The Guitar Man
The Guitar Man plays his songs every day for those who will hear but also for those who won’t hear. He came to this town because of a woman and he stayed because of a son.
Jon Fosse tells the story of an old and weary busker who has hit rock bottom. What remains if he leaves his identity as busker behind?
Actress Janin Stenzel takes on this character exploring the traps of a lived life from the perspective of a young woman.
"Fosse uses simple phrases: “I sing with the voice I’ve got.” Janin Stenzel puts power behind these phrases with a restrained performance. She intensifies by omitting. She plays in an illuminated snail shell.” - Jamal Tuschick, Der Freitag magazine
"On a closer look, you recognize an angel of despair in Janin Stenzel’s performance.” - Livekritik.de
With Janin Stenzel
Direction Luzius Heydrich
Costume & Stage Carola Volles
Translated from Norwegian
By Louis Muinzer
Casarotto Ramsay & Associates Ltd.
Coproduction by
Das Neue Teater am Bahnhof NTaB
Zwischenhalt Arlesheim
Stollenrain 17
4144 Arlesheim
www.neuestheater.ch
