Lights in the Night at the M*Halle: Schwerin theater evening full of impact
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A theater evening between war, memory, and quiet hope
With Lights in the Night (Holiday Inn, nuits d’accalmie), the Mecklenburg State Theatre brings a linguistically powerful piece by Sonia Ristić to the M*Halle. The world premiere portrays, in poetic images, a story of two wars, six intertwined lives, and the fragile power of empathy. Director and video artist Simone Geyer condenses this material into a stage experience that connects the present and the past with sharp insight and a fine sense for theatrical atmosphere. ([schwerin.de](https://www.schwerin.de/kultur-tourismus/event/lichter-in-der-nacht-holiday-inn-nuits-daccalmie/))
When history enters the hotel room
At the center is a narrative that spans Beirut 1975, Paris 1995, and besieged Sarajevo. Sonia Ristić guides her audience into spaces of waiting, threat, and accidental recognition. From the subjective perspective of her characters, a dramaturgy emerges that does not rely on grand gestures, but on precise observation, psychological tension, and what appears in faces, pauses, and glances. The production uses this intensity to render the material as a multifaceted drama about memory, loss, and hope. ([schwerin.de](https://www.schwerin.de/kultur-tourismus/event/lichter-in-der-nacht-holiday-inn-nuits-daccalmie/))
A contemporary material with political weight
The play addresses war not abstractly, but through individual fates. A war photographer, a missing mother, a daughter in search of truth: such constellations lend the performance its emotional depth. Sonia Ristić, born in Belgrade and living in Paris, works with an image-rich language that has been described by critics as impressive and cinematic. This quality also shapes the German version by Frank Weigand, which sharpens the text for the stage. ([schwerin.de](https://www.schwerin.de/kultur-tourismus/event/lichter-in-der-nacht-holiday-inn-nuits-daccalmie/))
M*Halle: compact space, direct impact
The M*Halle at Großen Dreesch provides a fitting setting for this theater evening: a place with around 150 seats, lounge, bar, and a performance space that creates closeness between the ensemble and the audience. According to the theater booklet, there are sufficient free parking spaces available in front of the hall; the way is also well connected by tram and bus. For visitors, this creates an evening that relies not only on content but also spatially on immediate presence. ([schwerin.m-vp.de](https://www.schwerin.m-vp.de/m-halle-mecklenburgisches-staatstheater/?utm_source=openai))
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Lights in the Night promises no comfortable theater, but an intense, cleverly constructed stage experience with political depth and human warmth. Those who want to engage with strong acting, precise directing, and a poetic, pressing narrative of the present should experience this evening live in Schwerin. ([schwerin.de](https://www.schwerin.de/kultur-tourismus/event/lichter-in-der-nacht-holiday-inn-nuits-daccalmie/))
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