“Hello everybody and welcome on board. Fasten your seatbelts and join us on our journey into space!” was the opening that welcomed the packed hall of school pupils at the performance.

Unter Uns! promotional poster showing a human and cyborg hand touching in space.

As part of the 250th anniversary celebrations of Modern Languages at Trinity College Dublin, the German Drama Club (Theatergruppe) presented its original student production “Unter uns! Among us!” in a special outreach performance on 22 April 2026 at the Teachers Club on Parnell Square, Dublin 1.

The event welcomed secondary school students and teachers from three schools—St. Ciaran’s Community School (Kells), Christian Brothers College Monkstown Park, and St. Declan’s College (Cabra)—with over 70 attendees in total. The performance followed a successful run earlier in the year, including two shows in Dublin and one in Vienna.

Active for more than 20 years, the Theatergruppe aims to create a space for community and creative engagement with the German language, where students can discuss current issues in a variety of ways. This year’s production “Unter uns! Among us!”, developed and performed by first year students from the German Department, explores themes of technology, the future, and human identity through language, music, video, and dance.

Together with the young audience the players set out on a galactic journey into the futuristic present — where the future has already begun! Students and teachers described the experience as very enjoyable, appreciating the play’s humour, interactive moments, and the opportunity to sing along. Many found it inspiring, especially as it gave them a lively impression of what studying German at Trinity College Dublin can be like.

The Theatergruppe is already looking forward to diving into new themes and starting work on their next production for 2027...

Theatergruppe students pose in a group after a performance of Unter Uns.

Credits

Acting, videos, music, text: Seren Byrne, Tyler Colman, Imogen Kelly, Sadhbh Kavanagh, Lorelei O'Brien, Sydney O'Reilly, George Popovych, Snizhana Rauth, Josefine Steilmann

Lighting design and technical support: Damian Kubik

Assistant director and director: Anna Knoop and Julia Weingartner

The Theatergruppe’s activities are generously supported every year by Dr Beate Schuler. The April 2026 performance was funded through the Languages 250 at Trinity Events Fund, and has been made possible through the generous support of the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.

Watch some video clips recorded at this performance:

 

Graphic with the words Teangacha Languages 250 at Trinity (1776-2026).

This event formed part of the 'Languages 250 at Trinity (1776-2026)' programme, throughout 2026, the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies is marking the 250th anniversary of the establishment of Modern Languages in Trinity College Dublin.