andcompany&Co. mit Theater Thikwa

Wir Krisendarsteller*innen: Lookalike in anger!

  • Theatre
German / 

“Crisis, what crisis?” The haters rage: “They're all just crisis actors!” They mean everyone who takes to the streets to protest against right-wing agitation, cuts in the cultural sector, or climate collapse. In times of polycrisis, everything is connected. The flap of a butterfly's wings leads to the storming of the Capitol. And since alliances are known to help against crises, andcompany&Co. are training for emergencies with Theater Thikwa and are being trained as professional crisis actors. There is no “major disaster” that they have not already rehearsed: from nuclear meltdowns and drone attacks to climate catastrophe and the takeover of power by artificial intelligence. Or the artificial stupidity of authoritarian movements: “Crisis, what crisis?”

 

Cast

By & with: Debrecina Arega, Max Edgar Freitag, Alexander Karschnia, Anne-Sophie Mosch, Nicola Nord, Stephan Sauerbier, Sascha Sulimma&Co. / Concept & direction: andcompany&Co. / Text: Alexander Karschnia, Nicola Nord&Co. / Music: Sascha Sulimma&Co. / Video: Kathrin Krottenthaler / Set design: Hella Prokoph, Jana Wassong / Costume design: Diane Esnault / Co-direction: Saskia Mommertz / Rehearsals assistance: Paula Schröder / Technical direction: Marc Zeuske / Communication: ehrliche arbeit - freies Kulturbüro / Ilka Rümke / Social Media: Gabriella Fiore / Financial management: Laura Biagioni / Company Management: Caroline Farke

Dates

Current
  • Premiere
    Fri 30.1.2026, 19:00 / HAU1
  • Sat 31.1.2026, 19:00 / HAU1
Notes:

31 January: performance with German audio description / haptic access tour (18:00)

Credits

Production: andcompany&Co. in cooperation with Theater Thikwa. Co-production: HAU Hebbel am Ufer. Funded by: Fonds Darstellende Künste with funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion.

Location

HAU1
Stresemannstr. 29, 10963 Berlin

There are two marked parking spots in front of the building. Access to the Parkett by means of a separate entrance with lift when necessary. Barrier-free restroom facilities are available.

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