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Strangers World Premier set for TNL with Circle Theater of New York

The TNL is putting on five performances of "Strangers" in a World Premier of the production which is a collaboration with the Circle Theater of New York, at the TNL theatre (194 rte de Longwy, Luxembourg - Merl).

Drawing on the work of Adolfo Bioy Casares, Jean-Paul Sartre, Albert Camus and Albert Einstein, Strangers explores the nature of time and memory, the dividing line between magic and science, and the consequences of invention. Following Hansel and Gretel in 2015, Strangers is the second cooperation between the Théâtre National du Luxembourg (TNL) and the Circle Theater of New York.

"Strangers" explores the themes of connection, choice and mortality as they relate to modern threats of climate change, surveillance, the spread of disease and the fears of a rapidly shifting world. Warnings from the past become a guide for how to approach the future – and patterns through time are revealed.

Performances on Sat 27 Jan, Tue 30 Jan, Thu 1 Feb, Fri 2 Feb at 20:00, Sun 4 Feb @ 17:00.
 
Synopsis: In the near future, a fugitive arrives on an uninhabited island with an unusual, almost paradoxical geography. Little is known about the island: its structures are abandoned and in disrepair, it bears the marks of a hasty evacuation, and recent visitors are rumored to have suffered the affects of a strange and acute form of an unknown disease.

After a few days, he is surprised to see others on the island: jovial strangers at a party whose behaviour makes little sense. While spying on them, he becomes attached first to a young woman, and then to other members of the party. Motivated by a desire for connection, he attempts to earn their trust, but they ignore him – as though he is invisible.

One night, the inventor gathers everyone together. He asks, “What if I told you that all your words and actions were being recorded?” The inventor tells his guests that his new machine will capture their very essence, creating images of themselves which can be re-played on the island for all time. This makes clear what the fugitive has found: a private universe, repeating itself endlessly. The mystery deepens as suspicious guests investigate their host’s inventions. Are there flaws in his method, and can his creations truly be called life? Perhaps he has succeeded in re-creating human consciousness and perhaps he has unlocked the secret to immortality, but at what price?

Meanwhile, the fugitive faces a choice. While increasingly erratic tides cause the island to break apart, he grows sicker by the day, he cannot sleep, and his own memory begins to deteriorate. Does he flee the island for an uncertain future, or does he remain in an attempt to connect with the images of the strangers.

PLAY WRITTEN by: Sloan Bradford & Isaac Bush

DIRECTED by: Anne Simon

SET AND COSTUME DESIGN by: Agnes Hamvas

MUSIC COMPOSITION by: Anthime Miller

LIGHTING DESIGN by: Katy Atwell

WITH Isaac Bush, Sloan Bradford, Elisabet Johannesdottir, Arash Marandi, Stefani Mavrokordatou

Venue: TNL theatre (194 rte de Longwy, Luxembourg - Merl).

Organiser: TNL with Circle Theater of New York

Price: Tickets €20

Reservations: Tickets from www.luxembourg-ticket.lu

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