Overview
1968. East Berlin.
Anna and Hans are married, in love and moving up in the world – but
it is a world ruled by suspicion. Who can be trusted when everyone is
listening? Can we ever escape our past?
Written by playwright Ella Hickson, and co-created with sound designers Ben and Max Ringham, ANNA unfolds with all the tension of a spy thriller, and the inexorable revelations of an Ibsen play.
ANNA premiered at the National Theatre, London, in May
2019, directed by Natalie Abrahami, with the audience wearing individual
headsets to direct their attention amongst the overlapping scenes on
stage. This uniquely formatted edition of the script features all of the
play's dialogue, including the scenes seen but not heard in
performance.