2000-2008

Our early productions

“Maskerade”

by Terry Pratchett, adapted for stage by Stephen Briggs

Winter 2007/2008

Welcome to Ankh-Morpork Opera House, full of glamour, romance and fat men playing lusty heroes! A place that can make you mad… Here, the romantic sparkle of illusion counts more than mere realism. Or common sense, for that matter. This is the world young Agnes Nitt, stage name “Perdita X”, enters in search of a career as a singer. And these are the strange people she meets there: starlet Christine, enough of a diva but totally devoid of talent; the artistically ingenuous manager Seldom Bucket; the musical director Mr Salzella, ever frustrated about his fellow men’s ignorance; chorus master Mr Underschaft, whose mind still dwells on the past glories of the opera; daft odd-job man Walter Plinge. Not to mention bitchy ballerinas, suspiciously curious organists and hoggish tenors.

 

“Arsenic and Old Lace”

by Joseph Kesselring

Winter 2005 – Summer 2006

Mortimer Brewster hates the theatre. An attitude that makes his job as a dramatic critic the more tedious. “When are playwrights going to use their imagination?” he complains, unaware of the story his own life has waiting for him. When he discovers a dead body in the house his aunts Abby and Martha live in, he immediately suspect his brother Teddy. But the critic is mistaken. Although Teddy is totally convinced of being incumbent President Roosevelt digging up the Panama Canal in the cellar, he is no murderer. Known and liked everywhere in their community as great benefactors, the two aunts have made a habit of freeing elderly, lonesome men from their earthly trials. Out of compassion, of course. And so it is clear that mere murder if out of the question. No, the tasty glass of elderberry wine with just that little bit of poison in it is “one of our charities.” But things are different with Jonathan Brewster. Runaway murderer as well as vain poseur, Jonathan of all things chooses his aunts’ house as a hideaway; in tow his accomplice, plastic surgeon Dr Einstein, and his latest victim, Mr Spenalzo. And while Mortimer is still trying to hide everything from his fiancée Elaine, a competition between his murderous brother and his charming aunts is about to start. Who is the more successful murderer?

 

“Wyrd Sisters”

by Terry Pratchett, adapted for stage by Stephen Briggs

Winter 2004 – Summer 2005

When Duke Felmet murders his cousin, King Verence I, his faithful escaping servants give his crown and his baby to the three witches Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and Margrat Garlick. The witches hand both to a group of travelling actors, convinced that in the end destiny will fulfil itself and the baby Tomjohn will grow up to become King himself. But who has time to wait for 15 years? The witches certainly do not and so they start meddling…

 

“Pilk’s Madhouse”

by Ken Campbell

Summer 2004

“Who is real in this hall of mirrors?” is the central question of this plays. In 17 scenes it is shown that the world is really a madhouse, full of dramatic, paradox and absurd British humour.

 

“God”

by Woody Allen

Winter 2003/2004

The play starts off with the famous Nietzschean quote “God is dead!” “God” deals with the difficulty of being a playwright.

 

“Poetry in Motion”

An Actor’s Nausea original production

Summer 2003

For this special performance, the members Actor’s Nausea chose, wrote and stages literary texts. Personal, surprising, entertaining.

 

“Bums on Seats”

by Michael Snelgroves

Winter 2002/2003

While the ensemble of the Theatre Royal prepares fort he next performance of “Fecund”, new Marketing Manager Estelle Nettlebank has to realise that the world of acting is not quite what she expected. Struggling for sanity, Estelle encounters an overly ambitious actor, a lecherous playwright, snobby patrons and meddling sponsors that make her wish pretty soon she had her old job back. Not to mention a suicidal rabbit…

 

“Politically Correct Fairy Tales”

by James Finn Garner, adapted for stage by Actor’s Nausea

Summer 2002

James Finn Garner re-tells well known fairy tales. In an emancipated and politically correct manner he addresses the issues of the modern day world in a fairy like setting.

 

“Joseph Andrews”

by Henry Fieldings

Winter 2001/2002

Lady Booby is attracted to the intelligent villager Joseph Andrews and hires him as a footman. But Joseph is in love with Fanny Goodwill, a country girl, and when her husband dies on a trip to Bath, Lady Booby has to realise that Joseph’s love for Fanny prevents her from getting what she wants. She fires Joseph who gets robbed on his way back and rescued by an innkeeper’s maid. And with that, his adventures have just begun…

“Opposites Attract”

by Bruce Kane

Winter 2000 – Summer 2001

“Opposites Attract” is a comedy on everything a relationship can offer: about love and romance, envy, therapy, bad sex, good sex and letting go.

Macbeth

Macbeth

by William Shakespeare

January 25- 28, 2018

Power, greed, the human fate and the supernatural: these are the basic ingredients of Shakespeare’s thrilling and enthralling tragedy MacbethWritten around 1606 by William Shakespeare, Macbeth focuses on the roots of evil in the human being like no other play by the bard. Neither Othello, whose hero made a single false step, nor King Lear, whose main character is cruelly punished for his stubbornness, confronts the audience with a man who is cruel and striving for power like Macbeth.

The play shows the rise of the Scottish nobleman, his despotic reign, and his final downfall. Historical facts about the real, and indeed extremely successful Scottish King Macbeth and the contemporary King James I are blended with superstition, mythology, and fiction. Macbeth is all about mankind’s eagerness for power; it deals with destiny and fore-ordination as well as with guilt and atonement.

In this spirit, let‘s close by saying: “Something wicked this way comes.”

Directors

Elisabeth MacRaasch
Marcos de Luis MacBolinaga

Cast

Macbeth – Pepe MacSánchez-Molero
Lady Macbeth/ Lady MacDuff – Katharina MacHirsch
MacDuff/ Banquo/ Apparitions – Christine MacKnorr
Malcolm/ Doctor – Bianca MacSchüller
Duncan/ Porter/ Caithness – Natasha MacSimon
Ross/ Gentlewoman – Eva Johanna MacOnkels
Seyton/ Captain/ Servant – Jens MacWischnewsky
Murderer 1 – Nilda MacKipi
Witch 1/ Menteith – Jennifer MacFischer
Witch 2/ Lennox/ Murderer 2 – Manon MacMartins
Witch 3/ Fleance/ Boy/ Old Man/ Murderer 3 – Fynn MacFabry

Stage

Marcos de Luis MacBolinaga, Pepe MacSánchez-Molero

Costumes, Make-up and Hair

Katharina MacHirsch, Christine MacKnorr, Fynn Mac Fabry

Props

Christine MacKnorr, Fynn MacFabry, Bianca MacSchüller

Music Composer

Hendrik MacSimon

Sound

Natasha MacSimon, Marcos de Luis MacBolinaga

Light and FX

Matthias MacSchaffrath

Choreography

Jens MacWischnewsky

Teaser

Jens MacWischnewsky, Natasha MacSimon, Nilda MacKipi
(Teaser available on YouTube)

Poster

Manon MacMartins, Fynn MacFabry

Public Relations

Eva Johanna MacOnkels, Bianca MacSchüller

Finances

René MacGlebke

Catering

Lars MacRaasch

Management

Christine MacKnorr, Elisabeth MacRaasch, René MacGlebke,

Special Thanks to

Kulturbetrieb der Stadt Aachen; Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst; RWTH Aachen Institut für Anglistik, Amerikanistik und Romanistik (IfAAR); die Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeiter der Bibliothek der Anglistik, Prof. Dr. Peter Wenzel, Prof. Dr. Stella Neumann, Dr. Nicole Hützen, Dr. Rebekah Wegener, Jitka Krützen, Sandra Meis (Stadt Aachen), Lehrstuhl für Kommunikation und Verteilte Systeme der RWTH Aachen: Prof. Dr. Klaus Wehrle, Condra e.V., Aachener Nachrichten, Aachener Zeitung, Klenkes, Klenkes neo, Karim Azmani (Radio Am Alex), Thomas Bender, Julia Fink, Matthias Schaffrath, Néomi Havinga, Lars Raasch, Rolf Everding (WEG Merowinger Residenz), Stoffe Mommertz, die Sternsinger von St. Lambertus und St. Barbara Hückelhoven, Fam. Knorr, Stefan Kinting (Grotesque Absinth-Bar), Susanne Evans, Nikola Evans, Hannah Evans, Nina Neidhardt, Birgit Alewelt, Maria Collée – and to all those supporting us in making the magic of theatre happen again!

Photos

by Thomas Bender

A Tomb with a View

A Tomb With a View

by Norman Robbins

January 21st and 22nd, 2017

Just imagine a dark evening in late autumn. Rain and fog restrain the view, you can hardly see a couple of inches far. At the end of the long driveway that you are passing, a stately mansion, surrounded by a huge, old garden, is rising. It occurs to you quite soon that this pleasant garden with its rosebushes and marigolds holds a couple of dark secrets. The garden belongs to Monument House, which is the residence of the venerable Tomb family. After weeks of waiting, the time has come: The will of Septimus Tomb, the deceased head of the family, is to be read out. But to the surprise of the attendees, the executor of the will states that there is another, unknown heir. Shortly afterwards, a second case of death occurs…

“A Tomb with a View,” written in the 1970s by Norman Robbins, is Actors Nausea’s 26th play.

Directed by

Elisabeth Raasch, Christine Knorr

Cast

Hamilton Penworthy – Pepe Sánchez-Molero
Lucien Tomb – Jens Wischnewsky
Dora Lucrezia Tomb – Marcos de Luis Bolinaga
Emily Tomb – Katharina Hirsch
Marcus Tomb – Yannick Schornstein
Anne Elisabeth Franklin – Katharina Kröcker
Agatha Hammond – Bianca Schüller
Freda Mountjoy – Eva Johanna Onkels
Peregrine (Perry) Potter – René Glebke
Monica Tomb – Natasha Simon
Oliver Tomb – Christine Knorr

Organisation

René Glebke, Elisabeth Raasch, Christine Knorr

Costumes, Make-up and Hair

Katharina Kröcker, Katharina Hirsch, Cristina Montelongo

Stage

Marcos de Luis Bolinaga, Pepe Sánchez-Molero

Props

Christine Knorr, Bianca Schüller

Light, Sound and Effects

Matthias Schaffrath

Public Relations

Eva Johanna Onkels, Katharina Kröcker
Yannick Schornstein, Christine Knorr

Posters and Programme

Marcos de Luis Bolinaga, Pepe Sánchez-Molero

Box Office and Bar

Lars Raasch

Special thanks to

Kulturbetrieb der Stadt Aachen; Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst; RWTH Aachen Institut für Anglistik, Amerikanistik und Romanistik (IfAAR); die Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeiter der Bibliothek der Anglistik, Prof. Dr. Peter Wenzel, Prof. Dr. Stella Neumann, Dr. Nicole Hützen, Jitka Krützen, Sandra Meis (Stadt Aachen), Condra e.V., Thomas Bender, Cristina Montelongo, Thomas Michalski, Julia Fink, Matthias Schaffrath, Néomi Havinga, Lars Raasch, Louis Morris, Karim Azmani (Radio am Alex), Sabine Lebek (Hochschulradio RWTH Aachen), Rolf Everding (WEG Merowinger Residenz), Jonas Freiwald, Hendrik Simon and everyone supporting us with dedication every day!

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The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

by Robert Louis Stevenson, in an adaption by Noah Smith

On June 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th, 2016

London, in the year 1888. Dr. Henry Jekyll, a respected scientist, publishes an article with a content so unbelievable that his fellow scientific colleagues can do nothing but dismiss it: Jekyll claims to have found a drug able to bring men’s “inner evil nature” to life – a drug that can wash away all social constraints and allow man to live their desires freely. Even his best friends, Dr. Hastie Lanyon and Gabriel John Utterson, do not believe in Jekylls formula. – Until an alleged assistant of Jekyll’s, the mysterious Edward Hyde, appears on the scene and seemingly unconnected murders start shaking up London. Who is this Mr. Hyde?

With Dr. Jekyll ad Mr. Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson created a classic of world literature, an intriguing mystery thriller full of philosophical questions: Does men’s inner nature have the right to express itself? And may we, or must we even, support it in its efforts? What rights do men have regarding their desires? And what if these desires start claiming their rights? Actor’s Nausea explores these topics in Noah Smith’s contemporary (2003) adaption set in Victorian London.

Directed by

Elisabeth Raasch
Assistant Director: Néomi Havinga

Cast

Dr. Henry Jekyll / Edward Hyde – Marcos de Luis Bolinaga
Maid – Katharina Hirsch
Butler – Katharina Kröcker
Dr. Hastie Lanyon – Jens Wischnewsky
Gabriel John Utterson, Esq. – René Glebke
Richard Enfield – Pepe Sánchez-Molero
Helen O’Neill – Eva Johanna Onkels
Cybel – Christine Knorr
Mr. Poole – Julian Steinbock

Organisation

René Glebke, Elisabeth Raasch

Costumes, Make-up and Hair

Katharina Hirsch, Katharina Kröcker
Christine Knorr, Eva Johanna Onkels, Luzia Onkels

Stage

Marcos de Luis Bolinaga, Pepe Sánchez-Molero

Props

Christine Knorr

Light, Sound and Effects

Matthias Schaffrath

Language Training

Louis Morris

Public Relations

Katharina Kröcker, Eva Johanna Onkels

Posters and Programme

Marcos de Luis Bolinaga
Thomas Michalski

Box Office, Bar and Stage Hands

Lars Raasch, Bianca Schüller

Sincere Thanks To

Everyone suporting us with dedication every day!

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Antigone

Antigone

by Sophokles

In a modern English adaption by Ian Johnston

Spring 2015

Two brothers at war, killed by each other’s hand. A decree, granting the one full burial rites, and denying the other one any. Now, which are the most crucial, most fundamental laws humans have to obey? Is it faith, or loyalty?

Instead of alterning reign in Thebes, Eteocles and Polynices fought each other for the throne. Eteocles was not willing to resign his position as King of Thebes for the upcoming year and let Polynices reign, as they had decided on, so the latter attacked the city to obtain the throne by force. During the war that arose from their desires the two brothers engaged in single combat and struck each other down. When their uncle Creon ascended the throne, he decreed that Polynices was a traitor and thus was to be denied burial.

Now it is upon the sisters Antigone and Ismene to decide whether to follow the laws of the gods and bury their brother Polynices, or obeying Creon’s decree – even if it means their death.

Actor’s Nausea brings an over 2450 years old play* back to life and shows that human tragedy transcends time.

* Premiered c. 442 BC

Directed by

Elisabeth Raasch
Assistant to the Director: Natalia Petrova

Cast

Creon, King of Thebes – Nils Kuphal
Antigone, Daughter of Oedipus – Katharina Kröcker
Ismene, Antigone’s sister – Zoé Rehder
Eurydice, Creon’s wife – Natalia Petrova
Haemon, Creon’s son – David Lorch
Teiresia, an old, blind prophet – Christine Knorr
A guard – Eva Johanna Onkels
A messenger – Charis Luvangadio
Chorus Leader – René Glebke
A young Theban girl – Katharina Hirsch
A former soldier – Jens Wischnewsky
An old Theban woman – Natalia Petrova
Special appearance – Tim Claahsen

Organisation

René Glebke, Elisabeth Raasch

Costumes, Make-up and Hair

Katharina Hirsch, Katharina Kröcker, Zoé Rehder and Cast

Stage

Tim Claahsen, René Glebke, Katharina Hirsch, Nils Kuphal, Natalia Petrova

Props

Christine Knorr, David Lorch

Light, Sound and Effects

Matthias Schaffrath, Jens Wischnewsky
Lars Raasch

Public Relations

Charis Luvangadio, Eva Johanna Onkels

Posters and Programme

Thomas Michalski

Box Office, Bar and Stage Hands

Tobias Grosskreutz, Marie-Lyne Macel, Julian Steinbock

Sincere Thanks to

AHZ/ WEG Merowinger Residenz: Rolf Everding, Anna Hirsch, AStA der RWTH Aachen/ Redaktion 90 Sekunden, Familie Kuphal, Frank Moll, Institut für Anglistik, Amerikanistik und Romanistik der RWTH Aachen: Prof. Ludwig Deringer, Jitka Krützen, Prof. Dr. Stella Neumann, Jürgen Osthoff, Ulrike Stalinski, Prof. Dr. Peter Wenzel, Julian Steinbock, Kai Kuzina, Klenkes Stadtmagazin Aachen, Kulturbetrieb der Stadt Aachen/ Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst: Sandra Meis, Michael Weihmann, Lars Raasch, Lehrstuhl für Kommunikation und Verteilte Systeme (Informatik IV) der RWTH Aachen: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Klaus Wehrle, Marie-Lyne Macel, Matthias Schaffrath, Michael Hirsch, Moviebeta/ Pixel Produktion, Néomi Havinga, Stoffe Mommertz, Studentenwerk Aachen: Miriam Piel, Thomas Bender, Thomas Michalski, Tobias Cronert, Tobias Grosskreutz, WDR Lokalzeit Aachen, wg-gesucht.de, Zeitungsverlag Aachen GmbH

…and everyone suporting us with dedication every day!

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Dead White Males

Dead White Males

by David Williamson

Autumn 2014

David Williamson’s “Dead White Males” is situated between the great lines of conflict of the intellectual world: Patriarchy versus feminism, post-structuralism versus liberal humanism, modern ways of thinking versus the values of the past. And in the middle of it all: Angela Judd, a bright, young university student whose life at home and in the lecture hall is shaped by these conflicts. Her mother Sarah is a fiercely dedicated feminist while her husband Martin wallows in his lack of self-confidence. Angela’s grandfather Col is probably the biggest chauvinist in town, her aunt Jessica, the artist of the family, looks for ever new ways of self-expression and fulfillment while her sister Monica is the most plain of unremarkable plain Janes. And finally there are Dr. Swain, Angela’s literature professor, as well as the most famous of all dead, white males, William Shakespeare. Between the two of them they fight to convince Angela of their view on the matters of the value of literature and the existence of a human nature. When Angela decides to conduct interviews with different members of her family as her final project for Dr. Swain’s class, she realizes that the world and the people around her are not as they seem to be…

“Dead White Males” plays with contrasts that are cleverly revealed in the portrayal of its characters and by means of which it explains the frequently gaping differences between theory and reality, in science and in life. Peppered with scenes from William Shakespeare’s most famous plays, it successfully connects the past with the present and poses the legitimate question of the importance of old values for our modern lives.

Directed by

Elisabeth Raasch
Co-Director: Nils Kuphal

Cast

Angela Judd – Charis Luvangadio
William Shakespeare – Zoé Rehder
Dr. Grant Swain – Jonas Freiwald
Melissa – Natalia Petrova
Steve – David Lorch
Col Judd – René Glebke
Grace Judd – Lili Stracke
Martin Judd – Jens Wischnewsky
Sarah Judd – Katharina Hirsch
Jessica Squires – Katharina Kröcker
Monica Judd – Christine Knorr

Organisation

Elisabeth Raasch, René Glebke

Costumes, Make-up and Hair

Katharina Hirsch, Katharina Kröcker, Zoé Rehder

Stage

Natalia Petrova

Props

David Lorch

Light and Sound

Matthias Schaffrath

Public Relations

Charis Luvangadio, Eva Onkels

Posters and Programme

Thomas Michalski

Box Office, Bar and Stage Hands

Monika Cera, Tobias Grosskreutz, Mercedes Hachmann, Eva Onkels

Sincere Thanks to

Everyone suporting us with dedication every day!

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Death on the Mississippi

Death on the Mississippi

(An adaption of Agatha Christie’s “Death on the Nile”)

Spring 2014

1937, on a steamer cruising the Mississippi. Young millionairess Linnet Ridgeway and her husband Simon Doyle are on their honeymoon. Unfortunately, the ship’s passenger list is full of unpleasant surprises: there is imperious Mrs. Van Schuyler who would like nothing more than to lay her hands on Linnet’s jewels. Obnoxious Swiss physician Ludwig Bessner is furious that Linnet publicly spoke ill of his skills, and Linnet in turn has been suing eccentric novelist Salome Otterbourne for libel. To make everything worse, they are being stalked by Simon’s resentful ex-fiancé Jackie. If Jackie cannot have Simon, then sure as death no one is. There are more passengers, and most of them have good reason to detest the young couple.

Finally, there is a celebrity among the passengers: famous detective Hercule Poirot. Though she has only come to spend her holidays, she is soon forced to investigate into criminal misdoings. But is she prepared to deal with MURDER?

Ship’s Manifest

Captain: Tatiana Kutz (Director)
First-Mate: Julia Glock (Assistant director)

Passengers:
(in order of boarding)

Gossips: Anne Ruh, Natasha Petrova
Barnstable: Susanne Evans
Linnet Ridgeway (Doyle): Charis Luvangadio
Jacqueline De Bellefort: Katharina Hirsch
Louise Bourget: Christine Knorr
Simon Doyle: Jonas Freiwald
Andrew Pennington: René Glebke
Timothy Rockford: Anne Ruh
William Carmichael: Susanne Evans
Colonel Race: Tilman Floehr
Salome Otterbourne: Sonja Kellermann
Rosalie Otterbourne: Ye Yuan
Marie Van Schuyler: Néomi Havinga
Miss Bowers: Kathy Kröcker
Hercule Poirot: Julia Fink
Dr. Ludwig Bessner: David Lorch
Mr. Ferguson: Nina Neidhardt
Mrs. Maple: Susanne Evans
Charlotte Westscott: Anne Ruh
Voodoo-Priesterin: Natasha Petrova
Statist: Jens Wischnewsky

Crew:

Costumes

Anne Ruh, Cast

Make-up & Hair

Kathy Kröcker, Katharina Hirsch, Tatiana Kutz

Stage

Sonja Kellermann, Susanne Evans, Cast

Props

Christine Knorr, Cast

Lights, Sound & Music

Matthias Schaffrath, Tatiana Kutz, Julia Glock

Public Relations

Charis Luvangadio, Julia Glock

Posters & Programs

Thomas Michalski, Tatiana Kutz, Julia Glock

Texts

Sonja Kellermann, David Lorch

Finances & Homepage

René Glebke

Tickets & Bar

Elisabeth & Lars Raasch, Stefan Graf, Malte Güldenberg, Lukas Hensel, Christiane Kessel, Tobias Grosskreutz, Carlson Klugas

Sincere thanks to

Alexandra Becker and the Team of Hochschulradio Aachen, Thomas Bender, campuslife.de, Manuel Collas, Condra e.V., Design AG des Gymnasiums Haus Overbach, diedruckerei.de, Rolf Everding (WEG Merowinger Residenz), Martina Feldhaus (Aachener Nachrichten), Tobias Grosskreutz, Prof. Dr. Uwe Klemradt, Gerda Lachmann, Hans-Peter Leisten (Aachener Zeitung), Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst, meinestadt.de, Sandra Meis (Kulturbetrieb der Stadt Aachen), Thomas Michalski, Prof. Dr. Markus Morgenstern, Beate Nagel, Jürgen Osthoff and the Library Crew (Bibliothek des Instituts für Anglistik und Amerikanistik der RWTH Aachen), RWTH Aachen Institut für Anglistik, Amerikanistik und Romanistik, Prof. Dr. Ludwig Deringer, Prof. Dr. Peter Wenzel, Ulrike Stalinski

…and everyone supporting us with dedication every day!

Robin Hood

Robin Hood

by Scott Lynch-Giddings

(Original Title: “A Fancifull Historie of That Most Notable & Fameous Outlaw Robyn Hood”)

Spring 2013

London. The palace. The infamous Sheriff of Nottingham receives his knighthood from Countess Joan for „worthy services engaged in apprehending felons to the state“ when a herald from Austria arrives, carrying word of the capture and imprisonment of King Richard as well as a ransom note. England’s population suffers from the growing taxes forced upon it by the countess and her coconspirators and outlaws gather in Sherwood Forest to fight the oppression.

Who doesn’t know the story of the famous outlaw Robin Hood which has accompanied and inspired mankind for centuries? Now it’s time for Actor’s Nausea, the English-speaking theatre group of RWTH Aachen University to take on the legend! With a healthy amount of wit, the usual ingenious cast and directed by Elisabeth Raasch, you are invited to relieve the epic adventures of Robin Hood and his band of merry men once again in a fashion never seen before* – guaranteed without tights!

Scott Lynch-Giddings’ adaption of the Legend of Robin Hood was first performed in 1995 in Chicago. It was produced by Equity Library Theatre at Chicago Dramatist’s Workshop. Written in the fashion of a Shakespearean play, A Fancifull Historie of That Most Notable & Fameous Outlaw Robyn Hood contains just the right balance of wordplay and swordfight to thrill the audience and make it smile.

* debut performance in Germany

Directed by

Elisabeth Raasch (née Kuth)
Assistant to the Director: Julia Fink

Cast

King Richard the First of England, called “Cœur de Lion” – Julia Glock
Countess Joan of Oxford, Princess of England, Richard’s sister – Julia Fink
Archbishop Walpurga of Rouen, Lady Chancellor of England – Kathi Kröcker
Earl Robert of Leicester, one of King Richard’s loyal friends – Charis Luvangadio
Bishop of Coventry, a high clergyman at court – Anne Ruh
Sir Henry Falconberg, High Sheriff of Nottingham – Tilman Floehr
Lady Ricarda de la Lee of Wakefield, a penniless knight – Sonja Kellermann
Robert Turneham, son of the Earl of Huntington, and called “Robin Hood” – David Lorch
Abbot of Boxley, one of King Richard’s loyal friends – Kathi Kröcker
Much the Miller’s Daughter – Kathi Kröcker
Sister Tuck – Néomi Havinga
John Lyttel – Nils Kuphal
Will Scarlock – René Glebke
Reynold Greenleaf – Tim Claahsen
Greve, a deputy – Zoé Rehder
Gravend, a deputy – Anne Ruh
Culp the Carter – Charis Luvangadio
Joanne-le-Parkyson, an archer – Anne Ruh
Queen Elinor of Aquitaine, Richard’s and Joanne’s mother – Katharina Hirsch
Lady Marian – Miriam Piel
Sabina, Marian’s maid – Ye Yuan
Maud – Katharina Hirsch
Herald – Tim Claahsen
Austrian Ambassador – Zoé Rehder
Minstrel – Nina Neidhardt
Provost – Zoé Rehder
Keeper – Tim Claahsen
Messenger – Sonja Kellermann
Bailiff – Charis Luvangadio

Extras

Afruz Badiei, Susanne Evans, Jonas Freiwald, Lukas Hensel, Vera Simon

Organisation

René Glebke, Elisabeth Raasch

Costumes

Cast
Special thanks to Elisabeth Raasch, Lars Raasch and Maria Theißen

Make-up and Hair

Kathi Kröcker
Afruz Badiei, Tatiana Kutz, Nina Neidhardt

Stage

Sonja Kellermann
Julia Fink, Tilman Floehr, Julia Glock, Kyul Han, Cast

Props

Katharina Hirsch, Anne Ruh, Cast
Special thanks to Condra e.V.

Fighting Scenes Choreography and Training

Lars Raasch
Afruz Badiei, Tilman Floehr, Néomi Havinga

Music

Susanne Evans, Julia Fink

Light and Sound

Matthias Schaffrath

Public Relations

Julia Glock
Kathi Kröcker, Charis Luvangadio

Posters and Programme

Thomas Michalski
Nils Kuphal, Miriam Piel

Finances and Homepage / Ticket Reservation

René Glebke

Box Office

Tobias Cronert, Tobias Grosskreutz

Bar

Lars Raasch

Sincere Thanks to

Mr. Scott Lynch-Giddings for generously helping us to bring Sherwood Forrest to life.
Afruz Badiei, Lucia Balsamo und Magda Wodzynska (preStep), Sarah Bingham, Jan Brückner, campuslife.de, Condra e.V., Design AG des Gymnasiums Haus Overbach, Thomas Erlinghagen, Rolf Everding (WEG Merowinger Residenz), Tobias Grosskreutz, Kyul Han, Michael “Hilli” Hildebrandt, Familie Kellermann, Christiane Kessel, Markus Klausen (Center TV), Klenkes Stadtmagazin Aachen, Christine Knorr, Tatiana Kutz, Kai Kuzina, Hans-Peter Leisten (Aachener Zeitung), Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst, Miriam Meinardus, meinestadt.de, Thomas Michalski, Justine Moerman (Hitradio Aachen), Jürgen Osthoff (Bibliothek des Instituts für Anglistik und Amerikanistik der RWTH Aachen), Lars Raasch, RWTH Aachen Institut für Anglistik, Amerikanistik und Romanistik, Prof Dr. Ludwig Deringer, Prof. Dr. Peter Wenzel, Ulrike Stalinski; Matthias Schaffrath, Matthias Scherff, Alexander Schmidt (Super Sonntag), Sophia Schmitz (Hochschulradio Aachen), Anne Sundermeier
and everyone suporting us with dedication every day!

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Poster Variations

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The Tempest

The Tempest

by William Shakespeare

Summer 2012

A thunderstorm shipwrecks the royal courts of Milan and Naples on a remote island. What seems like bad luck is in fact part of the plan of Prospera, the true Duchess of Milan who has been deprived of her throne. On the island, however, Prospera herself is a usurper. “Monster” Caliban and Ariel, an airy spirit, are both enslaved by Prospera and aspire freedom from their mistress. But Prospera’s powers are unsurpassed…

In July 2012, Actor’s Nausea presents “The Tempest”, William Shakespeare’s last great work, with a multitude characters believing to be forging their own destinies.
But who really can?

 

Directed by

Elisabeth Kuth and Julia Fink (Assist. Dir.)

Cast

Prospera – Néomi Havinga
Ariel – Tilman Floehr
Spirits – Anne Ruh, Charis Luvangadio, Kathi Kroecker, Katharina Hirsch, Tim Claahsen
Master of Ship (voice) – Tobias Cronert
Boatswain – Nils Kuphal
Mariners – Lukas Hensel, René Glebke
Alonsa – Christine Knorr
Sebastiana – Julia Glock
Antonia – Julia Fink
Ferdinand – Jonas Freiwald
Gonzala – Sonja Kellermann
Adrian – David Lorch
Miranda – Miriam Piel
Caliban – Tobias Cronert
Trinculo – Lukas Hensel
Stephano – René Glebke
Godesses – Anne Ruh, Charis Luvangadio, Kathi Kroecker, Katharina Hirsch

Organisation

Christine Knorr

Costumes

Cast, Maria Theißen, Petra Hirsch

Make-up and Hair

Kathi Kröcker, Karline Schillberg, Lina Goege

Stage

Sonja Kellermann
Tilman Floehr, Jonas Freiwald, René Glebke, Tobias Grosskreutz, Lukas Hensel, Charis Luvangadio

Props

Katharina Hirsch, Anne Ruh, Condra e.V.

Music

Lina Goege, Julia Fink

Light and Sound

Matthias Schaffrath

Press

Julia Glock, Kathi Kröcker

Poster and Programme

Thomas Michalski, Miriam Piel, Tobias Grosskreutz

Finances and Homepage/Ticket Reservation

René Glebke

Bar

Lars Raasch

Sincere Thanks to

All spontaneous (stage-) hands, Alexandra Becker (Hochschulradio Aachen), Sarah Bingham, campuslife.de, Condra e.V., Rolf Everding (WEG Merowinger Residenz), Petra Hirsch, Stefan Graf, Tobias Grosskreutz, Familie Kellermann, Christiane Kessel, kicktipp.de, Klenkes Stadtmagazin Aachen, Peter Leisten (Aachener Zeitung), Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst, Julian Meichsner, meinestadt.de, Thomas Michalski, Justine Moerman (Hitradio Aachen), Kai Oidtmann (Prospekt TV), Jürgen Osthoff (Bibliothek des Instituts für Anglistik und Amerikanistik der RWTH Aachen), Lars Raasch, Markus Reiss (Center TV), Martina Rippholz (Aachener Nachrichten); RWTH Aachen Institut für Anglistik, Amerikanistik und Romanistik, Prof. Dr. Ludwig Deringer, Prof. Dr. Peter Wenzel, Ulrike Stalinski; Judith Salomon, Matthias Schaffrath, Lea Scheer, Maria Theißen, and everyone supporting us with dedication every day!

Gallery

Teaster Posters

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Death Actually

Death Actually

Winter 2011 / 2012

“Death is as common as life.” – Henry David Thoreau

Death – besides love – is one of humankind’s great issues; it is also one of the most frequently treated themes in literature and art. As one of the few certainties of existence, death – in all its appearances – has been and continues to be a frequent source of inspiration for writers at all times.

“It’s not that I’m afraid to die. I just don’t want to be there when it happens.” – Woody Allen, Death

One thing is sure to all of us: death. Death? Actually, the characters in Death Actually show us numerous faces of death and how we encounter them: the terror and the sadness, but also the joy of life! However serious this topic may be in principle, please do not forget to smile, since

“They die well that live well.” – Proverb

The Idea:
In works by Ovid or William Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson, Edgar Allan Poe and Mark Twain (to name but a few) the theme of death is omnipresent. Looking for a source of inspiration, we built the numerous scenes of Death Actually around the textual worlds that those writers created. In this way, Actor’s Nausea ventures into unknown territory not only with regard to theme but also strategy, as we accepted the challenge of collaboratively adapting diverging pieces of literature for the theatre stage and thus of working towards a product that can stand for its own.

The Texts:
Emily Dickinson’s “I felt a funeral in my brain”, “I heard a fly buzz when I died”, “Because I could not stop for death”
Virginia Woolf’s Suicide Notice
William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” and “Macbeth”
Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Premature Burial” and “The Tell-tale Heart”
Mark Twain’s “Post-Mortem Poetry”
Witi Ihimaera’s “Dinner with the Cannibal”
Ovid’s “Philemon and Baucis” from the Metamorphoses (in a theatre adaptation by Mary Zimmerman)

We would like to thank Mary Zimmerman and Witi Ihimaera for generously granting us permission to perform their texts as part of Death Actually.

Directed by

Antje Schumacher and Anna Ravenstein (Assistant Director)

Cast (in order of appearance)

Bert – (Stephan “Bix” Breidenbach) Matthias Scherf
Louise – Christiane Heetkamp
Death – Dennis Kloss, Anna Ravenstein
Patient – Johanna Jäschke
Nurse – Katharina Hirsch
Ghosts – Elisabeth Kuth, Anne Ruh, Karline Schillberg
Virginia Woolf – Julia Vaeßen
Her husband – Richard Jung
Charon – Sascha Bogdanovic
Romeo – Lukas Hensel
Juliet – Lea Nellessen
Murderer – Richard Jung
Victorine Lafourcade – Katharina Hirsch
Julien Bossuet – René Glebke
Monsieur Renelle – Matthias Scherf
Cannibal – Thomas Erlinghagen
Maori – Julia Glock
Lady Macbeth – Néomi Havinga
Beggars – Johanna Jäschke, Matthias Scherf
Baucis – Julia Fink
Philemon – René Glebke
Paul – Thomas Erlinghagen
Carol – Katharina Hirsch

Intermission Entertainment

Richard Jung, Néomi Havinga, Matthias Scherf, Stephan “Bix” Breidenbach, Julia Fink, Christiane Heetkamp

Conceptualisation

Christina Anders, Anna Ravenstein, Constanze Rogosz, Andrea Schmitz, Antje Schumacher, Julia Vaeßen

Light and Sound

Matthias Schaffrath

Live Music

Marcus Kunter, Julia Fink, Christiane Heetkamp, Dennis Kloss

Recorded Music

The Silent Anon, Marcus Kunter, Aron Binienda, Christiane Heetkamp, Andrea Schmitz

Teaser Conceptualisation and Realisation

Julia Vaeßen, Thomas Erlinghagen, Jonas Freiwald, Katharina Hirsch

Costumes

Julia Vaeßen

Stage

Matthias Scherf

Props

Dennis Kloss, Lea Nellessen

Poster and Programme

Thomas Michalski (Layout); Julia Glock, Andrea Schmitz, Ben Sonntag (Text)

Production Management

Julia Fink, Jonas Freiwald, René Glebke, Julia Glock, Néomi Havinga, Kai Koerffer, Anna Ravenstein, Constanze Rogosz, Antje Schumacher

Sincere Thanks to

Aachener Nachrichten: Petra Jaspers; Aachener Zeitung: Laura Hentz, Hans-Peter Leisten, Andreas Steindl; AC Uni Copy; Christina Anders; Kirsten Anders; Asta, 90 Sekunden: Sara Kleineheer; Sarah Bingham; Center TV: Ulrike Wimmer; Copy 2000; Emily Cox; Tobias Großkreutz; Hochschulradio: Judith Salomon; Hörsaaltechnik der RWTH Aachen: Roland Valter, Thomas Müller; Institut für Anglistik, Amerikanistik und Romanistik der RWTH Aachen: Prof. Ludwig Deringer, Jürgen Osthoff and the library team, Ulrike Stalinski, Prof. Peter Wenzel; Christiane Kessel; Klenkes Stadtmagazin Aachen; Christine Knorr; Lena Kroner; Kulturbetrieb der Stadt Aachen; Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst, especially Werner Wosch and Michael Weinmann; Julian Meichsner; Lars Raasch; Restaurant Parapluie: Wolfgang Rommel; Tanja S. Romich; Lea Scheer; Schumm Veranstaltungstechnik: Oliver Schumm; WDR: Kai Oidtmann; WEG Merowinger Residenz, Aachener Hausmeister Zentrale: Rolf Everding; Gérard Wüller and everyone supporting us with dedication every day!

Photos from our Sciene Night Production