Loosely based on David Cronenberg's 1970 film, the performance tells the dystopian story of Adrian Tripod, a dermatologist searching for answers in a world of disease, mutation, and social decay. He struggles to maintain control — in the clinic, in his body, and in a world where hypervisibility blurs witnessing and complicity. As the audience follows his descent, the piece reenacts this perversion, asking: What is evil in a society devoid of morals yet obsessed with obssession?

Direction, Concept & Text: Lena Appel
Performance, Collaboration Concept & Text: Maj-Britt Klenke
Dramaturgy, Voiceover: Louisa Behr
Stage Design: Lena Marie Emrich
Costume Design: Lena Appel & Lena Marie Emrich
Sound: Lisa Strozyk
Documentation: John Hussain Flindt

With the kind support of the "Kulturamt der Stadt Frankfurt am Main" and the "Hessisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Forschung, Kunst und Kultur".

The shows are part of the Frankfurt LAB - Emerging Artists Program, with kind support by Stiftung Polytechnische Gesellschaft Frankfurt am Main and the Kulturamt of the city of Frankfurt am Main.