‘Notice of Loss’ – A Review of Never Again

Revival

They sing, they speak, they act – with no regard for the consequences.
A resourceful evening full of musical and literary gems.

Two actresses, a singer and a pianist admit to being on the losing side. Keys, a wallet, a tooth, a brain, a heart, splendour, faith, patience – so much can be lost in the course of a lifetime, until one is ultimately lost to the world oneself. Reason enough to take a thorough stock of all that has vanished, passed and been forgotten.

The four performers find support in the musical and literary lost-and-found office. Songs, chansons, scenes, prose and poetry are mixed together in a colourful blend: Charles Aznavour and Franz Schubert come together, Leonard Bernstein encounters Lucia Berlin, Peter Bichsel discovers Dota Kehr, and Wisława Szymborska picks up the thread from Anne Sylvestre to pass it on to Hugo Wiener.

Those who attend the performance will discover: the unexpected, the familiar, the long-forgotten and happiness in misfortune.

with Mona Petri, Nicole Knuth, Niklaus Kost
At the piano: Hans Adolfsen
Stage direction: Daniel Fueter

Production
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