Drama

The 25/26 season focuses on female perspectives on power and powerlessness and addresses the increasing blurring of the lines between politics, media, and spectacle. The Basel-based company is committed to continuity in terms of directors and actors and presents a mix of classics and contemporary works.

We perform Shakespeare, Max Frisch, and Ödön von Horvath. We welcome great directors such as Christoph Marthaler, Karin Henkel, and Lola Arias. But we also commission completely new works, rewrite classics, and promote young talent. With their usual enthusiasm, the ensemble interacts with each other and the material, sometimes gently, sometimes energetically. An intensive examination of texts and themes is expanded through spontaneity, improvisation, and the incorporation of our own attitudes and needs into the work. This process of putting ourselves in relation to the material touches on a central question that should concern theater makers: What does this have to do with us, with our world? We seek the answer to this question in each of the twelve premieres of the 2025/2026 season.

However, the work on the art does not stop at the premiere. Plays and performers continue to develop in interaction with the audience throughout the performances. Since this in-depth acting work is an important part of the Basel company's theater work, we will continue to perform six productions from past seasons.

Piece Laboratory

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