Torsten Krug /// director / singer / author

The finger play is reminiscent of a small, nimble crawly, the sentence of Bond, James Bond. (...) The story has everything a crime thriller needs: chases, observations, insidiousness, a good-natured helper and a beauty in need of help. (...) The stuttering housefly Jake, the unsung hero of the story − he saves Muldoon's life twice − is given a very special charm by the actor with a lot of spit and a latent scratchy neck. The reigning ant queen portrays Singer with great pathos, the wasp queen can compete with any evil witch with her shrill voice and stand-up collar, and the dung beetle, owner of Muldoon's favorite bar Dixies Bar, speaks Saxon at its best with a deep voice. The actor accentuates each of his 14 roles with gestures, facial expressions and language. The spectators, whether young or old, recognize the characters immediately. Krug and Singer have succeeded in adapting Paul Shipton's novel. Young people enjoy fresh puns, film fans have a lot to laugh about and older people are encouraged to think about socio-political issues such as freedom and individuality.

Muldoon is always good for a cool line - and always gets a bad rap for it, because the bad guys are notoriously humorless.

(...) But whenever everything seems hopeless, he shows up in great form, because after all he not only has to save the world, but also the lovely little ant Clarissa.

Too many staff for the small stage that Saskia Vollmer furnished with an overturned broken cup? But no. Director Torsten Krug sends Raik Singer onto the stage as Muldoon and lets him embody the fidgety Jake, the slacking landlord Dixie, the ant queen, the cockroach gang and so on. A thriller for a single - versatile and extremely present - actor and an enthusiastic audience.