Photos of dazzling white beaches or trendy cafés in chic cities – in the age of social media, the illusion of the perfect holiday is closer than ever. And yet we’re all familiar with the minor and major disasters that can strike whilst travelling: you might arrive at your destination safe and sound, only to find your luggage is on the other side of the world. On your honeymoon with your new partner, you unexpectedly bump into your ex. Whilst storming the all-you-can-eat buffet, all traces of good manners go out the window. A passenger tries to rebook a flight over the phone and gets caught up in the deeply convoluted
circles of hell that is automated customer service.

Such experiences – and others like them – always feel particularly bad when they clash with high expectations – as is particularly often the case with holidays, the ‘best time of the year’. ‘Smart Tricks for Your Holiday!’ features four performers in rapidly changing roles, portraying difficult circumstances that can ruin a trip but make for great anecdotes in hindsight. Best of all, of course, if they haven’t happened to you personally. Director Wolfgang Berthold brings this humorous chamber revue to life on the stage of the Kleines Haus.

Photos of dazzling white beaches or trendy cafés in chic cities – in the age of social media, the illusion of the perfect holiday is closer than ever. And yet we’re all familiar with the minor and major disasters that can strike whilst travelling: you might arrive at your destination safe and sound, only to find your luggage is on the other side of the world. On your honeymoon with your new partner, you unexpectedly bump into your ex. Whilst storming the all-you-can-eat buffet, all traces of good manners go out the window. A passenger tries to rebook a flight over the phone and gets caught up in the deeply convoluted
circles of hell that is automated customer service.

Such experiences – and others like them – always feel particularly bad when they clash with high expectations – as is particularly often the case with holidays, the ‘best time of the year’. ‘Smart Tricks for Your Holiday!’ features four performers in rapidly changing roles, portraying difficult circumstances that can ruin a trip but make for great anecdotes in hindsight. Best of all, of course, if they haven’t happened to you personally. Director Wolfgang Berthold brings this humorous chamber revue to life on the stage of the Kleines Haus.