AN ENO AND HAMPSTEAD THEATRE CO-PRODUCTION
Jakob Lenz
WRITTEN BY WOLGANG RIHM
TRANSLATED BY RICHARD STOKES
DIRECTED BY SAM BROWN
Main Stage
17 - 27 Apr 2012
Box Office: 020 7722 9301
How does it feel to cross the line between imagination and insanity?
Wolfgang Rihm’s powerfully evocative chamber opera tells the story of the psychiatric downfall of real-life German poet Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz - at first hailed as a genius, and later reviled as a madman. Recounting the nineteen days Lenz spent with pastor Johann Oberlin, Rihm’s astonishing score depicts the poet’s turmoil as he battles to overcome his deteriorating mental condition.
A rare opportunity to experience this extraordinary work up close, this first-ever English language production of Jakob Lenz is directed by the award-winning Sam Brown and stars the exceptional actor-singer Andrew Shore in the title role.
Artistic team
WRITER
TRANSLATOR
RICHARD STOKES
DIRECTOR
DESIGNER
LIGHTING
CONDUCTOR
CAST
ANDREW SHORE
JONATHAN BEST
RICHARD ROBERTS
SUZY COOPER
KEEPING YOU SAFE AT HAMPSTEAD
RESPECT PERSONAL SPACE
FACE MASKS ENCOURAGED
STATE OF THE ART VENTILATION
ENHANCED CLEANING
CONTACTLESS TICKETS
HAND SANITISING STATIONS
CASHLESS PAYMENT