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MK:

Als lebten wir in einem barmherzigen Land

By A L Kennedy
World Premiere

 Schauspielhaus
 Opening night: 26.1.2024
 Thu-Sat: 15-45€, Sun-Wed: 10-40€, under 30 years each seat category: 10€
 Schauspielhaus
 Opening night: 26.1.2024
 Thu-Sat: 15-45€, Sun-Wed: 10-40€, under 30 years each seat category: 10€

Should we show mercy to the merciless? Two versions of reality clash in this gripping story, but hate does not have the last word. Anna is a primary school teacher who still wants to make the world a better place – just as she did 25 years ago when she protested alongside the clowns of the Unrule OrKestrA street theatre troupe against the cynical politics of the British government. At the time, she had no inkling that her then lover “Buster”, a voodoo figure in top hat and tails, was an informant who was betraying them all.

Anna’s reunion with her ex-lover takes place in a courtroom in late 2019 – shortly before the outbreak of the pandemic. She embarks on the hunt for her tormentor and places herself in extreme danger. How far does evil reach? And can Anna keep herself free from it?

In this play, two contrasting perspectives are adroitly intertwined: Anna’s diary (written on recycled paper during the pandemic) and the notes of the undercover cop-turned-killer “Buster” who justifies his cold-blooded murders as a way to rid the world of its worst villains. Two voices, two genders, two world views, two loving men around Anna, two deep crises and two fairy tales. A linguistically brilliant story about our deeply troubling times.

“For 4,000 years we’ve been telling each other that we can defeat any monster if we know its true identity.”

  • Lighting Design Jürgen Tulzer
  • Sound Paolo Mariangeli, Thomas Schlienger
  • Stage Master Marcel Homack
  • Assistent to the Director Claudia Kaunzner
  • Assistent Stage and Costume Design Julia Bahn
  • Stage Manager Hanno Nehring
  • Promter Sandra Petermann
  • Production management technology Carolin Husemann
  • Art production management Zora Luhnau
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Photo of A.L. Kennedy in front of a bookcase.
German surtitles
We will meet where there is no darkness
Opening speech 23/24
Author A. L. Kennedy on social polarization, and what we can do to counter it
MK: Junge Nacht on 31.1.

Visit to the screening of “Als lebten wir in einem barmherzigen Land” for young audiences, followed by a get-together, conversation with those involved in the production and drinks at the Habibi Kiosk. Register now and get 2 tickets for 10€ at mitmachen@kammerspiele.de!

Dates & Tickets
Fri 26.1.24 20:00
Premiere
Wed 31.1.24 20:00
Introduction from 7:30 pm MK: Junge Nacht
Sun 4.2.24 16:00
Als lebten wir in einem barmherzigen Land
  • Schauspielhaus
  • Opening night: 26.1.2024
  • Thu-Sat: 15-45€, Sun-Wed: 10-40€, under 30 years each seat category: 10€