HEROES

With “HEROES“, Alexander Scheer, one of the country's most distinguished actors and musicians, and his fantastic band are bringing a stage evening on tour that sheds new light on David Bowie's musical oeuvre with a magnificent show. Scheer approaches Bowie's creative world in a special way: not only as a pure homage, but also as a personal experience that connects Bowie's music with the literature that was essential to him.

The basis for the „HEROES“ programme is a list published by Bowie himself of the 100 books that have influenced his life and his music in a special way. From Homer's Iliad to Dante's Inferno, from classics of world literature or cultural studies writings on soul and funk, to the Berlin novels Berlin Alexanderplatz by Alfred Döblin and Nachdenken über Christa T. by Christa Wolf - David Bowie's hitherto little-known literary cosmos opens up a new perspective on his musical work. Alexander Scheer and his band follow these traces and interweave the texts with Bowie's songs, opening windows and drawing unexpected cross-connections.

The evening takes us back to West Berlin, where Bowie lived between 1976 and 1978 and created some of his most important albums - including “Heroes“. And in passing, he reveals where the famous dolphins in this song come from.

HEROES„ was conceived as a musical homage to the heroes of literature by Steffen Sünkel, whose works have received great acclaim at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg and the Berliner Ensemble, among others. The evening was an instant hit with audiences in the capital.

From artistic experiment to hit of the season What began as an interdisciplinary exploration has been one of the most popular shows in Berlin since its premiere, with all performances sold out. The format immediately met with an extraordinary response throughout Germany: as the opening of the Harbour Front Literature Festival 2025 in the Elbphilharmonie, „HEROES“ was sold out within a very short time and celebrated with standing ovations.

From spring 2026, MSK will be taking „HEROES“ on tour nationwide for the first time. This year marks the tenth anniversary of David Bowie's death and the 50th anniversary of his stay in Berlin. Occasions that will once again draw worldwide attention to the artistic radiance of this exceptional musician.

About Alexander Scheer
Alexander Scheer is one of the most versatile actors of his generation. He has performed at all the country's major theatres and was part of Frank Castorf's legendary Volksbühne ensemble for 16 years. Born in East Berlin in the same year that Bowie moved to Schöneberg, Scheer has always remained a wanderer between worlds, a player in film and music, a seeker of truth in change. In the cinema, Scheer has embodied numerous iconic figures - including Keith Richards and Andy Warhol. He was honoured with the Bavarian and German Film Awards for his portrayal of the singer-songwriter Gundermann in Andreas Dresen's film of the same name. He appeared on stage at the Schauspielhaus Hamburg as „the man who fell from heaven“ in David Bowie's Lazarus.

„No one in the pop universe has blurred the boundaries between life and art more authentically than David Bowie.“ - Alexander Scheer

Cast
Alexander Scheer
Fee Aviv Dubois - Electric Guitar
Steve Patuta - Keyboards
Fabian Leu - Bass
Steffen Kieslich - Drums
Concept: Steffen Sünkel
Production management: Albrecht Leu
Costumes: Janina Brinkmann
Sound: Silvio Neumann, Marcel Dickow
Light: Martin Mulik
Best Boy: Julian Leu