Der Junge aus der letzten Reihe

Der Junge aus der letzten Reihe

By Juan Mayorga
Staging: Christiane Jatahy
Translation: Stefanie Gerhold

Swiss premiere: 8. September 2023
Duration: 1h 50 min.

A student writes essays about infiltrating the home of a wealthy family, where he first challenges the role of the son, then the husband. A teacher so fascinated by what he reads, he becomes his student’s mentor, then his accomplice and, finally, his victim. In his story about the boy at the back of the class, Spanish playwright Juan Mayorga creates a dense psychological study of the limits of pedagogy and class affiliation. The student’s essays give rise to situations in the family home, and the teacher’s corrections lead to dialogues between the characters. In a rapid succession of scenes, Mayorga mixes life and literature.

Director Christiane Jatahy is known for these kinds of balancing acts between reality and fiction. Now in her second Zurich work with the ensemble, after adapting Shakespeare’s Macbeth at the Pfauen, she focuses entirely on the acting: In an ellipse around the round stage in the Schiffbau-Box, audience members can imagine themselves sitting in the back of the classroom, allowing them to easily observe the actors – awhile finding themselves right in the home of an unfamiliar family.

Audio guide
Introduction: Bendix Fesefledt (Dramaturg)

Daniel Lommatzsch

Daniel Lommatzsch

Lena Schwarz

Otto Kosok

Silas Lio Glanzmann

Daniel Lommatzsch, Tabita Johannes

Lena Schwarz, Silas Glanzmann, Otto Kosok, Daniel Lommatzsch

Otto Kosok

Tabita Johannes, Daniel Lommatzsch

Tabita Johannes

Tabita Johannes
With
Daniel Lommatzsch
With
Lena Schwarz
With
Thomas Wodianka
With
Otto Kosok
With
Silas Lio Glanzmann
With
Author
Juan Mayorga
Translation
Stefanie Gerhold
Artistic assistance, Stage design and Lighting
Thomas Walgrave
Costume design
Paula Henrike Herrmann
Music
Pedro Cunha Vituri
Master electrician
Dramaturgy
Production manager
Henrique Mariano
Audience Development
Touring & International Relations
Sonja Hildebrandt
Artistic Mediation T&S
Production Assistance
Mary Udosen
Stage design assistance
Lenki Behm
Costume design Assistance
Inspection
Aleksandar Sascha Dinevski
Soufflage
Rita von Horváth
Surtitles Set-up
Agnieszka Fietz (Panthea)
Surtitles Translation
Sinikka Weber
Surtitles Operators
Victoria Engler
Kevin Mutter
Isabelle Koch
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Trailer © Luisa Ricar

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