French Literature Reviews - 2026

A. Ropers, Madness and Politics - The Theatre of Falk Richter
Theatre and Performance

Anne Ropers, Madness and Politics - The Theatre of Falk Richter

Preface by Stanislas Nordey.

Paris: L'Harmattan, "Univers théâtral" collection, 2013.

158 p.

EAN 9782336003948 (EAN Ebook PDF format: 9782296513303)

15.50 EUR (digital version: 11.63 EUR)

Publisher's Description:

The theatre of Falk Richter, a German playwright and director, examines what is at stake in our neoliberal societies—namely, the new technologies and the discourse of efficiency that have permeated every aspect of life. Indeed, fiction and the virtual tend to blur in Electronic City, Under the Ice, State of Emergency, Wounded Youth, and Disturbance. At the heart of these plays from the 2000s lie both madness and politics.

Anne Ropers is a dramaturg and psychoanalyst.

Falk Richter is a German playwright and director whose theatre examines what is at stake in our neoliberal societies, specifically the new technologies and the discourse of efficiency that have permeated every aspect of life. At the heart of these plays from the 2000s lie both madness and politics, engaging directly with systemic pressures and psychological experiences.

The study engages with plays such as Electronic City, Under the Ice, State of Emergency, Wounded Youth, and Disturbance, where fiction and the virtual tend to blur. Readers interested in contemporary German drama and political theatre may find this critical overview relevant to their studies of modern theatrical forms.