FOKUS DRAMA, Season 6

Description

They say all beginnings are difficult. The dramas of this season prove the opposite. Their beginnings are so fateful, consequential, or explosive that they catapult the audience directly into the heart of the story. A murder plan, a prophecy, a white painting, a broken jug, or a snowed-in hotel – even before the plot really begins, everything is already in motion. In the sixth season of FOKUS DRAMA, we dedicate ourselves to the great beginnings of theater literature. Together we discover how playwrights use the first scenes to ignite conflicts, shape characters, and set destinies in motion. Because sometimes the whole drama lies in the very first moment… October 21, 2026: Elektra
by Sophocles Orestes is back. Together with his sister Elektra, he devises a plan to avenge the murder of their father Agamemnon. Even before the actual plot begins, an entire family stands on the brink of catastrophe. November 4, 2026: Macbeth
by William Shakespeare Three witches emerge from storm and darkness and utter a prophecy: Macbeth shall become king. With these few words, Shakespeare sets in motion one of the most consequential downward spirals in theater history. December 16, 2026: Art
by Yasmina Reza Serge buys an outrageously expensive, almost white painting. Marc thinks it’s nonsense. Yvan wants peace. What starts as a casual remark becomes a ruthless assessment of their friendship. January 20, 2027: The Broken Jug
by Heinrich von Kleist A jug is broken. Mrs. Marthe Rull demands justice and accuses her daughter's fiancé. Kleist opens his comedy with an apparently simple incident and unfolds an increasingly puzzling web of confusion. February 17, 2027: The Mousetrap
by Agatha Christie A remote hotel, completely snowed in, and among the guests a murderer. Agatha Christie begins her most famous play with a situation from which there is no escape – neither for the characters nor for the audience.

Highlights

• FOKUS DRAMA, Season 6
• Performances: Elektra, Macbeth, Art
• Theater literature in focus

General Information

The sixth season of FOKUS DRAMA highlights the crucial beginnings of great plays. From the murder plan in 'Elektra' to the prophecy in 'Macbeth', central conflicts and destinies unfold. The events take place at Theater Uri in Altdorf UR, Switzerland.

Location

Schützengasse 11, 6460 Altdorf UR, Schweiz

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