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SUMMARY:Kohlhaas
DESCRIPTION:Directed by Omar Elerian | Performed by Arinzé Kene\n‘If a m
 an can break the circle of the world for just two horses\, then it means t
 hat that circle can be broken at any moment...’\n\nThe first ever Bright
 on Festival Production\, and a world premiere\, Kohlhaas has been develope
 d specifically for the refurbished Brighton Dome Corn Exchange. A bold ada
 ptation of Heinrich von Kleist’s novella Michael Kohlhaas\, it asks what
  happens when justice fails\, and one man refuses to let it go?\n\nPerform
 ed by the critically acclaimed Arinzé Kene (Misty\, Girl From The North C
 ountry\, Get Up Stand Up)\, Kohlhaas tells the story of a 16th century Ger
 man horse dealer who seeks redress after a local Baron tricks him out of h
 is two most beautiful horses.\n\nWhen met with corruption and indifference
 \, a principled demand for fairness spirals into an uncompromising quest f
 or justice\, with violent and far-reaching consequences.\n\nTranslated and
  directed by Omar Elerian (Misty\, The Chairs\, Rhinoceros)\, and adapted 
 by the pioneering Italian playwrights\, Marco Baliani and Remo Rostagno\, 
 Kohlhaas reunites Elerian and Kene in their first one-man show since the O
 livier-Award nominated Misty.\n\nUrgent\, unsettling and fiercely contempo
 rary\, Kohlhaas is an atmospheric\, brooding journey into the psychology o
 f protest and resistance\, asking what does justice really look like when 
 systems are broken\, and rights are denied – and how far is too far?\n\n
 ‘Kleist’s tale about the consequences of injustice will never not be r
 elevant and is so thrilling that once I started reading it\, I couldn’t 
 stop for anything. Stunning’ - Ali Smith (The Guardian\, Dec 2025)\n\nTh
 eatre\nPreview: Fri 1 May\, 8pm\nPremiere: Sat 2 May\, 8pm\nSun 3 May\, 4p
 m &amp\; 8pm\nMon &amp\; Tue 5* May\, 8pm\nDuration: 70min\, no interval\n
 \nTickets £25\, £35\nPremium Seats £45\nUnder 30's £20 (limited alloca
 tion)\nSee more events with Under 30s pricing\nMembers Preview Fri 1 May 
 £30 (normally £35)\n\nThis event is taking place at Brighton Dome Corn E
 xchange\n\n*Post-show talk\n\nBiography: Omar Elerian\nDirector\n\nOmar El
 erian is a freelance director\, dramaturg\, and theatre-maker. Italian of 
 Palestinian descent\, Elerian trained in Italy and then graduated from Lec
 oq International Theatre School in Paris in 2005. He was the resident asso
 ciate director at London’s Bush Theatre from 2012 to 2019 where he commi
 ssioned and directed some of the theatre’s most successful shows.\n\nHis
  directing credits include the smash-hit Misty by Arinzé Kene (Bush Theat
 re\, West End and New York)\, NASSIM by Nassim Soleimanpour (Bush Theatre\
 , Traverse Theatre\, and world tour)\, Going Through by Estelle Savasta\, 
 and Islands by Caroline Horton. His most recent directing credits include 
 Nowhere by Khalid Abdalla (FUEL/BAC/tour) The Chairs and Rhinoceros by Eug
 ene Ionesco (Almeida Theatre)\; Two Palestinians Go Dogging by Sami Ibrahi
 m (Royal Court)\, As You Like It (Royal Shakespeare Company)\, ECHO by Nas
 sim Soleimanpour (LIFT/Royal Court/tour) and Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Z
 oo by Rajiv Joseph (Young Vic).\n\nCredits\nItalian adaptation from the or
 iginal novella by Marco Baliani and Remo Rostagno\nEnglish translation by 
 Omar Elerian\nDirected by Omar Elerian\nLighting and Smoke Effects Design 
 by Jackie Shemesh (Lost Dog)\nDesign by Ana Inés Jabares-Pita\nCompositio
 n and Sound Design by Matthew Herbert\nPerformed by Arinzé Kene MBE (Winn
 er of Best Male Actor in a Play at the Black British Theatre Awards for Mi
 sty)\n\nAdapted from the original novella Michael Kohlhaas (1808) by Heinr
 ich von Kleist\n\nSupported by Louise &amp\; Jamie Arnell\n\n*There is a 
 £3.50 per order charge for all phone and online bookings (not applicable 
 to Brighton Dome &amp\; Brighton Festival members)\n\n**Stage timings are 
 subject to change
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LOCATION:Brighton Dome Corn Exchange\, Church Street\, Brighton and Hove\, 
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