Am Wannenrand
Natálie Bočková
Am Wannenrand
Tschechische Gegenwartsdramatik
Book 11 of the Drama Panorama series
- First published
- 2026
- Publisher
- Neofelis Verlag GmbH
- Pages
- 375
- ISBN
- 9783958085305
- Formats
- Print edition, E-book
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About “Am Wannenrand”
An anthology gathers theater plays from recent years, ranging from grotesques and relationship dramas to almost fairy-tale utopias. It shows how differently the theater scene of a neighboring country works, and makes its voices accessible here as well.
The texts revolve around housing shortages, hatred online, climate anxiety, the aftermath of political violence, and the relationship between generations. Figures speak with navigation devices, fathers and daughters swap roles, and a group of women is held in a prison after the war.
How much grotesquerie can a society bear before it no longer recognizes itself? And what form does theater need to endure such questions?
Who is “Am Wannenrand” for?
For readers who want to read or stage theater texts, and for anyone interested in contemporary Czech culture. The volume is aimed at theater practitioners, students of theater studies, and readers who value plays as a literary form in their own right. Readers who enjoy absurd, grotesque, or political material will find a broad range here. The pieces can be read without stage experience, but they require a pleasure in language and form.
When is “Am Wannenrand” the best read?
At just over 370 pages, the anthology suits a long weekend or individual evenings in which you read one play after another. Reading it in autumn is especially fitting, when the theater season begins and productions are planned. Readers looking for a selection for a seminar or a production will find plenty of inspiration here.
In what order should you read the “Drama Panorama” series?
The series comprises numerous numbered volumes of theater texts, each of which can be read on its own. The volumes named include “Von Masochisten und Mamma-Guerillas” as volume 1, “Afropäerinnen” as volume 2, and “Surf durch undefiniertes Gelände” as volume 4. This volume bears the number 11 and is titled “Am Wannenrand.” Readers who want to get to know the series can read the volumes in any order, since each volume offers its own selection.
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