Trigger warnings

Dear Audience,

We want to make exciting, unpredictable as well as sometimes boundary-pushing theatre for as many and different people as possible. As you all bring your own experiences to the theatre performance, you will experience each performance individually. Aware that some topics may trigger negative feelings in some of you, may be disturbing and/or hurtful, we provide certain productions with so-called trigger warnings (cautionary notes) when we classify their content as sensitive. Triggers are stimuli that can re-trigger the original trauma in people who have had a traumatic experience. To prevent this, we provide content warnings here and on the specific play pages without giving away "spoilers" or anticipating the plot. In this way, we offer our audiences the opportunity to feel prepared when watching a play that may be difficult for them without triggering too much pain.

Current productions with trigger warnings:

FRAU YAMAMOTO IST NOCH DA

Trigger Warning: This production addresses sexualized violence and contains (implicit) depictions of weapons. Sensory Warning: partly loud sounds & bright light.

KÖNIG LEAR

Trigger Warning: This production contains depictions or descriptions of physical, psychological and verbal violence. Sensory Warning: Loud noises, smoke/fog and flickering light in places

DOKTOR SPIELREIN

Trigger Warning: The production deals with violence, mental illness, abuse, death and the Shoah.

Sensory Warning: Virtual reality glasses are worn in parts of the production. The production partly takes place in confined spaces.

PRIMA FACIE

Trigger warning: This production deals with sexualised violence and contains explicit, detailed descriptions of sexual assaults and their psychological and physical effects.

Sensory warning: Loud noises, sometimes bright light.

DIRTY HANDS

Trigger Warning: This production contains depictions of violence.
Sensory Warning: Loud sounds and noise, smoke/fog effects, and a brief moment of floodlights in one scene.

WOMEN TRACHIS

Trigger Warning: This production addresses themes of violence, in particular sexualized violence, and contains verbal descriptions of extreme forms of violence. This production also contains explicit scenes with nudity.

If you would like further information about specific shows, our box office team will be happy to provide you with information at any time.

Cordially,

Your Schauspielhaus Zürich