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Henrik Ibsen wrote Nora or A Doll's House in 1879 as the emancipation story of the eponymous protagonist, who decides to leave her husband and children in order to free herself from her unhappy life situation. The work has been negotiated, rewritten and rewritten countless times.



Nora, or How to Compost the Mansion, however, is not just another rewrite of the modern classic. For the first time, the focus is not on Nora, but on the history of the house - and that of its residents: of Helene, the housemaid, the parcel delivery man who is waiting for that one appearance, and of Anne-Marie, the nanny who has his own Gave up life to work for Nora and raise her children. They all occupy this house and the rooms of these stories.


Sivan Ben Yishai, award-winning author and one of the most exciting voices in contemporary theater, brings the invisible protagonists of the Ibsen classic into focus.
She takes apart Nora Helmer's mistress' house, examines the crumbling construct and questions fundamental things: Is it possible to bury the ever-repeating narratives? Can you escape your life story? And plant new narratives?


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Participating artists
Henrik Ibsen (Autor/in)
Anica Tomić
Lisa Birke Balzer (Helene)
Steffi Krautz (Anne-Marie)
Peter René Lüdicke (Ein Paketbote)
Jörg Pose (Torvald Helmer)
Anja Schneider (Nora Helmer)
Natali Seelig (Christine)
Irina Fedorova (Hausbewohner:innen)
Christian Herschmann (Hausbewohner:innen)
Lena Hollenstein (Hausbewohner:innen)
Elisabeth Jessen (Hausbewohner:innen)
Gerwin Kästner (Hausbewohner:innen)
Lennart Mohren (Hausbewohner:innen)
Tanja Watoro (Hausbewohner:innen)
Lilith Krause (Hausbewohner:in)
Dates
October 2024
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