We aim to support informed, varied and vigorous debate among those who love theatre. Hofmiller, an austrohungarian cavalry officer stationed at the edge of the empire, is invited to a party at the home of a rich local landowner, a world. There are so many tools at his command that he could have used, should he have wanted, to allow edith to slip from the frame that hofmiller, both the protagonist and narrator. This event does not take place at the sydney opera house. Adapted and directed by complicite cofounder simon mcburney, beware of pity arrives as old certainties and diplomatic niceties are being swept away.
It is a comingofage story that asks whether pity can be our undoing. By stefan zweig in a version by simon mcburney, james. In this criticallyacclaimed stage adaptation, uk director mcburney skilfully unravels the complex themes of moral paralysis and psychological guilt, with equal measures of. Like a nasty, strangely familiar fairytale beware of. Beware of pity is an utterly unsparing dissection of the corruptions of false pity. May 17, 2019 beware of pity then acts exactly as its title suggests a warning to all of the often problematic nature of charity and goodwill. If you are viewing this page on a desktop computer, you can access the live stream in the top lefthand corner of the screen. Beware of pity is based on a novel written in 1939, but i couldnt find this critique in a show staged in 2019. Beware of pity is beautiful to watch, but clashes with. Singapore international festival of arts 2019 beware of. Beware of pity is a play based on austrian author stefan zweigs novel of the same name.
Tristram kenton the guardian in what is very much a group show, the seven actors are not individually credited, but what emerges. It was a huge hit when it premiered in berlin in 2015 and had a successful season in london in 2017. Beware of pity, based on a novel by stefan zweig, is a prescient portrait of europe stumbling towards chaos. Zweig 18811942 was an austrian novelist, playwright, and biographer who, in the 20s and 30s was one of the most popular writers in the world. Two theatre greats, schaubuhne berlin and complicite, create this dazzling portrait of a europe stumbling toward chaos. Interview with stefan zweig researchers beware of pity com. Beware of pity 1939, the novel which inspired the film, was written by stefan zweigin exile, in londonduring the time when the nazis occupied his beloved vienna, when germany subsumed austria into itself, and austriaalas. Beware of pity deals with the question of compassion, and how difficult it is to sincerely suffer vicariously with another. Complicite beware of pity 201516 at schaubuhne, berlin. Beware of pity schaubuhne berlin and complicite germanyuk australian exclusive roslyn packer theatre walsh bay 2327 january 2 mins about the show hofmiller, a young soldier, is invited to baron kekesfalvas castle for a soiree. Beware of pity is beautiful to watch, but clashes with modern. Beware of pity and its concerns with movement, space and collaboration. Beware of pity from the novel by stefan zweig, in a version by simon mcburney, james yeatman, maja zade and the ensemble. National taichung theaterwhats onschaubuhne berlin x.
The evening is a great success, and hofmiller entertains with one amusing anecdote after another. Stefan zweig was one of the worlds most famous writers during the 1920s and 1930s, especially in the u. Schaubuhne berlin and theatre complicite of the uk, under the title, beware of pity. As simon mcburney himself states in an article in the guardian, intentions are merely a veneer, a kind of superficial cultural glue from which we are, frequently, unable to free ourselves. This bold, technically adventurous and sexually charged staging of austrian stefan zweigs 1939 novel is a masterful and newly prescient portrait of a europe stumbling toward chaos. Complicite is an internationally renowned touring theatre company based in london. Beware of pity is a complicite and schaubuhne coproduction adapted from the novel of the same name by stefan zweig. Complicite theatre company announces 2018 programme. The evening is bookended by allusions to the assassination of archduke franz ferdinand.
Subscribe for new and exciting content from all areas of the companys wor. For a complicite show, theres surprisingly little in the way of memorable physicality. The final performance will be livestreamed on complicites youtube. Theatreboard is the independent online forum for discussion about the uk theatre scene and beyond. Jan 05, 2019 beware of pity, based on a novel by stefan zweig, is a prescient portrait of europe stumbling towards chaos. Beware of pity live stream tobacco factory theatres. These are the questions that haunt beware of pity, the only novel by austrian writer stefan zweig, and one of the worlds most popular writers in the early 20th century. Beware of pity is an exciting collaboration between complicite and schaubuhne berlin, as two of europes most boundarypushing, imaginative theatre companies work together at londons barbican for the first time.
Beware of pity is the first production that simon mcburney, director of renowned british theatre company complicite, has created for the equally groundbreaking german company schaubuhne berlin. We should be grateful that there was an eventual meeting of minds, for beware of pity directed by mcburney with an ensemble of seven germanspeaking actors is an. Like a nasty, strangely familiar fairytale beware of pity. Beware of pity schaubuhne berlin and complicite based on a novel by the man who influenced the grand budapest hotel. Join us on 12 february at 3pm gmt to see beware of pity, an exciting collaboration between complicite and schaubuhne berlin, as two of europes most boundarypushing, imaginative theatre companies work together at londons barbican for the first time. The great austrian writer stefan zweig was a master anatomist of the deceitful heart, and beware of pity, the only novel he published during his lifetime, uncovers the seed of selfishness within even the finest of feelings. Its a devastating depiction of honour, love and betrayal, realised against the background of the disintegration of the austrohungarian empire, and. Sydney festival 2019 beware of pity daybill by sydney. Complicite is the data controller of your personal information. Complicite today announces programming for 2018 in january the company will stage a reimagined version of a pacifists guide to the war on cancer, its. This is a series of interviews about the early years of complicite with dr michael fry deputy director of east 15. It is a coming of age story that asks whether pity can be our undoing. Feb 19, 2017 beware of pity, an adaptation of a novel by stefan zweig, is a coproduction between complicite and schaubuhne berlin.
Mcburney is an excellent director of postmodern theatre. State governments will issue onthespot fines for disobeying the new twoperson gathering rule. Part of 1418 now, the uks arts programme for the first world war centenary. On the surface, the game simply warms up the company. Beware of pity schaubuhne berlin and complicite, sydney. Watch beware of pity online until sunday 26 feb, 11. Alastair muir his distribution of the text is democratic, but our focus is split between the english surtitles, the character ostensibly talking and. It is in german a language in which ive never got beyond fruhstuck. In stripping away the lies with which we disguise our true desires from ourselves, zweig lays bare the larger lies of the age. Watch our live stream of complicites new show theatre and. National taichung theater is a continuation of the 1987 completion of the national concert hall and theater. Find out more about the live stream on the barbican website.
Jun 20, 2006 beware of pity is an utterly unsparing dissection of the corruptions of false pity. On the cusp of world war i, a young soldier is invited to baron kekesfalvas castle for a party. Watch our live stream of complicites new show theatre. Triumphantly received at soldout shows across europe, beware of pity s poignant characters and emotional themes speaks with renewed resonance for our complex times. This bold, technically adventurous and sexually charged staging of austrian stefan zweigs 1939 novel is a masterful and newly prescient portrait of a. Before we begin here is a selection of videos of simon mcburney discussing the company and theatre in general that will compliment the more historical focus of the interview with michael fry. The production will be streamed live from the barbican in london and performed in german with english subtitles. This month beware of pity, a collaboration with the schaubuhne theatre of berlin, plays the sydney festival, the first compliciteengendered ensemble work to grace our shores since a. Beware of pity, an adaptation of a novel by stefan zweig, is a coproduction between complicite and schaubuhne berlin. Interview with stefan zweig researchers beware of pity. Complicites highly addictive ball game might help us understand mcburneys. Directed by simon mcburney and performed by the schaubuhne berlins outstanding ensemble, the show tells the story of a young austrian soldier just before the outbreak of the first world war. Beware of pity is chillingly resonant in the trump era read more a story of great psychological perception becomes a prophetic vision of a civilisation on the verge of collapse.
The final performance will be livestreamed on complicite s youtube channel and will remain online until 26th february. Beware of pity is running at the roslyn packer theatre from january 23rd 27th as part of the sydney festival. The venue for this performance is the roslyn packer theatre walsh bay. Stunningly told by one of uks most respected directors, simon mcburney, with actors from the famed schaubuhne berlin, beware of pity is an emotionallygripping play about the treacherous nature of pity. Schaubuhne berlin hamlet, sydney festival 2010 presents its first work with complicite uk director simon mcburney the encounter, sydney festival 2017. He produced novels, plays, biographies, and journalist pieces. Beware of pity follows the fivestar triumphs of the encounter and the forbidden zone, the last shows presented here by complicite and the schaubuhne respectively. Sydney festival beware of pity roslyn packer theatre. Ungeduld des herzens beware of pity published in 1939, is a tense and claustrophobic account of a young mans slide into a terrible situation, and his inability to extricate himself from it.
Its a devastating depiction of honour, love and betrayal, realised against the background of the disintegration of the austrohungarian empire, and the rise of antisemitism. Schaubuhne berlin, germany, and complicite london, uk. Susan reed, british library, lead curator of german collections and pardaad chamsaz doctoral researcher on beware of pitys author, stefan zweig. After nearly 30 years since the first opening of a national performance venue, ntt is a 21stcentury cultural facility that is not only a new landmark in the city, but also represents a cultural step forward. Beware of pity is completely sold out for its short run, but if youre a bit iffy about the returns queue, fear not sundays 3pm matinee will be live streaming for free right here. Jan 26, 2019 ungeduld des herzens the hearts impatience, the only novel by stefan zweig 1939 has been devised for performance, by two of the leading avant grade theatre explorers of europe. Singapore international festival of arts 2019 beware of pity. Fans of wes andersons the grand budapest hotel may know the film was inspired by zweigs writings beware of pity, as it is usually translated, especially. Complicite today announces programming for 2018 in january the company will stage a reimagined version of a pacifists guide to the war on cancer, its collaboration with performance artist bryony. Adapted by simon mcburney, james yeatman, maja zade and the ensemble directed by simon mcburney codirected by james yeatman. Complicites beware of pity to be streamed live on 12 february. In a similar vein to their production last year, beware of pity is a. But the imagination of simon mcburney s production leaps over even awkwardly placed subtitles.
Jan 24, 2019 beware of pity is a play based on austrian author stefan zweigs novel of the same name. Ungeduld des herzens beware of pity adapted from the novel ungeduld des herzens beware of pity by stefan zweig. It trains precision, gets the actors minds moving along with their bodies. Ungeduld des herzens the hearts impatience, the only novel by stefan zweig 1939 has been devised for performance, by two of the leading avant grade theatre explorers of europe. Schaubuhne berlin premiered beware of pity in 2015, before playing a critically acclaimed 2017 season at the barbican in london. Roslyn packer theatre sydney theatre company, in sydney festival, january 2327, 2019. Complicite and schaubuhne berlin beware of pity live stream. Feb 10, 2017 beware of pity by complicite and schaubuhne berlin photograph.
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