System Error - A vulnerability in the system

A transit area at a European airport. A warning from the intelligence services that an unknown woman is planning an attack sets off the alarm. Amira and Anna find themselves in a locked interrogation room. With no further information, they are detained and questioned by security officers.

Two women, travelling for very different reasons and from very different worlds, are stuck. Their journey comes to a standstill. There is a great deal of uncertainty, and mutual mistrust pervades the room. How do they cope with the uncertainty of what will happen next?

Uncertainty, fear, frustration, hunger and thirst, tiredness, anger, curiosity and a fighting spirit intermingle in a fluid, unstructured passage of time. Minutes turn into hours. Glances become questions. Silence takes on weight.

What is my future? Where do I belong? Who am I, really? What are my values regarding humanity and solidarity? Even the security guard is overcome by doubt.

How will this situation end?

The story is inspired by a real-life incident.
A multilingual production developed collectively

Duration: 1 hour. No specific language skills required.
An exciting and moving story for young and old.

Performance rights:

© Ammouri, Braschler, Hirsekorn, Mahfouz

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A transit area at a European airport.

An intelligence warning that an unknown woman is planning an attack sets off an alarm. Amira and Anna find themselves in a locked interrogation room. Without further information, they are detained and questioned by security officers.

Two women, travelling for very different reasons and from different worlds, are stuck. Their transit comes to a standstill. Uncertainty is rife, and mutual distrust fills the room. How do they cope with the uncertainty of what will happen next?

Uncertainty, fear, frustration, hunger and thirst, fatigue, anger, curiosity and a fighting spirit intermingle in a fluid, unstructured passage of time. Minutes turn into hours. Glances become questions. Silence takes on a weight of its own.

What does my future hold? Where do I belong? Who am I, really? What are my values regarding humanity and solidarity? Even the security officer begins to have doubts.

How will this situation end?

The story is inspired by a real-life incident.
A multilingual production developed collectively.

An exciting and moving story for young and old alike.
Duration: 1 hour. No special language skills required.

Performance rights:

© Ammouri, Braschler, Hirsekorn, Mahfouz

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Ahmed al-Attar I Hesham Aslan I Emilie Bay-Scheidegger I Mina Beshara I Philip Bessermann I Guido Breuss I Ladina Gross I Sara Arzu Hardegger I Yuma H. I Sabina H. I Omar Ghayatth I Pastor Joseph Iskandar I Irini Karam Nagi I Nora Nagi I Father Mario I Robert Merz I Salomé Messmer I Hadeer Mostafa I Salar Moustafa I Toka Qataya I Ivo Protjudier I Simeon Reusser I Franz Xaver Risi I Pius Ruhstaller | Kinda Sabet | Mido Sadek | Sameh Sami | Barbara Thommen | Sonja Wegmann | Swiss Embassy, Cairo | Reformed Church of Zurich, Parish Two

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Script/Content-Creator Team – Texts, material, dramaturgy, translations: Yousra Ammouri, Tunisia — Texts, translations (Arabic–French), Peter Braschler, Switzerland — Texts, translations (German–English), Dagmar Hirsekorn, Switzerland–Germany — Texts, Maysoon Mahfouz, Egypt — Texts, translations (Arabic–English) - Performance: D. Hirsekorn, A. Yosra, U. Bodamer - Voice of the Father: Ahmed Abdel Mohsen, Switzerland - Set design: Stephan Schwendimann, Switzerland - Lighting, concept, set design: Michael Omlin, Switzerland – Costumes: Luisa Beeli, Italy – Language, sound, projection, social media: Michel Weber, Switzerland, Jan Gubser, Switzerland – Direction: Peter Braschler, Switzerland - Graphic Design / Web, Switzerland: Hadi Al-Abudi, Switzerland, Remo Hexspoor, Switzerland - Video: Roni Ulmann, Switzerland – Music / Composition / Production: Matthias Hillebrand Gonzales, Phatm Studio, Switzerland – Technical support, specialised subtitling, technical direction: Jan Gubser, Switzerland – Production management (Switzerland): Theater Maralam, Switzerland; Rote Fabrik, Konzeptbüro, Switzerland – Promotion, media, social media (Switzerland): Remo Hexspoor, Switzerland – Production in the Middle East: Mm For Cultural Management, Egypt – Promotion Media Egypt: Mm For Cultural Management, Egypt – In cooperation with: El Nahda Jesuit Cairo Centre, Egypt, Jesuit Cultural Centre, Alexandria, Egypt, Jesuit Cultural Centre, El Menia, Egypt - Social media, Egypt: Nahla Soliman, Egypt - Production manager: Theater Maralam, Switzerland, Rote Fabrik, Konzeptbüro, Switzerland – Co-producers: Rote Fabrik, Konzeptbüro, Switzerland, Salomé Messmer, Sara Arzu Hardegger - Production: Theater Maralam, Switzerland - In co-production with: IG Rote Fabrik, Konzeptbüro, Switzerland, El Nahda Jesuit Centre, Egypt, Jesuit Cultural Centre, Alexandria, Egypt, Jesuit Cultural Centre, El Menia, Egypt, MM for Cultural Management, Egypt - Performance rights: © Ammouri, Braschler, Hirsekorn, Mahfouz - Song “Struggle”: © Words & Music by Matthias Hillebrand-Gonzalez, Performed by Stéphanie Schmidt