13th of March 2024

LET THERE BE THEATRE —

WHITE RABBIT, RED RABBIT

Nassim Soleimanpour

IRAN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In March 2020 most theatres closed their doors. In order to celebrate the resiliency of live theatre in the time that followed, we offer the license to “White Rabbit, Red Rabbit” to theatres around the world for free on the 13th of March every year.

With no rehearsal, no director, a different actor each night, and a script waiting in a sealed envelope on stage, internationally acclaimed “White Rabbit, Red Rabbit” by Iranian writer Nassim Soleimanpour, is an audacious theatrical experiment and a potent reminder of the transgressive and transformative power of theatre. Nassim Soleimanpour was denied a passport in his native Iran because of his status as a conscientious objector. Unable to travel, he decided to write a play which could travel the world in his place. This makes for a unique, thrilling experience for all, as the audience joins a different performer each night on a journey into the unknown; stumbling upon the “personal and profound, riffing on the limits of liberty and exploring where theatre can take you, with or without a passport.” The play has already been translated in more than 30 languages and has been performed over a 3,000 times by as many different performers.

Producing this play means finding a performer (male or female), who is willing to read a script, they have never seen before, in front of a live audience. The performance can happen in any kind of venue, large or small, indoors or outdoors,…

INFO

Date: 13th March 2024
Show Duration: 50 to 90min, no interval
Audience Suitability: 12+
Stage: Any size and space is possible
Venue Capacity: 20-800

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CREDITS

Written by: Nassim Soleimanpour
Produced by: Aurora Nova
Performed by: a different actor each night

 

 

 

 

PRAISE FOR

LET THERE BE THEATRE

“It was a great feeling. It was the only thing we did for a couple of months.”

Einar Schistad, Norway

“It was crazy and interesting to produce the show!“

Günther Grosser, Germany

“I would love to be able to do something like that again.”

Elaine Pfeil, USA