Engel in Amerika
Brilliant adaptation of a play which influenced a whole generation in the USA
Halfway through the 1980s: the onset of AIDS shakes New York. Louis, son of a rich Jewish family, succumbs to the panic and leaves Prior, his sick boyfriend, and begins a relationship with the conservative Mormon lawyer, Joe. This is just the starting point of a story that portrays the period in which the socialisation of AIDS shocked the world.
The young Australian director, Simon Stone, has dared to take on a text that is already considered to be a contemporary classic, and he has done so with precision and brilliance. This theatre epic by Tony Kushner won the Pulitzer Prize in 1993. Set in the midst of the “Reagan era”, he wrote against the growing neo-liberalism. Its impact was such that in the USA it is compared with the masterpiece by Arthur Miller, Death of a Salesman, due to its similarity when it comes to showing the trivialities of the great super power.
This production has recently received in Vienna one of the most prestigious theatre awards, “Nestroy”, which is the most important award in Austria.
Part I: Die Jahrhundertwende naht. 2 hours 20 minutes with intermission
Intermission 45 min
Part II: Perestroika. 2 hours 20 min with intermission.
Both parts will be performed separately and in marathon performances.
Version in German – Subtitled in Basque and Spanish
The team
Director: Simon Stone
Stage Design: Ralph Myers
Wardrobe: Mel Page
Music: Stefan Gregory
Playwright: Almut Wagner
Cast: Roland Koch, Michael Wächter, Pia Händler, Florian Jahr, Nicola Mastroberardino, Barbara Horvath, Simon Zagermann, Myriam Schröder
Production: Basilea Theatre
Passes
14 January. 06:00pm
15 January . 05:00pm
Prices
from €8,50 to €25 /discounts
Applicable discounts:Friends of the Arriaga: from 25% to 35%.
Groups, large families, under 30’s and over 65’s, people with a disability in excess of 33% and the unemployed: 25%.
Theatre professionals: 25%
Last Minute Discount: 50% (for the aforementioned groups, except Friends of the Arriaga)
Disabled people in a wheelchair: 50% (stalls in front of the stage and one companion)
Duration
5h 30min Part I: Die Jahrhundertwende naht. 2 hours 20 minutes with intermission / Intermission 45 min / Part II: Perestroika. 2 hours 20 min with intermission. Both parts will be performed separately and in marathon performances