Eine Gruppe von acht Personen steht auf einer Bühne. Sie applaudieren und lächeln. Im Hintergrund sind ein Tisch und ein Bildschirm zu sehen. Die Personen tragen unterschiedliche Kleidung, darunter Schuluniformen und legere Outfits. Das Licht ist gedimmt, und die Atmosphäre wirkt festlich.

Terror - a report. Second performance on Thursday, June 12, 2025, at 6:30 PM in the Atrium

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„The dignity of man is inviolable“ – the central first article of the Basic Law was last Wednesday turned into a playful starting point for the theatre piece “Terror” by Ferdinand Schirach. The atrium of the Rahlstedt Gymnasium transformed into a courtroom and under the direction of Oliver Arndt the students of the 10th grade carefully explored questions of morality and conscience.

Clearly – principles are the guardrails of our coexistence, are the social glue that holds our lives together, orders and regulates. But what happens in extreme situations – when terror forces you to make decisions without lengthy deliberations and weighings?

The students of the 10th grade confronted these questions in the fictional trial of a Bundeswehr pilot who acted against his orders and crashes a plane hijacked by terrorists, because otherwise they would cause the fully occupied aircraft to crash into a Bavarian football stadium. 164 people die as a result – in court the dilemma quickly makes clear that there are no easy solutions. Who may therefore “play God,” where is the benchmark of our societal conduct? Is the Bundeswehr pilot to be found guilty? Pleas from the public prosecutor and the defense force the audience to look closely, not to reach for quick solutions. The human suffering is also made clear by the moving witness statements in the court proceedings. In film inserts, the complexity of the case is also shown through other cases and philosophical considerations.

When the presiding judge withdraws with the lay judges to deliberate, the curtain rises and all questions are open. Terror – a contemplative and topical material. The second hearing will take place on Thursday, 12.6.25, at 18:30. How would you decide?

A report by Anke Buchholz

Fotos: Johanna Wiesner