STÜTZLIWÖSCH SUPERTRANS – UNO & DUE & TRE

Experience the grand finale of Swiss author Kay Matter’s brand-new three-part theatre series, STÜTZLIWÖSCH SUPERTRANS, in one evening: over the course of the season, three exciting and diverse directorial teams brought the individual parts UNO, DUE and TRE to the stage. A talented young team joined forces to tell the story of an ambivalent father-child relationship, exploring themes of self-confidence, shame, frustration and unconditional love.

UNO
Driving to visit relatives in Italy, whilst still transitioning, with a squeaky voice from Testogel, and peach fuzz on your upper lip?! Phew. Matteo dreads his five quasi-grandmothers and everyone else in the village who still knows him as Isabella. He dreads their looks and comments.
But he wants to spend time with his ill father, Aldo. Thus, they embark on a road trip, which turns into a moving exploration of masculinity and queerness. While Matteo experiences a second puberty, oscillating between euphoria and dysphoria, Aldo feels his own strength fading away. With fragile bodies, they struggle for recognition and understanding in each other’s reflections – until suddenly everything around them begins to falter.

DUE
No sooner have Matteo and his father, Aldo, arrived in the village of Belbuio than it turns into a creepy ghost town. DUE leads the two protagonists straight into the oppressive clutches of the ‘nuns’ – the gossiping quasi-grandmothers. At least Ernesto, the blind Chihuahua, never leaves Matteo’s side. While Aldo tries to sell the Fiat, Matteo – pale with hunger for meat and men – takes to the streets, where the monster lurks...

TRE
Following the horny ending of DUE, TRE emerges from the darkness: post-apocalyptic, sexy and scary as fuck. Belbuio seems to have been abandoned by the saints. Men suddenly disappear, and the characters we had grown attached to appear to be possessed. The two-part romantic comedy finally takes a turn, and is swallowed up by the thriller. Under the Monster’s glowing eyes, lovers Matteo and Santo meet again and again – or perhaps finally, for real? In order for the villagers to be able to sleep peacefully, the grandmothers organise a hunt. Will Belbuio become an arena of desire and persecution? Will Matteo and Santo manage to find each other again? And will father, son and Chihuahua finally be reunited?

RAFFLE
The rule is: the cosier, the better! Come dressed in your cosiest pyjama-inspired outfit and you could win one of the cute prizes raffled off by the legendary Queen Yuvviki Dioh on 20 February, 18 March and 21 March!

CONTENT NOTE
These productions address transphobia and queerphobia.

SENSORY WARNING
This production DUE contains fog, some loud noises and bright lights. We recommend that people sensitive to light sit in the back rows. Approximately 45 minutes after the start of DUE (during the song ‘Duett Love Long Road’), there is a short strobe sequence lasting approximately 30 seconds.