Farewell Dinner

Scene from »Farewell Dinner«: Antoine is sitting cross-legged on the couch, his hands folded in a meditative pose, smiling. He is wearing a brown jacket, a white-and-light-blue checkered shirt, white pants, red socks, and white-and-brown shoes. To his left, a section of the Eiffel Tower can be seen on the wall. — Marco Albrecht; Photo: Susanne Reichardt

Scene from »Farewell Dinner«: In the center of the medium close-up, Clotilde Lecoeur and Pierre Lecoeur stand laughing, tightly embracing and kissing. Clotilde is wearing a dark blue, form-fitting dress and has her hair pinned up. Pierre is wearing a light blue shirt and brown pants with a white stripe down the side. The background shows an abstract mountain landscape. — Lisa Förster, Hendrik Richter; Photo: Susanne Reichardt

Scene from »Farewell Dinner«: Clotilde is lying on her side on the couch, her body covered by a pillow. She is glancing up and to the right. The couch and the pillow have the same print as the background: an abstract mountain landscape with peanuts. — Lisa Förster; Photo: Susanne Reichardt

Scene from »Farewell Dinner«: Antoine and Pierre are both standing behind a couch. Antoine on the left has taken off his shirt and is handing Pierre a piece of clothing. Pierre reaches out for it. — Marco Albrecht, Hendrik Richter; Photo: Susanne Reichardt

Scene from »Farewell Dinner«: Clotilde stands facing Pierre and Antoine and gives them the middle finger with both hands. Pierre and Antoine lean back away from her. Antoine holds his hands out in front of him in a defensive gesture. In the background, the couch is visible on the left and a ficus tree on the right. — Lisa Förster, Hendrik Richter, Marco Albrecht; Photo: Susanne Reichardt

Scene from »Farewell Dinner«: Antoine is lying on his back on the floor in front of the couch with his head toward the camera. His arms are stretched out to the sides. Pierre is sitting on top of him, holding his head, while he stares at him in disbelief, his mouth open in a scream. A part of the Eiffel Tower is visible in the background. — Marco Albrecht, Hendrik Richter; Photo: Susanne Reichardt

Comedy by Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de La Patellière

Theatre
Marguerre-Saal

Translated from French by Georg Holzer
[recommended for ages 15 and up]

Hideko Yamashita is Japan’s most famous expert on decluttering and organising. Her book »Danshari« has sold an incredible three million copies across the globe. But what if people don’t just want to declutter their lives in a material sense but if they want to weed out their friends? Wouldn’t that give you a lot of extra time? So, good riddance – but to whom?

Acclaimed authors Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de La Patellière (»What’s in a Name?«) turn the hype about minimalism into a comedy in best French tabloid tradition: Pierre and Clotilde decide to say goodbye to old friends, at least inviting them to a fancy farewell dinner beforehand. But they didn’t reckon with Antoine who has no intentions of giving up their friendship without a fight. An evening that of course soon gets out of hand and has a surprise ending!

Content notes

Direction

Kathrin Sievers

Stage and Costumes

Annette Wolf

Lighting Design

Karsten Rischer

Dramaturgy

Orina Vogt

Pierre Lecoeur

Hendrik Richter

Clotilde Lecoeur

Lisa Förster

Antoine Royer

Marco Albrecht

Assistant Director

Helen Metzger

Directing Hospitanz

Leon Rissling

Stage Manager

Joris Freisinger

Costume Assistant

Lilli Maya Färber

Costume Hospitanz

Hannah Keller

Assistant Stage Design

Myungjin Choi

Stage Design Hospitanz

Flora Fischer

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.

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Trailer by Siegersbuschfilm

Regisseurin Kathrin Sievers präsentiere nach den »Rezepten des gehobenen Boulevards« »humoristischen Esprit« mit »feingeschliffene[n] Dialoge[n]«, schreibt Volker Oesterreich in der Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung (8. Juni 2026). Das »komödiantische Talent« der Darsteller*innen lade »alle 90 Sekunden« zum Lachen oder Schmunzeln ein.

»Brillantes Komödien-Ensemble«, titelt der Mannheimer Morgen (8. Juni 2026), und Ute Maag berichtet über die »ausgiebig beklatschte Premiere« weiter, Regisseurin Kathrin Sievert lasse das »exzellent eingespielte Trio« über »intensive und lustige 100 Minuten« agieren. Neben »bester Unterhaltung« biete der Abend auch »Stoff zum Nachdenken«.

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Farewell Dinner

Comedy by Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de La Patellière

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