Gurtner & Schenk - Marathon

Marco Gurtner and Mathias Schenk, known throughout Switzerland for their podcast "Herrgöttli Panaschiert", are bringing their first full-length programme to the stage: Marathon

Nowadays, people between 30 and 40 strive for self-optimization. They bake sourdough or banana bread, collect mushrooms and clocks. They learn to say "no" and to be more spontaneous. They buy houses, cars and fitness subscriptions. They do raw food diets and children. And if they still have time, they run a marathon.

And what do Gurtner and Schenk do? They observe their generation very closely and reflect on their actions in a colorful mix of spoken word, comedy and music, in which of course their great talent for improvisation also comes into its own.

The motif of the marathon is symbolic of the eventful life in this phase and ultimately becomes self-reflection for the two friends, as they are both also in their thirties.

"Marathon" takes you on the running course. Without having to run one yourself, you are right in the middle of it and get to know various people from the starting gun to the finish line. For example, there is Tabea, who decides to say "no" more and realizes during the marathon that she doesn't want to do it at all. There is Jean-Marc, who has fallen in love with his personal trainer and suddenly finds out that he is not a real person at all.

A show about people in their prime, for people of all ages.