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Between the River and the Sea
Date details
- Date Tuesday, 12/May/2026 19:30 bis 20:35 (1 more date)
- Venue Maxim Gorki Theater: Studio Я
- Address Hinter dem Gießhaus 2, 10117 Berlin-Mitte
Public transportation
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Train (S-Bahn)
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S Hackescher Markt
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S+U Friedrichstr. Bhf
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S Oranienburger Str.
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S Hackescher Markt
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Underground
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U Museumsinsel
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U Unter den Linden
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U Hausvogteiplatz
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U Rotes Rathaus
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Bus
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Staatsoper
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U Museumsinsel
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Werderscher Markt
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Berliner Schloss
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U Unter den Linden
- 100
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S+U Friedrichstr. Bhf
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Spandauer Str./Marienkirche
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Berlin, Dorotheenstr./Friedrichstr.
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Französische Str.
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Neumannsgasse
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U Rotes Rathaus
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S+U Friedrichstr./Reichstagufer
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Staatsoper
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Am Kupfergraben
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Georgenstr./Am Kupfergraben
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Universitätsstr.
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S+U Friedrichstr. Bhf
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S Hackescher Markt
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Monbijouplatz
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Spandauer Str./Marienkirche
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S Oranienburger Str.
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Am Kupfergraben
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Train
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S+U Friedrichstr. Bhf
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S+U Friedrichstr. Bhf
Part of:
Between the River and the Sea
Between the River and the Sea
© Maxim Gorki Theater - 2026
»The complexity I’ve lived with all my life has forced me to be alone with my position. If I’m already alone anyway, why not be alone in front of an audience?«
Yousef Sweid, born in Haifa, is a Palestinian Israeli actor – someone who grew up between two worlds and has always grappled with that complexity. In his play, Sweid explores his life between different cultures, narratives, and realities – different versions of the truth. He interweaves personal anecdotes with his unique political reflections, sharing everything from funny stories about life in Berlin to flashbacks of his childhood as an Arab kid from a Christian family in a Jewish kindergarten. He seeks to understand how to navigate a world where he always finds himself »in between.«
Between the River and the Sea is a heartfelt plea for sharing unheard stories and for listening. It is an invitation to embrace complexity and to witness the story of a life that simply cannot choose an easy side.
Watch Trailer
Premiere 5/April 2025
Photo: Esra RotthoffStage Photos: Ute Langkafel
Trailer: Schnittmenge
Yousef Sweid, born in Haifa, is a Palestinian Israeli actor – someone who grew up between two worlds and has always grappled with that complexity. In his play, Sweid explores his life between different cultures, narratives, and realities – different versions of the truth. He interweaves personal anecdotes with his unique political reflections, sharing everything from funny stories about life in Berlin to flashbacks of his childhood as an Arab kid from a Christian family in a Jewish kindergarten. He seeks to understand how to navigate a world where he always finds himself »in between.«
Between the River and the Sea is a heartfelt plea for sharing unheard stories and for listening. It is an invitation to embrace complexity and to witness the story of a life that simply cannot choose an easy side.
Watch Trailer
Premiere 5/April 2025
Photo: Esra RotthoffStage Photos: Ute Langkafel
Trailer: Schnittmenge
Artists/Collaborators: Isabella Sedlak, Thomas Moked Blum, Murat DİKENCİ
Alternative events
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The Silence - Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz
- Next date:
- The Silence
- Date:
- Tuesday, 12/May/2026 19:30
- Venue:
- Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz - Saal C
- Address:
- Kurfürstendamm 153, 10709 Berlin-Wilmersdorf
- Price:
- from €48.00
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Twelfth Night (Was ihr wollt)
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- Next date:
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- Date:
- Tuesday, 12/May/2026 19:30
- Venue:
- Berliner Ensemble - Großes Haus
- Address:
- Bertolt-Brecht-Platz 1, 10117 Berlin-Mitte
- Price:
- from €12.31
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- Date:
- Tuesday, 12/May/2026 19:30 (3 more dates)
- Venue:
- Theater RambaZamba
- Address:
- Schönhauser Allee 36, 10435 Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg
- Price:
- from €27.00
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- Date:
- Tuesday, 12/May/2026 19:30 (16 more dates)
- Venue:
- Komödie im Ernst-Reuter-Saal connect
- Address:
- Eichborndamm 215, 13437 Berlin-Reinickendorf
- Price:
- from €19.60
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Parzival
Parzival weiß nichts von der Welt. Er wächst abgeschieden im Wald auf, fernab von gesellschaftlichen Normen, Machtstrukturen und Kriegslogik. moreabout: Parzival
- Date:
- Tuesday, 12/May/2026 19:30
- Venue:
- Deutsches Theater Berlin - Kammerspiele
- Address:
- Schumannstraße 13 A, 10117 Berlin-Mitte
- Price:
- from €16.30
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