the silence
théâtre national de strasbourg, strasbourg // 2022
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director: falk richter
assistant director: nadja mattioli
text: falk richter
translation: anne monfort
scenography: katrin hoffmann
costume design: katrin hoffmann
assistant costume design: émilie cognard
music: daniel freitag
video: lion bischof
light design: philippe berthomé
dramaturgy: jens hillje
dramaturgical assistance: nadja mattioli
production assistance: claire ingrid cottanceau
photos: jean-louis fernandez
cast:
stanislas nordey
(with falk richter & doris waltraud richter on screen)
THE SILENCE is a research into Falk Richter's
biography and family history. A trip down memory lane takes him back to his parents' house,
which he left more than 30 years ago,
following his coming out. His father died before a reconciliation with his son can take place.
But the son finally wants to break the silence
that reigned in his family. He starts a dialogue with his mother which plunges him back into the hellish
days of his and her youth. What follows is also
a journey into the chasms of Western society from post-war to today, revealing a persistent history of
violence that makes a more humane future impossible.