Mars

Description

A tender reckoning "I am young and rich and educated; and I am unhappy, neurotic and alone.", with these words begins ‹Mars›, the cult book of the early eighties. Growing up in prosperity, Zurich's Fritz Angst sees himself betrayed and raised to death by the bourgeois coldness of his world. Just before he loses the fight against cancer in 1976, he writes under the name Fritz Zorn a passionate tirade: his illness is not a personal fate, but a mirror of societal decay. The book becomes a scandalous reference point for the agitated Swiss youth of the eighties. Actress and director Anne Haug brings Fritz Zorn's uncompromising view of a life between fear and anger to the stage – a protocol of mourning for a existence that was never truly lived. A delicate, intense exploration of loneliness, lack of love, and the longing for liberation. Participating artists and additional information: Artistic team - Direction – Anne Haug - Set and costumes – Moïra Gilliéron - Music – Luzius Schuler - Lighting design – Stefan Erny - Dramaturgy – Angela Osthoff, Kris Merken - Production management – Lena Lappat - Assistant director / evening performance management – Viviane Kübler Cast - Andrea Bettini - Vera Flück - Dominic Hartmann