"Alexander and Cullen play this all-too-plausible scenario to perfection in Maria Aberg's impressively slick, chilly production" Evening Standard
"exquisite" Daily Telegraph
"stylish" Time Out
Metro
"the set is inspired and the acting is high quality" The Stage
"the evening fizzes with the language of panic" The Times
UK PREMIERE
STATE OF EMERGENCY
By Falk Richter
Translated by David Tushingham
6 November - 13 December 2008
A married couple live in what appears to be an ideal neighbourhood, protected from the dangers of the world outside. But what happens when this utopian world becomes a new form of prison?
Richter's scorching drama examines state control and self control and how the civic dream can turn into an Orwellian reality.
Director Maria Aberg
Designer Naomi Dawson
Lighting Neil Austin
Sound Carolyn Downing
Video Eleni Parousi
Fresh from her success at Staatstheater Mainz, Maria Aberg directs one of Germany's most searing voices.
Cast - Geraldine Alexander, Jonathan Cullen, James Lamb
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Contains strong language. Suitable for ages 14+
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