Berlin

First premiering to critical acclaim in Australia, Joanna Murray-Smith’s Berlin is a taut psychological drama that blends romance and suspense within a single charged encounter.

This psychological drama by Joanna Murray-Smith follows a single encounter in which romance and suspense sit side by side. The play first premiered in Australia, and this production is its UK premiere, directed by Lucy Bailey.

The production looks at intimacy, identity and the weight of the past, setting these themes against a restless city. Its central question is what happens when a connection cannot be escaped, and whether escape is possible at all.

The Kiln Theatre hosts concerts and shows in London, and this production is staged there as a theatre piece. The title shares its name with the American new wave and synthpop band Berlin, formed in 1979 in Los Angeles, which has no part in this production.