Lars Eidinger brings Brecht's »Hauspostille« to the stage of the Rudolf-Oetker-Halle
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Brecht as dark ballad: Lars Eidinger brings the »Hauspostille« to Bielefeld
When Lars Eidinger reads and sings Bertolt Brecht's »Hauspostille«, the Rudolf-Oetker-Halle transforms into a space between concert, literary invocation, and scenic stage experience. On November 19, 2026, Brecht's sharp-edged poems, morbid ballads, and musical soundscapes come together in an extraordinary reading with singing.
Between poetry, abyss, and dark humor
Bertolt Brecht's »Hauspostille« carries its title as a conscious provocation: The collection of poems formally resembles religious edification literature but focuses on transience, physical finitude, and societal contradictions. Brecht's lyrics navigate between grotesque exaggeration, laconic observation, and a peculiar beauty of decay.
In this production, Lars Eidinger's striking acting artistry meets the musical design of Hans Jörn Brandenburg. At the piano, harpsichord, and harmonium, Brandenburg creates a sound space where Brecht's texts can unfold their rhythmic sharpness and theatrical unrest. Language becomes an impulse, music a resonance, silence a dramatic interspace.
Lars Eidinger and Hans Jörn Brandenburg: a shimmering total work of art
Eidinger approaches Brecht's poems not as museum-like literary texts but as vibrant theatrical material. His voice can whisper, cut, sing, and suddenly tilt into the grotesque. This creates an immediate theater atmosphere, where each ballad appears like a small scene.
The musical accompaniment opens up additional resonant spaces for the texts. The harpsichord and harmonium lend the evening a historical tint, while the compositions enhance the rough, contradictory character of the »Hauspostille«. As a result, Brecht's poetry appears both archaic and modern, disturbing and seductive.
An evening for literature, theater, and music lovers
The performance combines reading, concert, and acting into a standalone stage form. Brecht's ballads encounter the presence of an actor who stands for intense role work and uncompromising stage energy. The audience does not experience a quiet book presentation but a dramatic encounter with text, sound, and body.
The Rudolf-Oetker-Halle provides the appropriate acoustic framework for this. In the Great Hall, voice and instruments can fully develop their effect: from quiet, almost intimate recitation to an eruptive musical moment. The duration of the performance is approximately two and a half hours, including a break.
Conclusion: Experience Brecht's »Hauspostille« live
Lars Eidinger and Hans Jörn Brandenburg transform Brecht's collection of poems into an intense stage experience between literary evening, concert, and theatrical art. Those who want to experience the dark poetry, black humor, and musical power of the »Hauspostille« firsthand will encounter an evening full of sound, friction, and theatrical tension in Bielefeld on November 19, 2026.
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