“Say what you think. But you must have thought something first!” Alexander Solloch and Olli Dittrich on the one-of-a-kind Harry Rowohlt
“He will become what he is”, a teacher wrote in his final report card. And it was true! Harry Rowohlt became everything he always was and wanted to be: an incredibly funny language artist and a virtuoso of digression, a translator of the untranslatable, a narrator with a thousand voices. And to top it all off, he played “Homeless Harry” on the long-running soap opera Lindenstraße. Yet, his life took a very different direction than the path laid out for him when he decided not to follow in the footsteps of his publisher father. Journalist Alexander Solloch has written an impressive biography. It is not only meticulously researched – and thus turns up some surprises – but also has its “very own sound, a Harry Rowohlt sound” (Deutschlandfunk Kultur). On stage at lit.COLOGNE, Solloch will discuss the life and work of the multi-talented Rowohlt, while actor Olli Dittrich will read from Harry’s masterful texts. It will be a giant party!
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Alexander Solloch
Alexander Solloch, born in 1978, grew up in the Lower Rhine region… This text was shortened for this overview. Follow the more-link to read the full text.
Olli Dittrich
Olli Dittrich, a trained theater painter, is a master of… This text was shortened for this overview. Follow the more-link to read the full text.
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Date:
Sunday
22. March 2026
20:00 -
Pre Pre sale price (fees excluded) ab 24 €
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WDR Funkhaus
Klaus-von-Bismarck-SaalWallrafplatz 5
Köln-InnenstadtPlease follow the checkroom instructions.
Bitte Garderobenhinweise beachten.
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- Induction loop Available
- Wheelchair friendly + toilets Available
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