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Angst essen Seele auf

Play · German

Play text: Rainer Werner Fassbinder

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Angst essen Seele auf is a play based on Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s love story of the same name. It centres on Emmi, an older cleaning woman, and Ali, a considerably younger Moroccan worker, whose relationship encounters racism, rejection and social exclusion in their community. The play explores prejudice, loneliness and the social pressure placed on an unconventional partnership.

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November 2026
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19:30 · Akademietheater e.V. · BOX – Theater in der Südstadt · Köln · Germany
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19:30 · Akademietheater e.V. · BOX – Theater in der Südstadt · Köln · Germany
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19:30 · Akademietheater e.V. · BOX – Theater in der Südstadt · Köln · Germany
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