Edgar

Behind the scenes, maybe in a storeroom, is a fat lonely man feeding only on gherkins. His reality: a chair and a little cardboard man. The play is a metaphor for the fantastic, bizarre reign of Edgar I. Caught in a struggle against magic, which pathologically consumes his attention, he multiplies and splits himself until he lifts off and disappears. On stage we are confronted with a foldable cardboard world. Claudia de Serpa Soares and Grayson Millwood draw their abundant fantasy from this "poor world" and unfold an airy-fairy world seemingly defying gravity.

Stage direction and dance Claudia de Serpa Soares, Grayson Millwood. Lighting design Mark Howett. Music Danny Tiege. Dramaturgy Jeff Wood. Stage design and costumes Heike Schupelius, Issabel Robson

Austrian premiere!

Tue 12 / Wed 13 / Mon 18 January: School performance

Cinema breakfast accompanying the Festspielhaus event, Sun 24 January 12 h,
Cinema Paradiso St Pölten. "Long Walk Home" (AUS 2002, Phillip Noyce)