Der Hundertjährige, der aus dem Fenster stieg...

The successful cooperation between the AZF group and the Niederdeutsche Bühne Flensburg will continue in the 2026/27 season. For the NDB Flensburg, this partnership is a valuable opportunity to enrich its program with extraordinary guest performances and events. This way, we reach new audiences who are not yet familiar with our stage and invite them to discover the world of Low German theater. The new season kicks off with an exceptional theater evening: two well-known stage and television actors, a world bestseller – and plenty of situational comedy.

Allan Karlsson turns 100 years old. But instead of patiently waiting for his birthday party, he climbs out the window of the nursing home – causing a stir all over Sweden. With a stolen suitcase full of money, a criminal organization on his tail, and the police in pursuit, a new adventure begins for the sprightly centenarian. Along the way, he gathers a most peculiar travel company: the petty thief Julius, the eternal student Benny, the determined Gunilla – and elephant Sonja. That some bodies end up in the process is rather coincidental.

Jonas Jonasson's world bestseller – sold over three million times in the German-speaking world alone – is a hysterically funny rollercoaster ride through the 20th century: quirky, warm-hearted, and irresistible.

The actors JÖRG SCHÜTTAUF and HOLGER UMBREIT, who share a long-standing artistic collaboration, bring this material to the stage: They read and perform excerpts from the novel in a version that they first staged in Hamburg in 2013 and which, due to its great success, has been shown over 200 times throughout Germany.