Theater im Bahnhof
Zu Gast im brut
Surprising Guests, Simple Questions, Plain Rules
With the guests Ivan Eröd (composer) and Hilde Dalik (actress) and Dr. Friedrich Forsthuber (lawyer, criminal judge and president of the state court for criminal affairs Vienna).
Musical guest and DJ afterwards: Laokoongruppe.
“Are you a political person? If you could turn back time, would you do everything exactly the same in your life? What is worth fighting for?”
One guest, two tables, 110 questions. A genially merciless interviewer provides insights into a country’s mentality. Zu Gast im brut is a new regular series created by Graz-based company Theater im Bahnhof. In each episode, three different local personalities are thoroughly probed in 30-minute interviews. Pia Hierzegger asks them randomly drawn questions ranging from the current political situation to personal issues, thus unfolding a vivid selection of greatly varying insights, views and perspectives.
The interviewer’s infallible sense of situation comedy and her charmingly relentless questioning not only produce some unexpected surprises, they also paint an intimate portrait of her interviewees. The purpose is not to expose or denounce. The spectators are part of worlds they not usually get to see: the worlds of politicians and squatters, early risers and night owls, natives and newcomers, higher and lower earners. Some questions might be banal but all the harder to answer. And then, after 30 minutes, an alarm goes off and ends the conversation.
Graz-based Theater im Bahnhof makes contemporary theatre for the people and deals with the Austrian identity between tradition and pop culture. It is Austria’s largest independent theatre group and has been a regular guest at brut, most recently with its production No, Nothing in co-operation with the performance duo united sorry.
Credits
Created by and featuring
Pia Hierzegger and Ed Hauswirth
Guests
Ivan Eröd, Hilde Dalik and Dr. Friedrich Forsthuber
Musical guest and DJ afterwards
Laokoongruppe.
Dates & Tickets
November 2015
16 € / 10 € / 8 €
brut all over Vienna
brut nordwest
accessible
Nordwestbahnstraße 8-10, 1200 Vienna
Subway: U1, U2 (Praterstern), U4 (Friedensbrücke), U6 (Dresdnerstraße) Tram: 5 (Nordwestbahnstraße) Bus: 5A (Wasnergasse)
Meeting point: Gasthaus Hansy at Praterstern
accessible
Heinestraße 42 , 1020 Vienna
Subway: U1, U2 (Praterstern) / S-Bahn: S1, S2, S3, S4, S7 (Praterstern) / Tram: 5 (Praterstern)
brut at Bank Austria Kunstforum Wien
accessible
Freyung 8, 1010 Vienna
Subway: U1 (Stephansplatz), U2 (Schottentor), U3 (Herrengasse) / Tram: 1, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 (Schottentor) / Bus: 1A, 2A (Herrengasse U), 3A (Renngasse)
Rote Bar at Volkstheater
accessible
Arthur-Schnitzler-Platz 1, 1070 Vienna
Subway: U3 (Volkstheater) / Tram: 49 (Volkstheater) / Bus: 48A (Volkstheater)
brut at Sportplatz 1210
accessible
Jedlersdorfer Platz 25, 1210 Vienna
Subway U6 (Florisdorf) / S-Bahn: S1, S2, S3, S4, S7 (Floridsdorf) / Tram: 30, 31 (Brünner Straße / Hanreitergasse) / Bus: 30A, 32A (Toni Fritsch Weg)
studio brut
not accessible
Zieglergasse 25, 1070 Wien
Subway: U3 (Zieglergasse), Tram: 49 (Westbahnstraße / Zieglergasse)
brut nordwest – rehearsal space
not accessible
Nordwestbahnstraße 8-10, 1200 Vienna