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Die Schmutzigen Hände ★★★
Mateja Koležnik adaptation of Jean Paul Sartre's 'Die Schmutzigen Hände' (Dirty Hands) at the Berliner Ensemble externalises […]
Q&A
Postcards from the East: National histories collide at the Schaubühne
We spoke to Pavlo Arie and Martín Valdés-Stauber, the writers of Postkarten aus dem Osten (“Postcards from […]
Interview
“The safe place to say the unsafe thing” – Daniel Brunet on The Expo Festival: A Showcase of Wahlberliner*innen
We caught up with Daniel Brunet to discuss the upcoming tenth installation of The Expo Festival and […]
Stage
Theatrical emergency: How Berlin theatre is failing to recognise our shared humanity
The conflict in Gaza has seen a culture war break out in Germany. And the Berlin stage […]
Stage
Stages of apocalypse: Berlin’s theatres ponder what the future might hold
This season, Berlin's stages seem to be rehearsing the future. But will it bring obliteration, or utopia?
Interview
Oliver Frljić: Staging the end of humanity at Maxim Gorki Theater
Theatre director Oliver Frljić explores ideas of nationality and humanity with Gorki’s Herbstsalon
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