Berlin

by Joanna Murray-Smith

Direction - Iain Sinclair
Assistant Director - Alastair Clark

Tom meets Charlotte in a bar. Tom’s a foreigner on his first trip to Berlin. Charlotte’s a beguiling bartender. They’re both young, smart and charismatic – and in the early hours, they end up back at Charlotte’s Prenzlauer Berg apartment.

Over the course of the night, desire and longing dance hand in hand with devastating secrets. Are they just two young people falling in love, or are they contemporary victims of history’s undiluted reach?

Berlin was performed April and May 2021 at the Southbank Theatre (Sumner).

"Vital, intimate and sexy… a moody and sumptuously realised production.” - The Age

“Berlin tackles profoundly troubling matters head on with enormous success. Polarising, uplifting, devastating, hopeful and painful, this is an experience of lasting contemplation and genuine value… an extraordinary work.” - Australian Stage