Performance of the play "GHEHEIMPLAN GEGEN DEUTSCHLAND" by Schauspiel Köln and CORRECTIV is an introduction to the extensive exploration of "Theater and Journalism" as a major theme.
News Article: Schauspiel Köln and CORRECTIV Team Up for Five-Year Cooperation
The Schauspiel Köln and public-interest media house CORRECTIV are joining forces for a five-year cooperation, aiming to bring investigative research to the stage. This unique collaboration will kick off with the premiere of the play "Secret Plan against Germany," which will be streamed for free on September 10.
The performance, scheduled for 7:30 PM, reflects the conflict between artistic claim, public debate, and political headwinds, as it explores the questions of how "Remigration" can be translated and what was actually on the agenda in Potsdam. The play is based on CORRECTIV's revelation from January 2024, which detailed allegations of a plan for the mass expulsion of people from Germany, including citizens with a migrant background, discussed in a secret meeting in Potsdam in 2024.
The play is told from the perspective of actor Andreas Beck, who participated in the scenic reading. Beck's continued engagement with the material makes the continuity of the research findings and their dramatic presentation on stage palpable.
Kay Voges, Intendant of the Schauspiel Köln, emphasizes the importance of making the complexity of the present tangible in theater. Anette Dowideit, editor-in-chief of CORRECTIV, states that journalism should make reality visible.
Besides the right-wing extremist actors known from CORRECTIV's January 2024 report, no specific additional participants at the secret meeting in Potsdam in 2024 are detailed in the available sources. The information primarily focuses on right-wing extremist involvement and political consequences in Brandenburg and eastern Germany during 2024.
Five productions are planned for the 2025/26 season as part of this cooperation, titled "Theater and Journalism." New details about the Potsdam meeting are being revealed by CORRECTIV, concurrently with the performance. These new details will be made available on CORRECTIV's website on the same evening.
The play addresses the socio-political and media consequences of the "Remigration," a euphemism of the far-right ideology. On CORRECTIV's website, you will find the new publication about the Potsdam meeting on September 10. The premiere performance at the Schauspiel Köln on September 10 will also be streamed for free on www.schauspielkoeln.de.
