiere: Schauspielhaus Bochum as part of the Ohne alles festival
  • Knolls Katzen (Knoll's Cats)
    Premiere, Staatsschauspiel Dresden, 2010
  • Sechzehn Sommer (Sixteen Summers)
    Premiere: Theater Gera/Altenburg, short drama presented as part of the Heimat '09 project, 2009
  • Fundament (i.e.“Foundations”)
    Premiere: Staatstheater Stuttgart, 2009
  • Königs Moment (i.e.“König’s Moment”)
    Premiere: Nationaltheater Mannheim, 2009
  • Herzschritt (i.e.“Pacemaker”)
    Premiere: Schauspielhaus Düsseldorf, 2008
  • Kredit (i.e.“Credit”)
    Premiere: Schauspiel Frankfurt, 2008
  • Vom Ende der Glut (i.e.“The Last of the Embers”)
    Premiere: Theater der Stadt Aalen, 2008
  • Schmelzpunkt (i.e.“Melting Point”)
    Premiere: Schauspiel Essen, 2008
  • Die Nacht dazwischen (i.e., "The Night In Between")
    2006, Theater Aalen
  • Liebesruh (i.e., "Love’s Repose")
    2005, Thalia Theater Hamburg
  • goldfischen (i.e., "goldfishing")
    2004, Schauspiel Frankfurt

Fundament (Foundations)

A bomb attack on the central railway station of a major city links five characters picked out at random and draws together their stories at the moment of the catastrophe.More ...

Kredit (“Credit”)

Money has no value in itself. It holds out an abstract promise of happiness that can only be translated into reality if we exchange it for goods, services or information. Acquisitions and property are associated with the illusion that we can hold on tight to happiness – feelings of security, wellbeing and belonging –, can tear them away from transience. Does a person, once he or she ceases to be, really leave behind what he or she owned? What continues to live – in others? Family ties. Memory. Fragile things…More ...

Liebesruh (i.e., "Love's Repose")

“Regine and Karl have grown old together. Their holiday by the sea is just as lovely as all their trips in previous years. They go for strolls and dance every evening; even if Karl is a little tired from time to time. One fine morning, however, Regine does not wake up. More ...