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During the economic boom of post-war Germany, nobody wanted to be associated with the issues: the Nazi-crimes of the past, the rupture of civilisation and the Holocaust. The murders were banished from memory, but the pain remained.

Whether it was during his time at Eton College or as an imperial policeman of the colonial powers in Burma, whether he washed dishes, worked as a journalist or fought Franco’s regime in Spain – throughout his life, George Orwell had a fine sense o

“The family is the smallest cell of society“, this was a popular saying not only in the GDR. But what does this mean today? Who is included in this notion of family?

Why am I who I am? Is it because I made the independent decision to be like this or because society made me who I am?

Finally, the young intellectual Hugo is given the long-awaited big mission by his party: To kill Hoederer, head of the party’s more moderate faction.

The Berliner Ensemble regularly presents INSIGHTS: WORKSHOPS in English. These 90-minute workshops provide a concrete approach to the content and aesthetic principles of the production in question.