Judith Shakespeare – Rape & Revenge

In the organizer's words:

1 hour 10 min - no break
"Let me imagine, what would have happened had Shakespeare had a wonderful gifted sister, called JUDITH, let us say," already wrote Virginia Woolf in her novel "A room of one's own". Author Paula Thielecke takes up precisely this idea in her play JUDITH SHAKESPEARE - RAPE & REVENGE and writes a rousing, witty and pointed play: Judith is here a young, so far rather unsuccessful woman who only gets a job interview with a theater director because she passes on her brother William's cell phone number. But the theater cosmos is anything but benevolent - not only does she repeatedly encounter power games or sexism, but she also has to discover that her brother is not only a beneficiary, but also a perpetrator.


Judith Shakespeare - Rape & Revenge "Let me imagine, what would have happened had Shakespeare had a wonderful gifted sister, called JUDITH, let us say," already wrote Virginia Woolf in her novel "A room of one's own". Author Paula Thielecke takes up precisely this idea in her play JUDITH SHAKESPEARE - RAPE & REVENGE and writes a witty and pointed play: Judith is here a young, so far rather unsuccessful woman who only gets a job interview with a theater director because she passes on her brother William's cell phone number. But the theater cosmos is anything but benevolent - not only does she repeatedly encounter power games or sexism, but she also has to discover that her brother is not only a beneficiary, but also a perpetrator. The young director Dennis Nolden takes on the theater and its appearance and reality. With cynicism and wit, he creates a paean to our still patriarchal cultural landscape. Please note that the production addresses sexual harassment and violence against women. This can evoke negative feelings and be retraumatizing. PRESS REVIEWS "Debutant Dennis Nolden's direction leads with a careful hand to a strong evening." KÖLNISCHE RUNDSCHAU "Director and ensemble ensure that the audience does not get lost in the scenic complexity." GENERAL-ANZEIGER BONN This content has been machine translated.