GEDS SHOWCASE
April 18

UPTOWN 2 Rue de la Servette  , 1201 Genève, Switzerland

An evening of one-act plays written by GEDS members and short plays by new arrangers.

GEDS SHOWCASE 2023
18 April

UPTOWN 2 Rue de la Servette  , 1201 Genève, Switzerland

An evening of one-act plays written by GEDS members and short plays by new arrangers.

SHAKUNTALA
TUESDAY 26 SEPTEMBER

UPTOWN 2 Rue de la Servette  , 1201 Genève, Switzerland

TUESDAY 26 SEPTEMBER SHAKUNTALA by Kalidasa Arranged by Nicolas Wimberger "Shakuntala”, drama in seven acts, features as the major work of Indian poet and playwright Kalidasa, who lived and wrote at the Gupta court of Read More ...

THE MAN WITH THE FLOWER IN HIS MOUTH
TUESDAY 10 OCTOBER

Emmanuel Episcopal Church Geneva

TUESDAY 10 OCTOBERTHE MAN WITH THE FLOWER IN HIS MOUTHby Luigi PirandelloVenue: Emmanuel Episcopal Church 19h30The Man with the Flower in his Mouth" centres on a man who is killing time in an all-night cafe on Read More ...

The Hothouse by Harold Pinter – 20 February

UPTOWN 2 Rue de la Servette  , 1201 Genève, Switzerland

A black comedy set in a government-run mental institution. The play revolves around a sinister murder plot hatched against a backdrop of corruption, sexual favors, and hopeless bureaucratic ineptitude. Beneath the surface comedy, there are Read More ...

Shadow of a Gunman by Sean O’Casey – 5 March

UPTOWN 2 Rue de la Servette  , 1201 Genève, Switzerland

"Shadow of a Gunman" by Sean O'Casey is a gripping drama set in 1920s Dublin during the Irish War of Independence. The play follows the story of Donal Davoren, a poet mistaken for an IRA Read More ...

Southern Palms by Walter Acosta – 9 April

UPTOWN 2 Rue de la Servette  , 1201 Genève, Switzerland

Southern Palms - (originally written in Spanish; awarded the AGADU Prize by the Writers' Union in Montevideo in 2005) Cast: 2 female / 2 male (mother, her daughter Susana, her son Emilio and Ramiro, Emilio's Read More ...

2024 GEDS SHOWCASE

UPTOWN 2 Rue de la Servette  , 1201 Genève, Switzerland

An evening of one-act plays written by GEDS members and short plays by new arrangers.

The Lion and the Jewel by Wole Soyinka – 7 May

UPTOWN 2 Rue de la Servette  , 1201 Genève, Switzerland

The Lion and the Jewel is a light comedy by Nigerian playwright Wole Soyinka. First performed in 1959, it is considered one of the most important works in Soyinka’s oeuvre. The play depicts the conflict Read More ...