Royal Court Off The Wall Season. New plays The Stone and Over There.

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OFF THE WALL: a season of new plays about Germany

60 years since the foundation of the Federal Republic and 20 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Royal Court presents Off The Wall, a season of new plays about Germany. This includes Over There by Mark Ravenhill (Shoot/Get Treasure/Repeat, Pool (No Water), Shopping and F***ing) and a series of readings of new plays by German writers.

 

The Stone

Written by Marius von Mayenburg, Translated by Maja Zade

5 - 28 February

International Playwrights: A Genesis Project  

* * * * 'Mesmerising'.

Evening Standard

As a house passes from owner to owner, and from generation to generation, the secrets buried in the garden and seeping from the walls reveal themselves.

Over There

Written by Mark Ravenhill

25 February - 21 March

International Playwrights: A Genesis Project

"I found you. You're here. And I was over there. But now I'm over here. I'm here. You're my brother. I love you"

When Franz's mother escaped to the West with one of her identical twin boys, she left the other behind. Now, 25 years later, Karl crosses the border in search of his other half. As history takes an unexpected turn, the brothers must struggle to reconnect.