For Adelina, born in Zurich, the daughter of Italian immigrants, there is no place in Switzerland. Inherited debts force her to abandon her apprenticeship. Single and with her young daughter Emma, she searches for a way out of the downward spiral. But the circumstances, a misogynistic and xenophobic society, prevent her from doing so. She finds herself in one awkward situation after another until a man who lovingly cares for her daughter takes her to Italy. However, Emma disappears without a trace, leading to a fateful encounter with the Red Brigades - and a realization.

Die Krume Brot

Theater Basel

A terrible secret surrounds the Silesian climatic health resort of Görbersdorf. Every year, a young man dies in the nearby forest. On the eve of the First World War, a group of men meet here for a cure. While the patients, immersed in intellectual conversations, enjoy the mountain air, it is said that the Empusen - female spirits of revenge - are already looking for their next victim. Against this eerie backdrop, young Mieczysław Wojnicz is searching for his identity and sense of belonging: his native Poland has been wiped off the map and he hides his body behind a suit and tie. No one is allowed to know who he is.

Empusion

When Hamlet returns home, nothing is as it was before. His father is dead, his mother Gertrude has remarried his uncle Claudius, who now rules Denmark. For young Hamlet, the world has been turned upside down. Then his father's ghost appears and complains that Claudius poisoned him. Can that be true? Who can he still trust – the living, the dead, himself? With the help of a troupe of actors, Hamlet sets out to uncover the truth. But the play within the play becomes a trap: Hamlet is caught in an endless loop of his own story. Scenes repeat themselves, shifting perspectives and revealing new truths. It becomes almost impossible to distinguish between appearance and reality. Following the great success of ‹Ein Sommernachtstraum›, the Basel-based company once again turns its attention to a Shakespeare masterpiece. Who is acting and who is not? And if everyone is acting, who can still be truthful?

Hamlet

Captain Ahab is obsessed with the urge to take revenge on the giant white sperm whale that tore off his leg. Whoever spots Moby Dick first receives a gold coin. The men who earn their living as whalers fall under the spell of the charismatic captain and become increasingly entangled in Ahab’s vengeful obsession. ‹Moby Dick› was originally staged in Hamburg starting in 2013 with an eight-person cast. The co-directors Antú Romero Nunes and Jörg Pohl adapted this groundbreaking collaboration into a solo performance under pandemic conditions. The play has been on the program in Basel without interruption for five years.

Antú Romero Nunes

Events

Upcoming events

May 25, 2026

Hamlet · Theater Basel

Jun 16, 2026

Moby Dick - das Solo · Theater Basel

Past events

Apr 30, 2026

Die Krume Brot · Theater Basel

Sep 28, 2025 - Apr 26, 2026

Empusion · Theater Basel

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