Kumar Muniandy SECOND CLASS QUEER

Actor and writer Kumar Muniandy questions his identity, queerness,  internalized homophobia and experiences of racism with his play. In the  midst of these terms and their politics, Kumar seeks his own truth.

Is it possible to live as a brown gay man in Germany and find healing  while carrying the weight of oppression from his motherland? Set in a  speed-dating event, will Kumar’s leading man, Krishna, win the role he  wants in this audition for love?

Through the lens of his experience as a Tamil-Malaysian queer person  living in Berlin, Kumar Muniandy has developed a theater piece that  investigates the connections between internalized homophobia that stems  from anti-homosexuality laws of the colonial era and the structural  racism he experiences.

What are the consequences of such merciless neocolonialism for the  mental health of queer minorities living in Germany today? After all,  Krishna, like Kumar, is on a pursuit of forgiveness and self acceptance.

Written, Performed and Directed by Kumar Muniandy | 

Lighting Design by Christian Maith | 

Mentoring by Mojisola Adebayo

Termine

  • Donnerstag, 04. Juli 2024 – 20:00 Uhr

Location

English Theatre Berlin | International Performing Arts Center

Fidicinstraße 40 | 10965 Berlin

ENGLISH THEATRE BERLIN - INTERNATIONAL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

Eingeschränkte Erreichbarkeit des Standorts Mitte | April – August 2026

Aufgrund von Bauarbeiten ist unser Standort Mitte von April bis voraussichtlich August 2026 eingeschränkt erreichbar.

Der Zugang über die Neue Jakobstraße ist gesperrt.
Der Durchgang zwischen Wallstraße 32 und Neue Jakobstraße 9 ist in der Zeit nicht möglich.
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Ihr erreicht uns über die Wallstraße 32, 10179 Berlin.

Vielen Dank für euer Verständnis!