by Marion Bott
“To choose is to commit, and to commit is to be free.”
Berlin. Eleven past eleven. Art teacher Melissa is about to do something drastic.
Seeking a place to hide, her ex-pupil Mehdi interrupts her momentum. Both embark on a turbulent journey, painting and battling their way through the past.
This explosive new play about self-destruction and rebirth attempts to understand the fear currently gripping the European psyche, and the threats that may be posed by our own alienated youth.
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