Waiting for Beckett – Theater Orchester Biel Solothurn

Description

After "Lachen verboten", a tribute to the legendary Buster Keaton, Max Merker and Aaron Hitz, the two virtuosos of Physical Theatre, approach two new cult figures of the silent film era in their play "Waiting for Beckett". A theater legend says that Samuel Beckett had two comedians in mind as the ideal cast for his most famous play "Waiting for Godot": Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, better known as Dick and Doof. Together they made over 100 films, and even after Oliver Hardy's death, Stan Laurel continued to write scripts for the duo but never performed again, as if waiting for the return of his 'Brother in Comedy'. Touched by this story, Max Merker and Aaron Hitz explore the tragedy of loneliness with melancholic humor – and the possibility of overcoming it through comedy. Thus, waiting itself, as in Beckett, becomes the focal point of the theater evening and the occasion for daring and touching slapstick, because: How do you throw a cream pie in your own face? Language: German
Recommended age: from 12 years
Duration: 1 hr 10 min. Contributors
With: Aaron Hitz & Max Merker
Play development: Martin Bieri, Aaron Hitz & Max Merker
Direction: Max Merker
Music: Aaron Hitz
Stage design & costumes: Martin Dolnik
Lighting design: Levin Heid
Dramaturgy: Martin Bieri
Assistant director & stage manager: Nora Bichsel
Musical support: Jonas Zürcher
Mediation: Janna Mohr

Highlights

• Existential clowning with Aaron Hitz and Max Merker
• Inspired by Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot"
• Duration: 1 hr 10 min.

General Information

The play "Waiting for Beckett" is performed by the virtuosos of Physical Theatre, Aaron Hitz and Max Merker. It addresses loneliness and the possibility of overcoming it through humor and slapstick and is suitable for audiences aged 12 and up.

Location

Apfelhausenweg 20, 5000 Aarau, Switzerland

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