Going Deutsch
This trailer was filed at Manchester Jewish Museum on 5th November 2022.
Trailer by Pull Focus Productions * Produced by Dan Nicholas* Directed by Liz Guterbock* Movement by Suzannah Hall* Additional creative support by Jessie Brooks, and Jay Bennett (performance), Josh Crocker (sound), Stu Paciej (graphics
Should you ever go back to someone, or something, that almost destroyed you?
What if they’re sorry? What if they say they’ve changed?
What if they’re offering an EU passport?
Following a bereavement, Brexit and a bad break up Anna decides to make some changes. When Anna suggested getting back with her ex, her friends were appalled, and to her surprise, her family felt very much the same way when she jumped into bed with Germany.
In ‘Going Deutsch’ Anna dates the country offering her citizenship despite taking the lives (and passports) of so many who came before her. Should she get back with Germany? Can they get past their history? Could they ever make it work?
Going Deutsch is a comedic show about relationships, inherited trauma and how much the past shapes the future.
Anna received Arts Council Funding in 2021 to develop this work with support from CLAY (Leeds), The Exchange Theatre and Camden People’s Theatre (London). A 20 minute extract was shared as part of the Camden People’s Theatre night, Big Bang. A run was scheduled to perform at VAULT in March 2022 before the festival was cancelled.
It is produced by Discerning Nights, with direction by Liz Guterbock, movement direction by Suzannah Hall and additional performance direction from Jay Bennett and Jessie Brooks.
Read Binge Fringe's 4 star review of Going Deutsch here
Read The Upcoming's 4 star review of Going Deutsch here
Read Mag North's review of Going Deutsch at Manchester Jewish Museum here
Audience responses to ‘Going Deutsch’
“I really related to 'Going Deutsch' in which extremely endearing, physical, funny, actor/ writer Anna Clover ‘dates’ the country offering her citizenship… The things we do for an EU passport”
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“This show was so brilliant…so smart, emotive, funny, thought-provoking...”
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“It was utterly compelling, courageous and moving”
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“Incredibly clever storytelling. Immensely engaging. I haven’t laughed out loud for ages…thank you!””
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As a daughter of a holocaust survivor … I found 'Going Deutsch' highly relevant, clever and thought provoking. Despite it's serious content, Anna sensitively combined pathos and humour. Her performance was flawless. A must see!
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Read my blog about the making of Going Deutsch for Camden People's Theatre here
Read my interview for Binge Fringe here
Read my interview with Manchester Jewish Museum here
Read my interview with Broadway World here
