- Inszenierung – Leonie Böhm
- 1 hour 30 minutes without an intermission
- Recommended age: 14+
- With English surtitles
A trans-mixed antique tragedy
If you slay two mating snakes, you will be changed from a man into a woman – or vice-versa. Or this is how the myth goes. The blind prophet Tiresias therefore knows both sexes, his experiential horizon is unearthly. Through him, Oedipus understands that he is his father’s murderer and his mother’s lover. In Sophocles’ ‹Oedipus Rex›, he has a supporting role. Director Leonie Böhm puts Tiresias in the spotlight – the all-knowing entity who would rather not know the things he does. Would he be the better king? Known for her pointed adaptations of the classics, she was invited to the 2020 Theatertreffen with ‹Medea*›.
Digital bookstall
Together with our dramaturgy team, Basel’s arts centre Bider and Tanner has been curating the bookstall for our performances for many years. The wide range of books, CDs, DVDs, catalogues and even sheet music is now available 24/7 in the online shop. It’s worth taking a regular look.
Gala Othero Winter und Jörg Pohl sind ein grandioses Duo, das alle Register ziehen kann.
Das Schauspielerduo Gala Othero Winter und Jörg Pohl ergänzt sich perfekt. (…) Leonie Böhm bleibt sich treu und beschert uns einen kurzweiligen, spielerisch-kreativen Abend.
Der Abend ist eine Mischung aus kindlichem Jugendtheater und Klassikerinterpretation. Das ist grandios gelungen. (…) Schauspielerisch grossartig: Gala Othero Winter ist eine unglaublich wandlungsfähige junge Schauspielerin und Jörg Pohl ein Improvisationskünstler erster Güte.
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Mediathek
- Inszenierung – Leonie Böhm
- Bühne – Zahava Rodrigo
- Kostüme – Helen Stein, Lena Schön
- Komposition – Fritzi Ernst
- Licht – Cornelius Hunziker
- Dramaturgie – Angela Osthoff, Helena Fiona Rahel Eckert
- Teiresias – Jörg Pohl
- Ödipus – Gala Othero Winter
- Musikerin – Fritzi Ernst
