5 June 2019

PROGRAM FOR SEP '19 - FEB '20 IS ONLINE

Dear teachers,

The new show, SAFESTAY HOSTEL, is for senior student 16+. It’s a self-devised play based on autobiographic material of the actors, each of whom comes from a different country. It’s about the individual and his or her place in society. We are enjoying developing this piece, exploring our own origins, our political and idealogical positions and reflecting on what’s happening on the world stage now. The premiere is on October 24th in the ufaFabrik at 7 p.m.

25 February 2019
12 December 2018

New program is out

Dear English teachers and friends,

In case you find the accompanying program a bit overwhelming due to the number of plays in our repertoire, here is a list of the plays we are presenting this season and the target age groups.

Grades 11 – 13        The Tortilla Curtain                        ages 15 - 19

Grades   7 – 9           Between the Lines                       ages 12 - 16

Grades   6 – 9           Teenagers in Trouble                    ages 11 - 15

Grades   6 – 8           Just Thirteen                                ages 11 - 14

Grades   6 – 7           See You Later Navigator                 ages 10 - 13

Grades   5 – 7           Fox                                              ages 10 - 13

24 October 2018
3 October 2018

OCTOBER

We still have some seats left for the premiere in the ufaFabrik on 11.10.18 at 11 a.m. There is a special preview on Wednesday 10.10.18 at 5 p.m for those who can’t make the morning performance. We are all very excited about JUST THIRTEEEN. The rehearsal period has been very productive. The Team created great images and interesting Characters from Lindy Annis‘ play. JUST THIRTEEN takes a light hearted look at a very serious topic.

21 August 2018

News August 2018

Platypus News August 2018

Rehearsals for our new play JUST THIRTEEN have begun. The play was written by Lindy Annis and is being directed by Anja Scollin. Acting in the play are Olivia Dean, Charmaine Gorman and Ben Bishop. JUST THIRTEEN is Ben’s first play with Platypus. Olivia also performs in TEENAGERS IN TROUBLE and Charmaine is in FOX. JUST THIRTEEN is a comedy about teenagers who don’t want to stick out too much but still want to be seen. We recommend the play for 11-14 year olds (Grades 6-8). The Premiere is on Thursday the 11th of February, at 11.00 a.m. in the ufaFabrik. There will be special preview for teachers, parents, friends and fans on Wednesday the 10th of February, at 5 p.m. in the ufaFabrik.

6 July 2018

June

Platypus Theater had 23 sold out performances in June. These were seen by over 3,000 people. So we are looking forward to a well earned summer break. The new program for the autumn and winter months is now on our web site. We have a premiere coming up on October 11th in the ufaFabrik. The name of the play is JUST THIRTEEN. It’s written by Lindy Annis and will be directed by Anja Scollin. There will be a rehearsals in the first week of July and then again as from the end of August.

14 December 2017

NEWS

We are very busy doing lots of pre Christmas shows. Since our successful premiere of FOX on November 9th we have recasted three other plays. We welcome Florian Korty to the TOP CARD CAMILLA Team ( Finn) and Ruben Bravo (Candido/Jose)  to the TORTILLA CURTAIN team. Josh Spriggs has taken over the role of Tom in SEE YOU LATER NAVIGATOR.

On Monday 18th December we will be doing EXPEDITION 3.71 in BKA Theater and TORTILLA CURTAIN in the Distel. Tuesday 19th we are doing BETWEEN THE LINES in the BKA and the TORTILLA CURTAIN in the Distel. After that we will look forward to our Christmas break. In January we will be working on the recasting of TEENAGERS in TROUBLE with Spriggs and Olivia Dean.

Merry Christmas and  a Happy New Year to all...

24 April 2017

News

Platypus News April 2017

Work has begun on this year’s production. We are adapting a children’s story entitled “Fox.” The novel is about the relationship between a homeless man and his pet fox and a young school-boy who is fascinated by the fox. Lindy Annis, who has already written three Platypus plays in the 1990’s including the evergreen TEENAGERS in TROUBLE, will be writing the play. Anja Scollin will be directing. Premiere will be on November 9th in the ufaFabrik.

15 February 2017

March 2017

We are very happy that Spring is finally approaching.

People often ask if we do evening peformances. Yes, we ocasionally do. There are evening performances of THE TORTILLA CURTAIN and of EXPEDITION 3.71 in the ufaFabrik in April and May.

Check out the programm on the website. For teachers with 8th grade pupils: BETWEEEN THE LINES will also be performed on the 4th April at 11.00 a.m. in the ufaFabrik.

Our Tusch play "Good God-What a Mess" featuring fifth grade pupils from the Hermann Schulz Grundschule will be performed in Podewil on Friday 31st March in Podewil at 9.30 a.m.

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