Frankenstein

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Directors Maja Delinić and Elisabeth Kerschbaumer bring Mary Shelley’s debut novel to the Kleines Haus as an intense piece of spoken theatre. A defining feature is the tight condensation of characters: five performers take on a total of 14 roles, demanding exceptional discipline, timing, and precision. The staging employs an inversion of perpetrator and victim, giving space to intuition, sensitivity, and a vivid experience of nature. Described as a mirror of modern hubris, the production centers on the unsettling possibilities of scientific and philosophical inquiry. The continuous onstage presence of Robert Walton links the action and grounds the story between past and present. Important advisories: recommended for ages 14 and up; strobe lighting, loud noises, and theatrical haze are used. The work also contains depictions and themes of death and blood.