A take on reality

The Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan, in association with Sandbox Collective, invited theatre people to explore the large database of German language plays that have been translated and are available on its website. The playwright, actors and director will share their experiences with the city on July 29 by staging a selected work in dramatised reading, with the objective of exposing theatre enthusiasts to different kinds of scripts and perspectives.

‘Creeps’ written by Lutz Hübner and directed by Basav Biradar will be staged on July 29, 6.30 pm.

Lutz Hübner is the most performed living playwright in Germany. His plays have been translated and staged in more than 20 countries all over the world. His most recent awards are the ‘Bavarian Film Award’ for the ‘Best Movie Script 2015’ and the ‘Award of the Frankfurt Playwrights Foundation 2016’.

He writes most of his plays in collaboration with Sarah Nemitz. He has been and worked several times in India, most recently to lead a workshop in Bangalore: ‘No Such Thing’, on developing new plays for young audiences.

‘Creeps’ is about three teenage girls from different parts of the country are pitted against each other to win a television reality contest to be the host of a new show ‘Creeps’. But are they ready for it? This play is about all this and more.

Entry is free.