by Matthias Naumann (future perfect subjunctive)
"Blessed are the times when human history did not affect the trees."
In 2021, a court in Karlsruhe ruled that the state has an obligation under the Basic Law to protect the civil liberties of future generations by taking action on climate change. But can the conflict between climate protection, economic liberalism, and political inertia be resolved?
The island of the State Theater becomes a time machine. The five performers on stage set out in search of answers. Away from "if" and toward "how." They show us that our world can be changed, taking us to the Aarhus Convention, to Paris for the ceremonial conclusion of the climate agreement, to Berlin at the center of federal politics, and again and again to Karlsruhe before the federal courts—allowing us to catch a glimpse of possible futures. Theater is a space for reconciliation in conflict, isn't it?
Die Hitze und das Recht (The Heat and the Law) is a tragicomic examination of the legal and political discourse surrounding the climate crisis and its relationship to democracy. It is a play that relies on lightness and humor, exploring the possibilities of imagination between reality, dystopia, and utopia.
Off to the Insel: Our studio highlights from the theater are moving! Look forward to Tragödienbastard, On the Edge – Fühlst du diesen Vibe, Das kalte Herz, and Die Hitze und das Recht starting in fall 2025 at the Insel venue (Karlstr. 49b)!
The Insel venue is not located in the Badisches Staatstheater, but at Karlstor (Karlstr. 49b). The entrance is in the schoolyard of the Gartenschule. You can reach the Insel venue of the Staatstheater by public transport via the Karlstor / Bundesgerichtshof stop with lines 2, 3, 4, 5, S51.
