Wolf's Lair

A fractured portrait of the woman who served one of history’s most evil leaders, the acclaimed Almost A Bird Theatre Collective performs the return season of their celebrated work Wolf’s Lair at The Basement from August 25th.

Wolf’s Lair is a performance examining the “unspectacular life” of a very ordinary woman who found herself working in Wolfsschanze (Wolf’s Lair). The story follows the 35 years of confrontation she faced dealing with her past – the exhausting attempt to understand herself and her motivations as a young woman throughout an increasingly painful process. Perhaps eerily, she died shortly after the publication of her memoirs in February 2002 – putting everything to rest.

Performed by Chapman Tripp award winner Sophie Roberts, she also devised and created the play with director Willem Wassenaar – co-founder of Almost A Bird Theatre Collective, whose past work includes an acclaimed version of “A Streetcar Named Desire”, “Angels in America” and “Antigone”. Wolf’s Lair premiered during the 2009 Fringe in Wellington to garnering widespread accolades from media and audiences alike.

Roberts’ almost symbiotic work with Wassenaar and Almost A Bird Theatre has seen her perform in the majority of their works, resulting multiple awards for the company including Chapman Tripp and Fringe Festival accolades.

Wolf’s Lair, rather than re-enacting her autobiography, shines a light on the pain and confusion she suffered - not at the time of the Nazi genocide, but when as an adult she finally started questioning and accepting her role in the events that scarred history.

“Dynamic ... compelling. A consummate performance” - John Smythe, Theatreview

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