8 October 2025, reading time 3 minutes
With his programme “Die Vereinigten Träume von Europa” (The United Dreams of Europe), Sebastian Schnoy brings political cabaret to the stage of the Neu-Anspach Community Centre on 21 September 2025 – with great success.
The hall is filled to capacity as the Neu-Anspach Association for the Promotion of International Relations hosts this evening event.
Schnoy guides the audience through Europe’s political landscape with sharp wit, rapid-fire dialogue and a keen sense of nuance. Whether it’s populism, bureaucracy or everyday fears – no one is spared, but everything is presented in an appreciative and humorous way. Alternating between ironic and serious moments, he manages to strike a balance between entertainment and political commentary.
The Hamburg cabaret artist analyses why people seek stability in times of crisis – and shows with a great deal of self-irony that fear is not a good advisor. In doing so, he takes aim at all sides: right-wing populists as well as left-wing ideologues and bourgeois complacency. “More and more people are keen on dictatorship,” Schnoy states pointedly – and at the same time shows how important democratic awareness and civil courage remain.
Schnoy also addresses difficult topics – from anti-Semitism to hatred and hate speech on the internet. With a clear stance and satirical bite, he makes it clear that democracy only works when people get involved and take a stand. The audience’s applause is correspondingly loud: an evening that makes you think, but above all conveys courage and confidence.
The evening also serves as a reminder that town twinning is not just about annual citizen meetings, but that the association lives and breathes its connection with its twin towns of Saint-Florent-sur-Cher, Šentjur and Thalgau all year round. A European cabaret evening that plays with stereotypes and provocations also contributes to understanding and friendship across borders.
This brings the European idea to life once again: through humour, dialogue and shared experiences.
