„Anger and Love“
New novel and stage premieres with: Martin Suter, Katja Riemann, Caroline Peters, Bettina Rust, Linda Zervakis, Nora Zukker, and Dirk Stermann.
On April 23, 2025, “Wut und Liebe” (Diogenes Verlag), the new novel by Martin Suter, will be published – a sensitive, precisely composed work about emotional dependency, moral boundaries, and the desire to reclaim one’s life.
The subsequent premiere tour represents a double premiere for the grand seigneur of German-speaking novelists: for the first time, he will share the stage with a selected ensemble – and bring to the stage a version of one of his works specially developed for this tour, crafted by dramaturge Joachim Lux. During this journey through Switzerland, Austria, and Germany, the audience will encounter Martin Suter in a new, multi-voiced form – literarily, dialogically, and scenically condensed.
Alongside the author, outstanding personalities from acting and culture will appear each evening: Caroline Peters, an award-winning theater and film actress (e.g., Burgtheater Vienna, Murder with a View), and Katja Riemann, known from numerous cinema and television productions (Fack ju Göhte, The Moving Man, The Apothecary) – both also successful authors in their own right – will read alternately with Martin Suter from the novel. For the moderated discussion in the second part of the evening, renowned journalists and moderators such as Bettina Rust, Linda Zervakis, Nora Zukker, and Dirk Stermann – one of Austria's most well-known cultural mediators (Welcome Austria) – will lead the conversation.
“Wut und Liebe” tells the story of Noah, an artist in his early thirties, whose girlfriend Camilla breaks up with him – for practical reasons. Her salary hardly suffices for two, her dreams demand more. Noah wants to win her back – no matter the cost. When an older lady opens up a dubious yet promising way to money, he faces a decision that challenges both his moral convictions and his idea of love. Following the audience success of “Melody” (over 400,000 copies sold), Martin Suter presents “Wut & Liebe” at the height of his creativity – narratively precise, contemporary, and yet timeless. The staged reading with accompanying discussion is not only a showcase of his work but an invitation to encounter – between the author, ensemble, and audience.
An evening of rare intensity – literary, sensual, and uniquely special.
Martin Suter
Martin Suter was born in 1948 in Zurich. His novels (including “Melody” and “The Last Weynfeldt”) and the “Business Class Stories” are also major international successes. Since 2011, the gentleman thief Allmen has been solving cases in his own crime series, with seven volumes currently available. In 2022, André Schäfer's film “Everything about Martin Suter. Except the Truth” premiered at the Locarno Film Festival. For several years, the author has run the website martin-suter.com. He lives in Zurich with his daughter.
Katja Riemann
Katja Riemann, born and raised near Bremen, is one of the most well-known German actresses. She has appeared in films such as “Bandits” (1997), “Rosenstraße” (2003), “A Fleeing Horse” (2007), and “Fack ju Göhte” 1 to 3 (2013-2017), for which she has received numerous awards, including the Coppa Volpi, the German Film Award, the Bambi, and the Adolf Grimme Award. For the soundtrack to the film “Bandits,” which she co-wrote with Jasmin Tabatabai and Nicolette Krebitz, she received a gold record. She is a UNICEF ambassador and received the Federal Cross of Merit in 2010 and the Bad Iburg Courage Award in 2016 for her engagement. In 2020, her non-fiction book on humanitarian work “Everyone Has. No One May. Project Journeys” was published, in 2024 her book “Time of Fences. Places of Escape,” and in 2025 her first novel “Fog and Fire.”
Caroline Peters
Caroline Peters, born in 1971, is among the most important German actresses. After studying acting at the University of Music and Theater in Saarbrücken, she was a member of the ensemble at the most prominent theaters, including the Berliner Schaubühne and the Vienna Burgtheater. Caroline Peters has played in numerous films and television productions, such as the ARD series “Murder with a View” or Sönke Wortmann's “The Name,” and has received numerous awards, including the Adolf Grimme Award, the Bavarian Television Award, the German Acting Award, and the Nestroy Theater Award. In 2016 and 2018, she was voted Actress of the Year by the magazine “Theater heute.”
Linda Zervakis
Linda Zervakis is from Hamburg and has Greek roots. Her parents came to Germany in the 60s. She worked as a copywriter and at various radio stations before switching to NDR television. She became known to a broad audience as the spokesperson for the main edition of the ARD Tagesschau. On ProSieben, she co-hosted the show “Zervakis & Opdenhövel. Live” with Matthias Opdenhövel. Additionally, she hosted the Spotify Original Podcast “Good Germans.” She has published several books, including the SPIEGEL bestsellers “Queen of the Colorful Bag” and “Etsikietsi.” Since 2025, Linda Zervakis has been hosting the ProSieben satire show “Fake News” as well as various documentaries. Moreover, she weekly presents the political podcast “Berlin Code” from the ARD capital studio.
Bettina Rust
Bettina Rust is profound, eloquent, and humorous. With intelligence and interest, she has become probably the most knowledgeable and gifted interviewer in entertainment.
At Radio Eins, she has been hosting the award-winning talk format “Hörbar Rust” since 2002, in which she reflects on the biographies of celebrities through formative songs. In the podcast “Toast Hawaii,” she talks with prominent guests about the food of their lives. In 2024, she was on tour with “Toast Hawaii Live.” As a television presenter, Bettina has showcased her own talk and documentary formats, including “Talk der Woche,” “0137 Night Talk,” “Playlist – sound of my life,” and “City, Bike, Dog” for several ARD stations, Sat.1, or Tele5. Additionally, she regularly works as a voiceover artist with her unique and concise voice. In 2018, her book “Berlin - Favorite Places” was published by Suhrkamp | Insel-Verlag. Her second book “The Food of My Life” was released in 2022 by Gräfe und Unzer.
Nora Zukker
Nora Zukker is the literature editor for the Tages-Anzeiger and its related partner titles of Tamedia. In addition to her journalistic work, she regularly moderates events in the fields of culture and society and was chosen as the “Cultural Journalist of the Year” in 2023.
Dirk Stermann
Born in 1965 in Duisburg, he has lived in Vienna since 1987. He is one of the most popular cabaret artists and television presenters in Austria and is also widely known in Germany through television and radio shows as well as films and stage programs with Christoph Grissemann as the duo Stermann & Grissemann. Since May 2007, he has co-hosted the weekly late-night show “Willkommen Österreich” with this partner. With his novels “Six Austrians among the First Five” (2010), “Push in Heaven” (2013), “The Boy Gets the Good Last” (2016), “The Hammer” (2019), and “Maksym” (2022), Dirk Stermann has successfully positioned himself among German-speaking fiction authors. In 2016, “Die Welt” stated: “A funny German media star to be taken very seriously as an Austrian novelist.” His new novel “I’m Fine, If Not Today, Then Tomorrow” about psychoanalyst Erika Freeman was released in October 2023.
Admission: 19:00
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