New German drama as meditation on art, obsession and fiction
Co-presented by the Goethe-Institut
North American Premiere / English Language Premiere
"An intoxicating play about grief, love, intrigue and fame" - Berliner Zeitung
"Intelligent, sensual, suspenseful theatre" - Kulturkalender Elisabeth Berlin
Music is the only thing that matters in the life of celebrated concert pianist Liv Stein. When her son Henri dies, she gives it all up - the piano, her career, her marriage, herself. But the unexpected visit of a young promising piano student claiming to have shared Henri's last couple of years forces Liv to face past demons she is trying to forget. A pact is made that seems to reawaken Liv's will to live... Canadian Stage Artistic and General Director Matthew Jocelyn directs this exquisitely crafted and hauntingly poetic drama by one of the most prodigious young voices in German theatre.
Starring Marc-Andre Blanchard, Nicola Correia-Damude, Caroline Gillis, Leslie Hope, Sheila Ingabire-Isaro, Geraint Wyn Davies
"Liv Stein is a unique and unexpected examination of the relationship between truth and happiness. If something makes us happy, does it have to be true? In a moment when our fundamental relationship to truth is being challenged, this work provokes the audience to consider the shades of grey in what we think of as black and white." - Matthew Jocelyn, Director
Nino Haratischwili was born in 1983 in Tiflis, Georgia. From 1998 until 2003 she directed the “Fliedertheater”, a German-Georgian ensemble which she also founded. She studied film and theatre direction in Tiflis and Hamburg. Haratischwili is an author of German prose pieces and plays. She has received numerous awards, including the literary price of the Association of Arts and Culture of the German Economy at the Federation of German Industries as well as the author's price of the Heidelberger Stückemarkt.
Translated from German by Birgit Schreyer Duarte, directed by Matthew Jocelyn
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