Theatre, & Dance – archive
Tuesday 11 - Wednesday 12 March 2008, 7:30pm AND
Wednesday 12 March 2008, 1:30pm
Contact Theatre, Manchester
Ein Jedermann
by Felix Mitterer
Presented by The German Society, University of Manchester
Ein Jedermann is a very modern adaptation of a classic mystery play about greed, selfishness and repentance, set in the world of high finance and arms deals. Watch God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, the Devil as well as mere mortals all put in an appearance to compete for the soul of “Everyman”. Funny and thought-provoking.
All performances in German.
£6/£4
Venue and Information
Contact Theatre, Manchester
15 Oxford Rd
T 0161 274 0600
Tuesday 11 March 2008, 7pm
Austrian Cultural Forum London
Eyewitness ‘38
Compiled and presented by Piers Burton-Page
An evening of readings to mark the 70th anniversary of the so-called Anschluss, Austria’s annexation by Nazi Germany. Drawn from a variety of eyewitness accounts charting the background, the arrival of the Germans, and the aftermath in Vienna and elsewhere, this will be a commemoration of one of the darkest periods in recent Austrian history.
Venue & Information
Austrian Cultural Forum London
London 28 Rutland Gate
London SW7 1PQ
T: 020 7225 7300
E: culture@austria.org.uk
Thursday 28 February - 1 March 2008
Colour House Theatre, Merton Mills
Siberia
by Felix Mitterer
Lyonsdale Productions are reviving Siberia, by Felix Mitterer, one of Austria’s most distinguished contemporary dramatists, translated by Patrick Drysdale and Michael Lyons. The play’s one character is an old man, played by Tom Bewley, confined to a residential home, which he compares unfavourably with the Siberian prisoner-of-war camp where he was imprisoned during the Second World War. His monologue is a brilliant series of anecdotes, diatribes, and imaginary conversations. The performances will be at the , Merton Mills (South Wimbledon), at 7.30 p.m. from 28th February to 1st March 2008.
Venue and Information
Colour House Theatre, Merton Mills
15 Oxford Rd
T 0161 274 0600
Friday 22 & Saturday 23 February 2008, 7:30pm
Adam House Theatre, Edinburgh
Elfriede Jelinek, ‘Was geschah nachdem Nora ihren
Mann verlassen hatte…
University of Edinburgh German language play 2008
Austrian writer Elfriede Jelinek was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2004. Her play, Was geschah, nachedem Nora ihren Mann verlassen hatte ( What Happened after Nora Left Her Husband) of 1979 is Jelinek’s first play and introduces many of the themes and innovations that later characterized her work. By envisioning her own sequel to the fate of Henrik Ibsen’s heroine Nora from A Doll’s House (1879), Jelinek questions whether the progress of the women’s movement has indeed brought women true liberation and equality.
Venue and Information
Adam House Theatre, Edinburgh
9-16 Chambers Street, EH1 1HR
Tuesday 19 & Wednesday 20 February 2008
New Moves at Tramway 4, Glasgow
Kurt Hentschläger: Feed
Kurt Hentschläger has created an audiovisual immersive dance performance which is intended to be experienced rather than just watched. The Austrian, who lives and works in Chicago, is known for his dramatic audiovisual environments. Hentschläger employs large scale projected images and soundscapes to overwhelm his audience with sensory information. His recent work examines the nature of human perception and the impact of new technologies on individual consciousness.
For more information please visit:
www.tramway.org; www.newmoves.co.uk/kurthentschlager; www.hentschlager.info
Venue and Information
New Moves at Tramway 4, Glasgow
25 Albert Drive,
T 0845 330 3501,
E info@tramway.org
Saturday 20 October 2007, 7pm
Sheraton-The Park Lane Hotel, London
AUSTRIAN CLUB LONDON
Austrian Ball: ‘A Viennese Ball Night’
A unique event organised by the Austrian Club London at the stunning Sheraton Art Deco ball room. The Austrian Ball in London follows the classical Viennese ball experience with the best of Austrian tradition, Austrian wine, food, music and with an opportunity to dance through the night until 3 am.
Venue and Information
Sheraton-The Park Lane Hotel, London
Piccadilly, London, W1J 7BX
Booking & Info: Ball Committee, 26 Layfield Crescent, London, NW4 3UL,
T 07947 352 701,
E info@austrianclublondon.com, www.austrianclublondon.com
Friday 13 July 2007, 7 pm
Austrian Cultural Forum London
Fruits of the Fire:
A historical and literary fantasy by Piers Burton-Page
Two elderly Austrian writers, Elias Canetti and Heimito von Doderer, meet again in London, and relive a traumatic episode in Vienna during the 1920s. In a wave of political protest, on 15 July 1927, nearly ninety people died and the Palace of Justice was set ablaze. The two men witnessed the mobs and the violence from opposite sides – and the scars have still not healed. This dramatised reading marks the 80th anniversary of the Palace of Justice Fire.
Piers Burton-Page was on the staff of the BBC for more than 30 years and is now a freelance writer and broadcaster.
Entry is free, but reservation is essential.
Venue & Information
Austrian Cultural Forum London
London 28 Rutland Gate
London SW7 1PQ
T: 020 7225 7300
E: culture@austria.org.uk
Sunday 17 June 2007, 7pm
Chisenhale Dance Space, London
Feeling Spaces
Free sharing
Martin Welton (UK), Klaus Seewald/Theater ASOU (A) & Bernadette Cronin (EI)
Using simple theatrical movement of passing in and out of performance space, Feeling Spaces explores how space is marked by the performer’s psycho-physical configurations and lived as feelings.
Venue and Information
Chisenhale Dance Space, London
64-84 Chisenhale Road, London E3 5QZ
T: 020 8981 6617, www.theaterasou.at/englisch/erwachsene/unknownorigin.html; www.chisenhaledancespace.co.uk
Thursday 22 February 2007, 7 pm
Austrian Culural Forum London
Werner Schwab, Humanicide (Volksvernichtung)
Rehearsed Reading
Directed by Wally Sutcliffe. Cast includes Margaret Tyzack, Valerie Lilley, Liza Sadovy, Gregor Henderson Begg.
Volksvernichtung was first performed in Munich 1991 and established Werner Schwab as one of the most talented playwrights of his time. He died in 1994, aged 35.
Stage director Wally Sutcliffe’s presentation of Volksvernichtung in the form of a rehearsed reading, based on his own new translation of the play, provides London audiences with a rare opportunity to catch a glimpse of Schwab’s genius.
* Entry is free, but reservation is essential.