The Forbidden Zone

Offering a uniquely female perspective on war, science and the advance of chemical weapons, The Forbidden Zone (26 – 29 May) is a multimedia show directed by Katie Mitchell as part of 14-18 NOW, the UK's official cultural programme for the First World War Centenary. Performed at the Barbican, the play focuses on chemist Clara Immerwahr, and uses feminist texts by Virginia Woolf and Mary Borden. The work is performed in English and German with English subtitles, and features the ensemble of Berlin’s Schaubühne Theatre.