WASIHRWOLLT (WHATYOUWILL)
Theater for all from the age of 14 Young FFT Theatre & Performance
Shipwrecked Viola finds herself stranded off the coast of Illyria and disguises herself as a man for protection. As Cesario, she enters the service of Duke Orsino and relates his vows of love to Countess Olivia. However, the countess immediately falls in love with Viola*Cesario, who only has eyes for Orsino. And when Viola’s twin brother Sebastian, who was missing and presumed dead, turns up, their (love) triangle becomes completely jumbled.
Who am I and, if so, why? In WASIHRWOLLT (WHATYOUWILL), nothing is as it seems and no one is who they claim to be. Shakespeare’s comedy of mistaken identity breaks down gender assumptions with cunning and relish and poses questions about (gender) identity, sexuality and the meaning of life.
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On its three stages, COMEDIA – Cologne and NRW Cultural Centre for Young Audiences presents original and coproductions of drama, dance, musical theatre and performance art as well as comedy formats, live podcasts, readings, concerts and much more. With its programme of accompanying offers, the theatre simultaneously serves as a cultural education facility for children and teens.
Further highlights include select collaborations with festivals, the independent scene, the Cologne Philharmonic Orchestra and international cultural institutes, as well as its own children’s and youth theatre festival Spielarten and the participatory BOHEI festival.
COMEDIA Theatre, Cologne
Based on the play “Twelfth Night, or What You Will” by William Shakespeare; adapted by Manuel Moser
Performance: Janine D’Aragona, Peter Stephan Herff, Sefa Küskü, Burçin Keskin, Klaus Schweizer, Maximilian von Ulardt
Staging & scenery & costumes: Manuel Moser
Music: Öğünç Kardelen
Dramaturgy: Anna Stegherr
Theatre pedagogy: Sibel Günbatan
Assistant directors: Vivien Wirtz, Lina Höfling, Noah Knops
Assistant set designer: Vinzent Metz
Costume assistant: Julia Cyrus
Performance rights: with the theatre