Alte Sorten -Theaterstück des Chawwerusch-Theaters

Old Varieties - Play of the Chawwerusch Theater

On Saturday, October 3, 2026, a unique theater performance will take place in the former synagogue of the city of Wittlich.
The professional theater collective 'Chawwerusch' will perform the play 'Old Varieties':

‘Old Varieties’ tells the story of two women who, despite their different generations, come closer to each other. Seventeen-year-old Sally has escaped from the clinic where she was treated for an eating disorder. She is a young, angry woman who grapples with life. On the country road, she unexpectedly meets Liss, a woman in her mid-fifties; both are outsiders and border crossers, living unadapted and uprooted. Liss temporarily takes the younger runaway into her farmhouse, which she inhabits and runs alone.

Both women allow themselves to be at ease, living and working together on the farm, slowly drawing closer through the daily life and harvest. In particular, the pear garden behind the house fascinates Sally: old varieties grow freely and unconstrained. Enthusiastically, she calls out to Liss: “By allowing everything to simply grow, you’ve created a magical garden.” However, for Liss, the garden has a completely different significance. As she stands among the branches with ripe fruits, she begins to tell Sally what it is all about. More and more buried memories come to light. The novel 'Old Varieties' by Ewald Arenz was published in 2019 and became a bestseller.

Entry: 5:30 p.m.
Organizer: City Administration Wittlich - Cultural Office