After premiering To Be a Machine (Version 1.0) in Dublin in September 2020, Die Maschine in Mir is the German language premiere, created in partnership with Burgtheater, Vienna, featuring Michael Maertens.

In the midst of a lockdown in Vienna, where bodies have become biohazards, Die Maschine in Mir offered a new way of thinking about what it means to be an audience. On New Year’s Eve 2020, the theatre was used to hold a wake for the very idea of congregating together in a room, and a meditation on our attempt to solve the modest problem of death.

Premiere: December 31st, 2020, streamed live from Kasino im Burgtheater, Wien.

Performer Michael Maertens
Featuring Mark O’Connell as himself
Adapted Mark O’Connell and Dead Centre from the book by Mark O’Connell
German translation Henning Bochert
Technical Direction and Video Design Jack Phelan
Sound Design and Music Kevin Gleeson
Set Design Andrew Clancy
Lighting Design Stephen Dodd / Norbert Gottwald
Costume Design Saileóg O’Halloran / Maria-Lena Poindl