Falk Richter

Despite the vibrancy and formal innovation characterizing contemporary drama in German-speaking countries, English-language access to these works remains markedly limited. Since the early 21st century, few translations have reached anglophone audiences, creating a significant gap in cross-cultural theatrical exchange. This anthology addresses that absence by presenting seven plays by prominent living German playwrights whose work has shaped the national theatre landscape but remains largely unknown abroad. The selected texts engage with urgent socio-political and cultural themes, including digitalization, migration and identity, linguistic assimilation, class stratification, historical trauma, and gendered violence. These plays offer nuanced reflections on the evolving dynamics of German society, articulated through dramaturgical experimentation and linguistic innovation. The collection encompasses a range of theatrical forms—from linear narratives to post-dramatic and documentary styles—demonstrating the diversity of contemporary German playwriting. Each play is prefaced by a critical introduction authored by a theatre scholar or practitioner, offering interpretive frameworks and contextual insights that facilitate transnational understanding. The translations, produced by experienced theatre translators and refined through collaborative workshops, are designed for performative viability and cultural resonance. This volume serves as a vital resource for scholars, students, and practitioners of theatre and performance studies, comparative literature, and German studies. It invites readers to engage with the aesthetic and thematic concerns animating German-language theatre today and encourages intercultural dialogue through dramatic literature. By making these works accessible, the anthology contributes to the expansion of global theatre repertoires and supports the cultivation of international artistic networks.

Despite the vibrancy and formal innovation characterizing contemporary drama in German-speaking countries, English-language access to these works remains markedly limited. Since the early 21st century, few translations have reached anglophone audiences, creating a significant gap in cross-cultural theatrical exchange. This anthology addresses that absence by presenting seven plays by prominent living German playwrights whose work has shaped the national theatre landscape but remains largely unknown abroad. The selected texts engage with urgent socio-political and cultural themes, including digitalization, migration and identity, linguistic assimilation, class stratification, historical trauma, and gendered violence. These plays offer nuanced reflections on the evolving dynamics of German society, articulated through dramaturgical experimentation and linguistic innovation. The collection encompasses a range of theatrical forms—from linear narratives to post-dramatic and documentary styles—demonstrating the diversity of contemporary German playwriting. Each play is prefaced by a critical introduction authored by a theatre scholar or practitioner, offering interpretive frameworks and contextual insights that facilitate transnational understanding. The translations, produced by experienced theatre translators and refined through collaborative workshops, are designed for performative viability and cultural resonance. This volume serves as a vital resource for scholars, students, and practitioners of theatre and performance studies, comparative literature, and German studies. It invites readers to engage with the aesthetic and thematic concerns animating German-language theatre today and encourages intercultural dialogue through dramatic literature. By making these works accessible, the anthology contributes to the expansion of global theatre repertoires and supports the cultivation of international artistic networks.

A series of monologues critiquing capitalism from renowned German playwright Falk Richter. Relationships build up and break down in ever shorter time-scales; they become a resource in an increasingly intense competition. Binding, separating. Buying, selling. A picture is presented of human beings who, over the years, have radically intensified modern individuality and celebrated independence as an ideal.

A married couple live in what appears to be an ideal neighbourhood, protected from the dangers of the outside world. But what happens when this utopian world becomes a new form of prison? >

Nuran David Calis "Frühlings Erwachen!" nach Frank Wedekind, Justine del Corte "Der Alptraum vom Glück", Jan Fabre "Der König des Plagiats", Helmut Krausser "Roy Bar", Lorenz Langenegger "Rakows Dom", Michael Lentz "Gotthelm oder Mythos Claus", Andreas Marber "Beißfrequenz der Kettenhunde", Lukas Moodysson "Fucking ?m?l", Falk Richter "Im Ausnahmezustand", Robert Woelfl "Ressource Liebe". Bonus: Christopher Durang "Gebrüllt vor Lachen", Werner Schwab "Antiklimax".