what the press says
"To the delight of the organizers, many families with grandparents, parents and children also attended. They were already cringing with laughter when Herr Konrad from the Boardwalk Theater entered the Pfleghof Arena with his suitcase and introduced himself - in front of the piece of luggage. [actually this is about a wordplay, which isn't funny at all in English translation] Using juggling balls, he conjured up patterns in the air that had the audience holding their breath in amazement. Mr. Konrad not only showed himself to be a juggling artist, including on the high unicycle, but also a verbal acrobat."
Südwest-Presse, Langenau Aktuell, 24.8.2023
"Entertainment between artistry and comedy, between magic, juggling, verbal acrobatics or just pure nonsense."
Kreiszeitung Verden, 24.8.2020
"Herr Konrad started with a pantomime synchronized to sound-effects in a masterly fashion [...] During a dance-like juggling-routine with up to four balls, he didn't got irritaded by the strongest storm, always accompagned by delighting nonsense-chatting. [...] The high unicyle measured almost two meters. High up there he juggled in the wild roaring of the wind [...] , he did the 'stork-trick' [...] and finally he explained the audience, which laughed till it cried: 'To survive this show, that was my aim of life'. And those artists like him [...], realize so convincingly, to transfer clowning full of poetry and esthetic in our hectic-digital time, that deserves highest respect and a triple Bravissimo."
Verdener Nachrichten, 23.8.2020
"Herr Konrad delighted with a mix of juggling, comedy and eloquence."
Ostsee-Zeitung, 16.8.2020
"The host Herr Konrad has everything under control: the rubberballs during his juggling-routine and the audience in the ring, sorry in the salon. During his juggling presentation, he himself reminds, when his tongue and mouthankles are rotating simultanous, to the British comedian Mr. Bean. However without always getting into any chaos."
Märkische Allgemeine
"Herr Konrad is cloakroom attendant, waiter, comedian, dancer, unicyle-artist and juggler. Together with his collegues of 'Dinner for fun', he made the Oranienburg Premiere an unforgettable experience.“
Oranienburger Generalanzeiger
"The spectacle wearer knows how to shine with 'spectacular' tricks every second: With his ingenious pun, as well as with classical juggling interludes. And he does this both on the floor, as well as on his almost two meters measuring unicyle.“
Badisches Tagblatt
"... a unique mixture of comedy, associative banalities, highly intellectual lyrics and furious acrobatics. Take the pompous, over-correct colonel of cabaret artist Georg Schramm, add the embarrassment of Marlene Jaschke and the creative chaos of Piet Klocke, who is always struggling with the red thread - and you have the fictional character of the convinced oldfashion-afficionado 'Herr Konrad'. Behind this is covered the German Philipp Marth, who is, however, not only a fantastic comedian and a quick-witted solo entertainer, but first of all a blessed juggler and daring unicyclist, who even didn't got irritaded by the strongly rocking stage, caused by his artistical force."
Saarbrücker Zeitung
"Puns and slips of tongue are the brand of the man with the side parting. With his epic poems Herr Konrad is changing in genious metamorphosis from a poet of german tongue to a never ending chatterbox, who is never to be interrupted.“
Basellandschaftliche Zeitung
"Not only on the high unicycle with three clubs, Herr Konrad turned out as very proficient, but also a funny host, leading through the evening. His announcements were full of puns and had been presented in rhymes from time to time."
Rheinfall-Woche, Neuhausen am Rheinfall
"After the interval, Herr Konrad is to be seen swinging clubs on the unicycle, garnished with absurd singing and shout outs, so that he earned, beside [the host] Pingel the biggest applause of the evening."
Kieler Nachrichten
"With highest precision Herr Konrad juggles balls, clubs and pets. No, stop, of course no pets. Why, that Herr Konrad explains absolute exactly."
Potsdamer Neueste Nachrichten
"For sure one of the highlights was ‚Herr Konrad’, who, beside his juggling skills, astonished with wunderful comedy and a very individualistic construction of the act. Juggling can be so amusing, when suddenly his spectacles dance among the balls, which he calls the 'pale faces', although he just wanted to show something 'spectacular', or when he wears the clubs on his back, while walking in a pantomine manner and let the clubs whizzing through the air. Herr Konrad is funny and fast and he earned some special applause.“
Schaffhauser Nachrichten
"Herr Konrad is a class of it's own. Without him the Broadway-Varieté is just useless of thinking about. He keeps us - and the rest of the film crew - on our toes with his razor-sharp volleys of words. Even when he, following to the children's song 'The Ten Little Negroes', juggles with the five little pale faces.“
Basler Zeitung
"The Director is the eloquent Herr Konrad, who, apart from that, also juggled with five little pale faces and all on the side he played with words so brilliant, as if the punchline would come spontaniously into his mind."
Tagesanzeiger, Zürich
"The elegant talking of the big mouth, the principal, is only exceeded by the word acrobatics of Herrn Konrad, which cause some dizziness. The 'mirror'-act of principal Schönauer and Herr Konrad develops to one of the highlights of the evening. A Slapstick with absurd corners and edges. These two are delighting on the stage of Broadway-Varieté.“
Neue Luzerner Zeitung
"The juggling-performance of Herr Konrad (Philipp Marth) led to biggest delightment at the premiere, who always is wisecracking while he is juggling and who finds a fitting comment for every slip-up instantly.“
Der Bund, Bern
"To the delight of the organizers, many families with grandparents, parents and children also attended. They were already cringing with laughter when Herr Konrad from the Boardwalk Theater entered the Pfleghof Arena with his suitcase and introduced himself - in front of the piece of luggage. [actually this is about a wordplay, which isn't funny at all in English translation] Using juggling balls, he conjured up patterns in the air that had the audience holding their breath in amazement. Mr. Konrad not only showed himself to be a juggling artist, including on the high unicycle, but also a verbal acrobat."
Südwest-Presse, Langenau Aktuell, 24.8.2023
"Entertainment between artistry and comedy, between magic, juggling, verbal acrobatics or just pure nonsense."
Kreiszeitung Verden, 24.8.2020
"Herr Konrad started with a pantomime synchronized to sound-effects in a masterly fashion [...] During a dance-like juggling-routine with up to four balls, he didn't got irritaded by the strongest storm, always accompagned by delighting nonsense-chatting. [...] The high unicyle measured almost two meters. High up there he juggled in the wild roaring of the wind [...] , he did the 'stork-trick' [...] and finally he explained the audience, which laughed till it cried: 'To survive this show, that was my aim of life'. And those artists like him [...], realize so convincingly, to transfer clowning full of poetry and esthetic in our hectic-digital time, that deserves highest respect and a triple Bravissimo."
Verdener Nachrichten, 23.8.2020
"Herr Konrad delighted with a mix of juggling, comedy and eloquence."
Ostsee-Zeitung, 16.8.2020
"The host Herr Konrad has everything under control: the rubberballs during his juggling-routine and the audience in the ring, sorry in the salon. During his juggling presentation, he himself reminds, when his tongue and mouthankles are rotating simultanous, to the British comedian Mr. Bean. However without always getting into any chaos."
Märkische Allgemeine
"Herr Konrad is cloakroom attendant, waiter, comedian, dancer, unicyle-artist and juggler. Together with his collegues of 'Dinner for fun', he made the Oranienburg Premiere an unforgettable experience.“
Oranienburger Generalanzeiger
"The spectacle wearer knows how to shine with 'spectacular' tricks every second: With his ingenious pun, as well as with classical juggling interludes. And he does this both on the floor, as well as on his almost two meters measuring unicyle.“
Badisches Tagblatt
"... a unique mixture of comedy, associative banalities, highly intellectual lyrics and furious acrobatics. Take the pompous, over-correct colonel of cabaret artist Georg Schramm, add the embarrassment of Marlene Jaschke and the creative chaos of Piet Klocke, who is always struggling with the red thread - and you have the fictional character of the convinced oldfashion-afficionado 'Herr Konrad'. Behind this is covered the German Philipp Marth, who is, however, not only a fantastic comedian and a quick-witted solo entertainer, but first of all a blessed juggler and daring unicyclist, who even didn't got irritaded by the strongly rocking stage, caused by his artistical force."
Saarbrücker Zeitung
"Puns and slips of tongue are the brand of the man with the side parting. With his epic poems Herr Konrad is changing in genious metamorphosis from a poet of german tongue to a never ending chatterbox, who is never to be interrupted.“
Basellandschaftliche Zeitung
"Not only on the high unicycle with three clubs, Herr Konrad turned out as very proficient, but also a funny host, leading through the evening. His announcements were full of puns and had been presented in rhymes from time to time."
Rheinfall-Woche, Neuhausen am Rheinfall
"After the interval, Herr Konrad is to be seen swinging clubs on the unicycle, garnished with absurd singing and shout outs, so that he earned, beside [the host] Pingel the biggest applause of the evening."
Kieler Nachrichten
"With highest precision Herr Konrad juggles balls, clubs and pets. No, stop, of course no pets. Why, that Herr Konrad explains absolute exactly."
Potsdamer Neueste Nachrichten
"For sure one of the highlights was ‚Herr Konrad’, who, beside his juggling skills, astonished with wunderful comedy and a very individualistic construction of the act. Juggling can be so amusing, when suddenly his spectacles dance among the balls, which he calls the 'pale faces', although he just wanted to show something 'spectacular', or when he wears the clubs on his back, while walking in a pantomine manner and let the clubs whizzing through the air. Herr Konrad is funny and fast and he earned some special applause.“
Schaffhauser Nachrichten
"Herr Konrad is a class of it's own. Without him the Broadway-Varieté is just useless of thinking about. He keeps us - and the rest of the film crew - on our toes with his razor-sharp volleys of words. Even when he, following to the children's song 'The Ten Little Negroes', juggles with the five little pale faces.“
Basler Zeitung
"The Director is the eloquent Herr Konrad, who, apart from that, also juggled with five little pale faces and all on the side he played with words so brilliant, as if the punchline would come spontaniously into his mind."
Tagesanzeiger, Zürich
"The elegant talking of the big mouth, the principal, is only exceeded by the word acrobatics of Herrn Konrad, which cause some dizziness. The 'mirror'-act of principal Schönauer and Herr Konrad develops to one of the highlights of the evening. A Slapstick with absurd corners and edges. These two are delighting on the stage of Broadway-Varieté.“
Neue Luzerner Zeitung
"The juggling-performance of Herr Konrad (Philipp Marth) led to biggest delightment at the premiere, who always is wisecracking while he is juggling and who finds a fitting comment for every slip-up instantly.“
Der Bund, Bern