R2D2_or_not_2B2 - De Warme Winkel

Theater en toneel

Ask AI about the pinnacle of theater history and the answer is without a doubt Hamlet. Shakespeare's famous play is a virtuoso revenge drama full of timeless dilemmas about love, madness, creativity and death.

In R2D2_or_not_2B2 a dozen robots take over the theater: a mix of intelligent vacuum cleaners, bionic quadrupeds and androids in an existential crisis. In a witty and confrontational interpretation, they try to reconstruct the world-famous piece as shards of a broken vase. As they lose themselves in their roles, they reflect hyper-self-consciously on the theatrical forms they employ and investigate through the iconic characters what humanity actually means.

Just as Hamlet once stood on the threshold between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, we are now in a transition to a digital age. In a monumental setting, R2D2_or_not_2B2 shows a free, intelligent adaptation of the piece that is as timeless as it is current.

De Warme Winkel previously caused a sensation in Germany with R2D2_or_not_2B2.

The media about R2D2_or_not_2B2
“Perversion, pain andWith entertainment and a successful subversion of reality, De Warme Winkel asks exactly this question." (Die Deutsche Bühne)
“This smart and playful production also addresses the question of whether people can escape their programming of biological hardware and social software." (Neue Presse)