With much delight we will be hosting the Gate Theatre’s Young Associates who will perform a rehearsed reading of Falk Richter's Welcome to Paradise Lost.
Set off on the journey, all together, everyone, now.
We are what no one can imagine.
A force,
if we all take this same path together,
shake off our ego,
our egotism,
our fears,
our lack of courage,
our indifference.
All of us together are this saviour that we’re looking for.
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The birds are holding a conference.
They are coming from all over the world.
They are going in search of the legendary Simurgh, the king of all beings.
They say we need to change everything.
But the humans might not join the conference.
There are so many reasons not to start the journey.
And time is running out.
The award winning German playwright skilfully adapts and updates Farid du-Din Attar's Persian epic from the 12th century for today. Asking powerful questions about society’s relationship to each other and the environment, this angry, urgent and ultimately hopeful play forces us to look at the world and act.
