Who doesn’t know London’s famous doctor and scientist, who is temporarily turned into a perverted monster by a drug?
Playing with dread and the grotesque, Robert Woelfl has penned an ironic and light variation of the famous horror classic in his stage adaption.
“I am Jekyll and Hyde. No. I am Doctor Jekyll and Hyde. I am Doctor Jekyll. And Edward Hyde, too… if I’m Jekyll, I’m not Hyde. When I am Hyde, I can’t be Jekyll. And the other way around. Of course, if I am Jekyll, I am also Hyde. No. Jekyll is Jekyll. And Hyde is Hyde. But Jekyll is also Hyde. No. Jekyll becomes Hyde. When Jekyll has become Hyde, then Jekyll is Hyde. When Hyde becomes Jekyll again, then Hyde is Jekyll. Of course. Jekyll can only be Jekyll and Hyde can only be Hyde. Even when Jekyll is Hyde. And the other way around. No. I am Jekyll. Doctor Jekyll. Doctor Jekyll. Always Doctor Jekyll. Yes. I am Hyde. Edward Hyde. But I’m also Jekyll… Doctor Jekyll. Doctor Jekyll. Always Doctor Jekyll. And he is Hyde. Edward Hyde. He is Edward Hyde, for sure. He says he is Edward Hyde. He says I am Edward Hyde. I am Hyde. He says I am Jekyll. Doctor Jekyll. Doctor Jekyll. Always Doctor Jekyll. He says we are Jekyll and Hyde.” (Dr. Jekyll)
Robert Woelfl
Jekyll und Hyde
Nach dem Roman von R. L. Stevenson
1 D, 3 H
UA: 1999 · Wiener Festwochen · Directed by: Jan Bosse