Thursday, 1/16/2025
at 8:00 PM


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“Have you ever heard of Enigma?” asks the man in a bathrobe and pajamas with the apple in hand. He is Alan Turing, one of the most groundbreaking researchers and discoverers in the history of science. And now he tells his life, as incredible as it is true. In the midst of World War II, the eccentric British mathematician created a “thinking machine” that cracked the Enigma code of the German Wehrmacht, which was considered unbreakable, thus giving the Allies a decisive advantage. Turing is today regarded as a genius and the father of computers and artificial intelligence. However, his private life, his secret desires, and sexual needs made him an eternal outsider in the staunchly conservative England of the 1950s, a target for blackmail and suspicion – and a security risk …

In “Die Turing-Maschine,” the French actor and playwright Benoit Solès transforms an ignoble chapter of 20th-century (science) history into a play that is as exciting as it is touching. The world premiere took place in 2018 at the Off Festival in Avignon and was awarded with four “Molières,” the French theater Oscars. With this production, we continue our highly acclaimed series on contemporary plays about science and new technologies at the Podium.

DIRECTED BY SASCHA MEY
DESIGNED BY STEVEN KOOP
DRAMATURGY ANDREAS FRANE

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