Things to do in Berlin on Thursday 5 November

Traditionell Irish Folk Session with Güno and Christian.

Nikesh Shukla in conversation: books after Brexit.

R.A. THE RUGGED MAN

Talk and reading with Philippe Sands on law and justice.

Kitchens & Kinship: Jenny Lau talks to Vicky Truong.

SANKOFA STAGES: Poetry, concert and DJ set by DammyDaas.

Effi Briest: reading and talk on the novel and its model.

Open-mic stand-up in English with host Dharmander Singh.

Where the Wall stood: Surrey's sketchbook trace hunt.

Linie 1: the Berlin revue about life in the big city.

Janosch Schobin: lecture on loneliness as a social issue.

The Answering Machine: arthouse drama by José Cortés.

Silva Marinova / Tatjana Motta: readings at MEDUSA Festival.

PRO PAIN, Punishable Act and FUCK: metal at SO36.

BLINDED by DELIGHT: Grand Show of dreams and happiness.

Die SchMERZtherapie: a political cabaret parody.

Stage evening about couplet singer Otto Reutter.

Amelio Trio live with »Beethoven X Schachtner«.

Berlin Brains: Live experiment on the hidden side of seeing.

Egg War Berlin: queer-feminist musical theatre by Ko Kazu.

MEDUSA: staged readings of contemporary drama.

Piano recital by Yulianna Avdeeva, Chopin to Boulez.

Die Anatolische Nacht: Anatolian folk songs to sing along.

“The Answering Machine”: drama about a young opera singer.

The Pianist: Adrien Brody as pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman.

Bechstein Young Professionals: young pianists at the piano.

Ana Pi: NoirBLUE – side B, a solo performance on memory.

Sandra Prechtel's documentary on theatermaker Einar Schleef.

Ein Sportstück: Jelinek's text, performed by Lara Pohlers.

Die Showfenster: variety with hula hoop and blues.

Christoph Gallio, Dominic Lash, Mark Sanders improvise.

Krawalle und Liebe: readings, theory and pop music.

Historical drama of medical experiments at Auschwitz.

Ponyo: Miyazaki's magical anime about the sea.

Stechschritt des Friedens: readings on war propaganda.

Mietze Conte: electro-pop between Eurodance and hyperpop.

salox90mil: Dagmar Zúñiga and Nykolaes & Daniël Paul live.

Monolord live in concert with Mars Red Sky.

3 • 6 • 9: A play about relationship milestones.

Monika Ertl – Eine Frage des Widerstands: documentary play.