Overview
- The Volksbühne said Wednesday it canceled the June 12 world premiere of Alaska Kid because of a bereavement.
- Alaska Kid was Jonathan Meese’s stage version of Jack London stories that was set to feature Lilith Stangenberg and Martin Wuttke.
- The theater has not announced a new date for the production.
- In April, Meese published a eulogy for his mother in Der Spiegel and called her the “Erzmami der Liebe” and “Chefin der Kunst.”
- The cancellation comes as the house prepares for new leadership under Matthias Lilienthal following the death of intendant René Pollesch.