Carnivore Theater

The Lucky Child is a foundling. No sooner is it born than the king tries to kill it for the first time. But because it is, after all, a Lucky Child, the king’s second attempt results in a wedding instead of a funeral. Is the fairy tale over now? No! This is where it really gets going. The king sends the lucky child to hell to fetch three golden hairs from the devil’s head. What?! Of course, everything turns out well—except maybe for the king. And with the devil, things get… hellishly exciting.

A fairy tale about courage, helpfulness, and the dire consequences of greed. Told by someone who gets carried away and occasionally goes off on a tangent: Florian Kaiser.

Florian Kaiser founded the traveling theater company Theater Carnivore in 2015. He is an actor, director, and playwright; together with Marcus Imbsweiler, he runs the Heidelberg Theater Publishing House.

Age: Recommended for ages 5 and up
Duration: approx. 45 min.

A collaboration between Literaturherbst Heidelberg, Theater Carnivore, and DAI as part of the Literaturherbst special series “220 Years of Heidelberg Romanticism”

As part of the 2026 Heidelberg Literature Festival