By Werner Fritsch
Translated and Adapted by Peter Falkenberg
Feb 22, 23, 24, 25 (Wed-Sat) 8pm
Mar 1, 2, 3 (Thurs-Sat) 8pm
Free Theatre @ The Tannery
Cassels & Sons Brewery entrance,
3 Garlands Rd
In Hereafter, author and filmmaker Werner Fritsch, described by the German magazine Der Spiegel as
“Germany’s boldest poet”, dares to go deep down into the soulscape of a man who all his life was under the spell of the underworld.
Hereafter uses video to provide a Christchurch context from an underworld point of view and juxtaposes the often inarticulate male voice with a female singing voice and double-bass that comment upon, balance, counteract and provide an emotional subtext to the production.
This project is a continuation of the collaboration
between Fritsch and Free Theatre that in 2008 led to Faust Chroma, nominated for Most Original Production at the 2009 Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards and described by Radio New Zealand’s Lynn Freeman as
“mindblowing”, “gutsy” and “quite unlike anything I’ve seen before”.
