By Heiner Muller

Translated by Mark Von Henning

An Other Hearts Production

in Association with Video Cabaret

​*Dora Nominated for Outstanding Set and Projection Design

​Who will you be, and who will you be with, after the end?​

Quartet is a play written by Heiner Muller, inspired by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos' Liasons Dangereuse. In a space that is equal parts “a drawing room before the French revolution/ an air raid shelter after WWIII”, two people remain: the Marquise de Merteuil (M) and the Vicomte de Valmont (V). Through a series of role-playing games they move fluidly across gender,age and identity, while the spectre of death, both inside and outside their private world, looms large.

Working with sculptor and costumer Eija Loponen-Stephenson, we construct a highly immersive set/installation out of plastic waste, kink culture and a live feed camera system. Their games of identity and desire are facilitated by a series of unique costumes, combining haute couture and the refuse of human civilization. The scenography (lighting, music and video) are all visibly run by the performers in their construction of a world forgotten. Immersing the audience in a bunker that is both baroque and bric-a-brac, this production invites you to consider the nature of identity and desire in the face of catastrophe.

Directed by: Eris Thomas

Valmont: Sebastian Marziali

Merteuil: Silvae Mercedes

Costumes by: Eija Loponen Stephenson

Scenography by: Other Hearts

Producer: Yousef Kadoura

Co-Produced by: Aaron Rothermund

Assistant Director: Misha “Meek” Bauer

Photos by: Michael Cooper