Tobias Aeschbacher in Erlangen: Live radio play from The Last One Turns Off the Light

A live radio play that simultaneously combines graphic novel, gangster film, and tragedy

In Erlangen, the award-winning comic work The Last One Turns Off the Light (Premiere) meets the stage art of live radio plays. The evening at the Theater in der Garage combines linguistic artistry, theatrical compression, and the raw images of a story that works with dark humor, violence, farewell, and surprising tenderness.

When a graphic novel becomes an acoustic stage

Tobias Aeschbacher's graphic novel is regarded as a fast-paced, idiosyncratic narrative with cinematic power. The Theater Erlangen translates this source material into an immediate physical stage experience: word duels, sound, timing, and tension coalesce into a reading atmosphere that goes far beyond classical literary presentation. Thus, a literary experience is created for people who appreciate comics, contemporary theater, and narrative intensity.

A material with awards and literary profile

The source material was awarded the Max und Moritz Prize in 2024 for the best German-language comic debut and additionally honored with the Literature Prize of the Canton of Bern and the Prix Delémont’BD. This resonance illustrates the cultural reach of the material: here speaks not a marginal phenomenon, but a new voice from the comic and literary scene that impresses with precise imagery, macabre humor, and formal sovereignty.

The Theater in der Garage as an intimate resonant space

The Theater in der Garage brings the production to a space designed for closeness, concentration, and direct perception. The studio stage of the Schauspiel Erlangen offers flexible seating and a compact format that enhances the impact of the evening. This intimate atmosphere suits a live radio play where every voice, every pause, and every change of sound counts.

Who will find this evening particularly exciting

Those seeking literary adaptations, comics with depth, experimental theater, and intelligent cultural events will find an evening with character here. The production is aimed at an audience that appreciates aesthetic precision as much as narrative power. At the same time, it opens the Comic Salon Erlangen towards stage and reading culture, creating a rare form of author encounter between text, sound, and scene magic.

Conclusion: This evening promises a multifaceted literary event between graphic novel, live radio play, and theater art. The audience experiences a dense, intelligent, and sensual realization of an award-winning material. Those who want to experience contemporary literature with all their senses should not miss The Last One Turns Off the Light live in Erlangen.

Official channels of Tobias Aeschbacher:

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• Website: https://thisistobi.ch/contact
• Publisher: https://hyperraumverlag.cc

Sources:

• Comic Salon Erlangen - The Last One Turns Off the Light (Premiere)
• Schauspiel Erlangen - The Last One Turns Off the Light (Premiere)
• Schauspiel Erlangen - Theater in der Garage
• Tobias Aeschbacher - Hello
• Tobias Aeschbacher - The Last One Turns Off the Light