Wednesday, 3/18/2026
at 7:30 PM


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At first glance, Till seems like an unremarkable 15-year-old student at a prestigious Viennese boarding school. However, while he struggles with the curriculum and feels out of place in the snobbish environment of his school, he is an online celebrity. As the youngest top 10 player in the real-time strategy game Age of Empires II, he finds solace and recognition in the digital world and is celebrated as a hero.

Tonio Schachinger's contemporary novel narrates in a humorous, thrilling, precise, and touching manner a coming-of-age story of young people in the 21st century. It follows Till as he navigates school pressure, the daily life of boarding school, as well as the abysses and shadows of online gaming – all the way to his graduation.

The stage adaptation by Alek Niemiro and Julia Thym sensitively brings Till's external and internal conflicts to the stage. It sheds light on the power structures and authorities within an elite secondary school while also sensitively telling the story of growing up between the classroom and virtual space. The production is aimed at a youthful audience as well as adults.

Participants:

DIRECTION Alek Niemiro
STAGE Laura Trilsam COSTUMES Hanna Krümpfer
DRAMATURGY Julia Thym

TILL Fabian Cabak
FELI Leonie Berner
MOTHER Elisabeth Nelhiebel
DOCTOR / FATHER Simon Jaritz-Rudle
FINA Karoline Breschar
STUDENT / GEORG Michael-Lorenz Brandner
STUDENT GIRL Kira Pachner
STUDENT Sebastian Egger

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