Belle Moral
About the Play:
Scotland, 1899. Something is rotten on Belle Moral, the family estate of the MacIsaacs. After old Judge MacIsaac’s death, his daughter Pearl, a young amateur scientist, tries to unearth a dark family secret which is kept from her by her conventional and superstitious aunt Flora and Dr. Seamus Reid, the family physician and evolutionary theorist.
How is the specimen of an ear, half human, half animal, which Pearl is given by Dr. Reid, linked to her family history? Why does the family portrait, which Pearl’s mother painted before her premature death, seem so strangely incomplete? Why does Pearl’s melodramatic, kilt-wearing and whisky-loving brother Victor suddenly develop a phobia towards dogs?
With Belle Moral, Ann-Marie MacDonald has written a gothic comedy which features eugenics, psychology and the nature of art, but these issues are addressed in such a playful, imaginative and entertaining manner that one almost forgets the seriousness and scope of the play’s central concerns.
Premiere: 28 January 2025, 8 pm
More Dates: 1/ 2/ 4/ 5/ 8 February 2025, 8 pm
Ticket Prices: €5 Students & €10 Regular
How is the specimen of an ear, half human, half animal, which Pearl is given by Dr. Reid, linked to her family history? Why does the family portrait, which Pearl’s mother painted before her premature death, seem so strangely incomplete? Why does Pearl’s melodramatic, kilt-wearing and whisky-loving brother Victor suddenly develop a phobia towards dogs?
With Belle Moral, Ann-Marie MacDonald has written a gothic comedy which features eugenics, psychology and the nature of art, but these issues are addressed in such a playful, imaginative and entertaining manner that one almost forgets the seriousness and scope of the play’s central concerns.
Premiere: 28 January 2025, 8 pm
More Dates: 1/ 2/ 4/ 5/ 8 February 2025, 8 pm
Ticket Prices: €5 Students & €10 Regular
Cast & Crew
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Pearl MacIsaac: Pauline Illjes
Flora MacIsaac: Hanna Rebmann Victor MacIsaac: Tim Colin Lenz Dr. Seamus Reid: Josef Vollmer Mr. Abbott: Michelle Schumacher Young Farleigh: Jack Campbell Wee Farleigh: Ramona Elsner The Bride/Creature/Claire: Jacqueline Koshorst |
Directors: Max Göpfert, Lars Heiler, Elisa Heimrich, Laney Lorentz, Raphaela Nickel
Lighting: Philipp Burgheim, Philipp Schürmann, Laney Lorentz Stage Design & Set Construction: Marie Behrens, Sarah Erbstößer, Lara Gentemann, Klara Hadding, Joshua Hamann, Sarah v. Kiedrovski, Noa Weinberger Make-up: Ramona Elsner, Klara Hadding, Alana Hindiyeh, Laney Lorentz Poster Design: Eddy Nicholls Website & Reservations: Alana Hindiyeh Social Media: Laney Lorentz, Max Göpfert |
