AWCH
Group
English Theater
The AWCH English Theater Group gathers monthly to take
in and appreciate the talented English-speaking theater pro-
duction companies Hamburg has to offer. The English The-
ater Group kicked off 2020 with the Complete Works of William
Shakespeare (abridged), put on by the Hamburg Players, the
city’s oldest English-speaking amateur theater group (founded
in 1965). The farcical play loosely featured all 37 of the Bard’s
plays performed hilariously by only three incredibly talented
performers. In March, the English Theater group will enjoy
the classic tale of Cyrano de Bergurac (and his nose) pursuing
his love Roxane, performed at the West End London (James
McAcoy!), but live streamed to the Savoy Theater. Upcoming
events will include a backstage tour of the Lion King set in
May and a showing of After the Revolution, performed by the
Hamburg Players in June.
by Andrea M. and photo
THE ENGLISH THEATRE
OF HAMBURG
Welcome to a Momentously Revealing Birthday Party
Apologia by Alexi Kaye Cambell at the English Theatre of
Hamburg
with Paul Glaser directing
ap·o·lo·gi·a (ăp′ə-lō′jē-ə, -jə), noun: a defense or justification of
one’s beliefs, attitudes, or actions.
books, earning prominence. Sequentially, her memoir’s
publishing coincides with a birthday prompting her to invite her
two sons with girlfriends, plus gay friend Hugh for dinner. The
elder, dapper Peter arrives early with Trudi—naïve American,
cutesy name, and Christian to boot. Enthusiastic yet slightly
[1775–85; < Late Latin < Greek] -thefreedictionary.com
From waiting tables in New York City to over a decade of theater
and television roles in London, the Greek born playwright’s
characters exhibit his experiences. Alexi Kaye Cambell’s
debut play, The Pride, merited the British Olivier award before
crossing to New York’s Broadway. In Apologia, Cambell penned
an acutely astute family drama brilliantly performed by the
London dramatis personae. Versed in production intricacies
as wide-ranging as Shakespeare, musicals, pantomime and
comedies, plus film and television, the actors hold audiences
spellbound during a momentously revealing birthday dinner.
Not one to mince words, the 1960’s rebel Kristin advantageously
turned her razor-sharp mind and clever tongue to writing
Annelise Bianchini (Trudi), and Luke Jenkins (Peter / Simon)
34
In Hamburg