TheaterX shows
EARTHQUAKE IN LONDON
By Mike Bartlett
(Earthquakes in London)
German by Lorenz Langenegger | © Deutscher Theater-Verlag
The play "Earthquakes in London" is both a burlesque strip show and a nightmarish dystopia.
at the same time. It is about social failure, population explosion and a global dystopia, all told in a witty and entertaining way.
population explosion and global delusions. Mike Bartlett's play is a stirring reflection
reflection on the current climate catastrophe. For the British author, the main question is
question of how we want to deal with our planet and its dwindling resources in the future.
resources in the future. A concern that he already addressed in his play in 2010
and which seems to have lost none of its topicality to this day.
In a fast-paced scenic "city crash" Earthquakes in London, people from different generations come together.
generations come together: three sisters try to make sense of their dysfunctional lives and loves.
their lives and loves, while their father, a brilliant scientist, tries to make sense of the global situation,
predicts global catastrophe for his dysfunctional family. Who is telling the truth? And who
who is lying? Who is seeking consensus? And who just wants to "watch the world burn"?
After the intergenerational TheaterX celebrated its twentieth anniversary last year, the
anniversary last year, the eighteen-member ensemble led by director Alexander Be-
cker's new production turns to the question of where the responsibility of each individual
individual actually begins in these times of permanent crisis.
For the first time, there will also be an interdisciplinary collaboration with the successful "Dance a
Story" company by Laureen Fischer.
Production: Alexander Becker | Lighting: Marc Feld
Choreography: Lina Fischer | Sound: Florian Höfener
Performing: Sarah Beermann, Jana Bors, Sabine Flora, Karin Gövert, Michelle Hallmann,
Marcel Karau, Jan Kamischke, Johanna Reuken, Lennard Reiker,
Maria Stephan, Ingo Sperling, Jonas Liekefedt, Martin Lasche
Elke Nagel, Claudia Niedermeier, Michael Zengerink, Franziska Weber
Dancing: Luisa Kremer, Theresa Kremer, Karla Brosch, Zoé Dimon, Mara Hafke
Paula Brockhoeft, Lil Symanovski, Elena Monser, Thekla Tandilashvili
Esther Lea Stöckmann, Delia Feld, Hanna Dreps, Pauline Birk,
Philine Oeltjebruns, Ida Kramer, Ruth Slump, Emma Elpers,
Amelie Brinkhaus
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