Murder Mindfully

Friedrich Witte; Photo: Susanne Reichardt

Anna Schönberg, Friedrich Witte; Photo: Susanne Reichardt

Friedrich Witte, Martin Wißner; Photo: Susanne Reichardt

Martin Wißner, Friedrich Witte; Photo: Susanne Reichardt

Anna Schönberg, Friedrich Witte, Martin Wißner; Photo: Susanne Reichardt

Anna Schönberg, Martin Wißner, Friedrich Witte; Photo: Susanne Reichardt

Crime comedy based on the novel by Karsten Dusse

Theatre
Dicker Turm

adapted for the stage by Bernd Schmidt / in German

To save his marriage with Katharina, Björn Diemel, a criminal defence lawyer, has to get his work-life-balance in order. As a lawyer, he usually takes care of the well-being of organised criminals, but now his wife sends him to get mindfulness coaching. There, Björn Diemel learns about and applies techniques that don’t just change his life but also the hierarchy of the underworld. When his client, a brute of a criminal who is guilty as hell, starts to make serious trouble for him, he kills him without hesitation – abiding by every rule of mindfulness.

Three performers take on 21 roles in this stage version of the bestselling crime novel and keep up with this furious story while also mindfully slowing things down.

Tickets are available again for »Murder mindfully«! Due to the enormous demand, we are bringing the crime comedy to the Alter Saal next season. Tickets for the performances in March and April 2026 are available now!

Murder Mindfully

Heidelberger Schlossfestspiele

Theatre

20:30 → 22:05 h

Dicker Turm

Crime comedy based on the novel by Karsten Dusse

Murder Mindfully

Heidelberger Schlossfestspiele

Theatre

20:30 → 22:05 h

Dicker Turm

Sold out (last-minute tickets may be available at the box office)

Crime comedy based on the novel by Karsten Dusse

Murder Mindfully

Heidelberger Schlossfestspiele

Theatre

20:30 → 22:05 h

Dicker Turm

Sold out (last-minute tickets may be available at the box office)

Crime comedy based on the novel by Karsten Dusse

Murder Mindfully

Heidelberger Schlossfestspiele

Theatre

20:30 → 22:05 h

Dicker Turm

Sold out (last-minute tickets may be available at the box office)

Crime comedy based on the novel by Karsten Dusse

Murder Mindfully

Heidelberger Schlossfestspiele

Theatre

20:30 → 22:05 h

Dicker Turm

Sold out (last-minute tickets may be available at the box office)

Crime comedy based on the novel by Karsten Dusse

Murder Mindfully

Heidelberger Schlossfestspiele

Theatre

20:30 → 22:05 h

Dicker Turm

Sold out (last-minute tickets may be available at the box office)

Crime comedy based on the novel by Karsten Dusse

Murder Mindfully

Heidelberger Schlossfestspiele

Theatre

20:30 → 22:05 h

Dicker Turm

Sold out (last-minute tickets may be available at the box office)

Crime comedy based on the novel by Karsten Dusse

Murder Mindfully

Heidelberger Schlossfestspiele

Theatre

20:30 → 22:05 h

Dicker Turm

Sold out (last-minute tickets may be available at the box office)

Crime comedy based on the novel by Karsten Dusse

Murder Mindfully

Heidelberger Schlossfestspiele

Theatre

20:30 → 22:05 h

Dicker Turm

Sold out (last-minute tickets may be available at the box office)

Crime comedy based on the novel by Karsten Dusse

Murder Mindfully

Heidelberger Schlossfestspiele

Theatre

20:30 → 22:05 h

Dicker Turm

Sold out (last-minute tickets may be available at the box office)

Crime comedy based on the novel by Karsten Dusse

Murder Mindfully

Heidelberger Schlossfestspiele

Theatre

20:30 → 22:05 h

Dicker Turm

Sold out (last-minute tickets may be available at the box office)

Crime comedy based on the novel by Karsten Dusse

Murder Mindfully

Heidelberger Schlossfestspiele

Theatre

20:30 → 22:05 h

Dicker Turm

Sold out (last-minute tickets may be available at the box office)

Crime comedy based on the novel by Karsten Dusse

Murder Mindfully

Heidelberger Schlossfestspiele

Theatre

20:30 → 22:05 h

Dicker Turm

Sold out (last-minute tickets may be available at the box office)

Crime comedy based on the novel by Karsten Dusse

Murder Mindfully

First night this season

Theatre

19:30 → 21:05 h

Alter Saal

Crime comedy based on the novel by Karsten Dusse

Murder Mindfully

Theatre

19:30 → 21:05 h

Alter Saal

Crime comedy based on the novel by Karsten Dusse

Murder Mindfully

Theatre

19:30 → 21:05 h

Alter Saal

Crime comedy based on the novel by Karsten Dusse

Murder Mindfully

Theatre

19:30 → 21:05 h

Alter Saal

Crime comedy based on the novel by Karsten Dusse

Murder Mindfully

Theatre

19:30 → 21:05 h

Alter Saal

Crime comedy based on the novel by Karsten Dusse

Murder Mindfully

Theatre

15:00 → 16:35 h

Alter Saal

Crime comedy based on the novel by Karsten Dusse

Murder Mindfully

Theatre

19:30 → 21:05 h

Alter Saal

Crime comedy based on the novel by Karsten Dusse

Direction

Holger Schultze

Stage

Marcel Keller

Costumes

Erika Landertinger

Lighting Design

Andreas Rehfeld Jonah Fellhauer

Sound Design

Nils Bradatsch Laura Krahn

Dramaturgy

Deborah Raulin

Björn Diemel

Friedrich Witte

Breitner, Dragan, Bregenz, Dr. von Dresen, Junge, Boris, Reporter, Toni, Hipster-Geschäftsführer, Malte, Walter

Martin Wißner

Krähe, Katharina, Emily, Sascha, Petra Egmann, Sprecherin, Murat, Breitner, Bedienung, Carla

Anna Schönberg Dorothée Kahler

Assistant Director and Stage Manager

Laura Krahn

Costume Assistant

Lena Eibl, Alessandra On

Costume Internship

Luisa Ivanovic

Assistant Stage Design

Lars Werneke, Judith Grätzer

Soufflage

Sara Eichhorn

The production of the decorative parts is carried out in the workshops of the Theater und Orchester Heidelberg.

A complete list of all employees of the technical departments involved can be found here.

»Ein überaus kurzweiliges Theatervergnügen« mit viel »Screwball-Comedy-Witz« und »lustvoller Schauspiel-Verve« erlebte Martin Vögele für den Mannheimer Morgen (22. Juni 2025). In der »geradezu inszeniert anmutenden malerischen Abendidylle« im Dicken Turm habe Regisseur Holger Schultze die »schwarzhumorige Krimi-Satire« mit »hohem Tempo und präzisem schauspielerischem Timing in Szene gesetzt«.

Von »viel Situationskomik« und jeder »Menge Regie-Effekte« in Holger Schultzes Inszenierung berichtet Marco Partner in der Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung (23. Juni 2025). Der Abend sei eine »große Trickkiste«, lebe überdies von der »temporeichen und humorvollen Spielkunst der drei Akteure« und der »Verwandlungskunst«. Nicht nur die drei Darsteller*innen, auch die Kostümassistenz leiste »ganze Arbeit« bei den rasanten Rollenwechseln. Auch dass die »reduzierten Mittel ganz bewusst und selbstironisch Teil der Show« würden, gefällt dem Kritiker.

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