Das doppelte Lottchen (Lottie and Lisa)

This fast-paced comedy of errors featuring the two sisters Luise and Lotte is a children’s classic that is meaningful and fun for the whole family. The two girls grow up separately after their parents’ divorce, only learning that they are twin sisters when they meet by chance on holiday. At first, the nine-year-olds eye each other with suspicion. But soon they become inseparable. Their happiness transforms Seebühl am Bühlsee into the most beautiful place on earth for one summer long. As the holidays come to an end, the twins come up with an ingenious plan: they swap dresses, hairstyles, favourite food and identities so that each returns as the other sister to the unknown parent. They fool their teachers, parents and classmates. And they hope to figure out how their parents’ breakup came about. Time and again, their game is nearly exposed; and time and again, the two impostors succeed in extricating themselves in inventive ways. But then Luise alias Lotte learns that her father wants to marry his new girlfriend ...
Robert Gerloff brings Erich Kästner’s novel to the stage with a great deal of wit and situational comedy. At the same time, he adds to the current debate about models of raising children.