Mysteryland

In the organizer's words:

by Sarah Kilter / Director: Anne Habermehl / Guest performance Theater Aachen

World premiere Heidelberg Stückemarkt

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Commissioned work for Theater Aachen, supported by the German Literature Fund

In the "Nabel", people live like in an amusement park with rollercoasters, cotton candy and mascots - while on the other side of the wall that borders this paradise, in the "Rand", precarious conditions and poverty prevail. People are regularly drawn from the "edge" to the "navel", partly to give their families a better life. The father of "She", the protagonist of this play, once left his family to work in the "navel" - and never came back. Years later, "She" has grown up and is following in his footsteps. She hasn't spoken her mother tongue from the "Rand" for a long time anyway. In "Nabel" there is work, rollercoasters, perhaps a future.

Sarah Kilter's new play "Mysteryland", commissioned by Theater Aachen, plays with a special allegory of a harsh reality. Her plays have already been shown at the Autor:innentheatertage at the Deutsches Theater Berlin and were nominated for the Mülheim Drama Prize.