GOB SQUAD

German-British Performing Arts Collective based in Berlin.

The current line-up is Johanna Freiburg, Sean Patten, Sharon Smith, Berit Stumpf, Sarah Thom, Bastian Trost and Simon Will.

04/11/2025

WESTERN SOCIETY
11. + 12.11.2025
/ Prague

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Concept: Gob Squad
Devised by: Johanna Freiburg, Sean Patten, , .about.tati , Sharon Smith, Berit Stumpf, Sarah Thom, ,
Performed by: four of the above
Video: Miles Chalcraft
Sound Design: Jeff McGrory
Technical Coordinator & Lighting Design: Chris Umney
Costumes: Emma Cattell & Kerstin Honeit
Realisation Set Design: Lena Mody
Dramaturgy and Production Management: Christina Runge
Artistic Support: Mat Hand
Stage Manager: & .joy
Company Management Team:
, , & Grischa Schwiegk

Western Society was Originally Commissioned by and Developed with support from Center Theatre Group , Michael Ritchie, Artistic Director, Los Angeles, CA.
The World Premiere Production of Western Society was Originally Produced by Munich and . A House on Fire co-production with the support of the Culture Programme of the European Union.
With financial support from Berliner Kulturverwaltung.

31/10/2025

presents Gob Squad WESTERN SOCIETY

Western Society is a collective reenactment, a portrait of civilisation in the 21st century, like a frame through which we can peep into the living room of an unknown family, and recognize ourselves.

There’s a party going on.
A room full of people.
Family, friends and strangers are gathered around a karaoke machine, alone together and together alone.

> English with Czech translation

11.11. - 20:00
12.11. - 19:30

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23/10/2025

For the Ones We Love

We're very excited to bring For the Ones We Love to

Come in, close your eyes and picture the face of someone you love and everyone is invited to join this memory journey!

25. & 26.10.
16:00-19:00
Kösk Festivalzentrum
admission free

17/10/2025

DANCING WITH OUR NEIGHBOURS
16. & 17.10.2025, 19:30

Wo liegt die Grenze zwischen dem Innen und Außen des Theaters? Was geschieht mit dem Theater, wenn die unmittelbare Nachbarschaft des Theaters die Gestaltung des Abends übernimmt?

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Konzept – Gob Squad (Johanna Freiburg, Sean Patten, Sharon Smith, Berit Stumpf, Sarah Thom, Bastian Trost, Simon Will)
Performance in Leipzig – Johanna Freiburg, Sean Patten, Sarah Thom
Outside eye in Leipzig – Simon Will, Berit Stumpf

7 Gast-Performer*innen aus Leipzig – Antonia Taubert, Ching-Tien Lin, Farah Nehme, Helfried Siegel, Olena Dzhalabadze, Shiva Darabi, Sophie Batteux

Sound – Tatiana Saphir
Licht + Technische Leitung – Claes Schwennen
Video – Miles Chalcraft
Künstlerische Mitarbeit – Katharina Joy Book
Übersetzer*in – Anastasiia Romanchuk
Management/Produktionsleitung – Heleen De Boever
Outreach und Gast-Betreuung: Christopher Utpadel

01/10/2025

BUSSI BABA VIENNA!

TURN - tonight for the last time in Vienna.

Many thanks for the great cooperation and a big thank you to the entire team of the Burgtheater!

It was a blast!

Berlin premiere:
*16.01.2026*
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24/09/2025

*Premiere 25.09.2025*

TURN is an invitation to dance in dark times. In collaboration with composer Ethan Braun and Solistenensemble Kaleidoskop, Gob Squad transform the Kasino of Burgtheater into an unconventional ballroom in which the spinning movement of the waltz becomes a search for an alternative society. Each change of seat promises new connections and a possibility to imagine different forms of community. Side conversations and chaos are expressly encouraged. Let the tables turn!

Relaxed dress code: Denim.

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Concept: Gob Squad

Composition, Musical Direction and Piano: Ethan Braun

Devised and performed by: Gob Squad – Johanna Freiburg, Sean Patten, Sharon Smith, Berit Stumpf, Sarah Thom, Bastian Trost, Simon Will

Music and Performance: Solistenensemble Kaleidoskop – Mia Bodet, Yodfat Miron, Sophie Notte

Sounddesign: Julio Zúñiga

Videodesign: Miles Chalcraft

Set Design: Gob Squad, Albertine Mietusch

Costumes: Ingken Benesch, Sarah Thom

Lighting Design and Technical Management: Chris Umney

Dramaturgy: Christina Runge, Johanna Höhmann

Production: Christina Runge

Directing Assistant: Mica Heilmann

Dramaturgy Assistant: Leonie Jenning

Costume Assistant: Djuna Reiner

Intern: Erik Forsström, student from Stockholm University of the Arts

Company Management Team: Heleen De Boever, Caroline Gentz, Talea Schuré, Grischa Schwiegk
With special thanks to Franz Fillafer, Lisa Hochrainer and the workshops employees of the Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz: Marén Kutschick, Katrin Nowak, Gritt Mrozowski, Manja Koch, Cordula Parthier, Claudia Stritt, Ernst Ausserer, Valentina Gubser, Frank Backmeister, Lucie Erdmann, R

A new production/ world premiere by Gob Squad in co-production with Johann Strauss 2025 Vienna, Burgtheater Vienna, Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz Berlin and Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden.

Supported by Fonds Darstellende Künste with funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media.
With friendly support of theaterhaus berlin.
Gob Squad Arts Collective are funded institutionally by the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion.

16/09/2025

TURN is an invitation to dance in dark times. In collaboration with composer and .kaleidoskop Gob Squad transform the Kasino of Burgtheater into an unconventional ballroom in which the spinning movement of the waltz becomes a search for an alternative society. Each change of seat promises new connections and a possibility to imagine different forms of community. Side conversations and chaos are expressly encouraged.
Let the tables turn!

Relaxed dress code: Denim.

TURN
Premiere 25.09.2025, 20:00
Further dates: 27., 28., 29. & 30.09., 01.10.
Kasino
Ticketlink in bio

TURN
Concept: Gob Squad

Composition, Musical Direction and Piano: Ethan Braun

Devised and performed by: Gob Squad – Johanna Freiburg, Sean Patten, Sharon Smith, Berit Stumpf, Sarah Thom, Bastian Trost / , Simon Will /

Music and Performance: Solistenensemble Kaleidoskop – , (Yodfat Miron), (Sophie Notte)

Sounddesign: (Julio Zúñiga)

Videodesign: Miles Chalcraft

Set Design: Gob Squad, .mietusch

Costumes: , Sarah Thom

Lighting Design and Technical Management: Chris Umney

Dramaturgy: Christina Runge, Johanna Höhmann

Production: Christina Runge

Directing Assistant: (Mica Heilmann)

Costume Assistant: Djuna Reiner

Intern: Erik Forsström, student from

Company Management Team: (Heleen De Boever), Caroline Gentz, , Grischa Schwiegk

With special thanks to Franz Fillafer, Lisa Hochrainer, Marén Kutschick, Katrin Nowak,Gritt Mrozowski, Manja Koch, Cordula Parthier, Claudia Stritt, Ernst Ausserer, Valentina Gubser + many others!!

A new production/ world premiere by Gob Squad in co-production with , Burgtheater Vienna, and .wiesbaden

Supported by with funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media.

With friendly support of .berlin

Gob Squad Arts Collective are funded institutionally by the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion

29/07/2025

Trixie. That fine delicate smile and those twinkling eyes! It was a complete honour to know you and share time on stage with you, you are missed.🖤

12/06/2025

GREEN CULTURE FESTIVAL

Wir sind dabei!
Und freuen uns auf das Green Culture Festival 2025!

Beim 2025 geht’s um mehr als Reden – wir wollen gemeinsam Strukturen verändern.

Im Fokus: Der Handabdruck ✋
Kultur als Hebel für gesellschaftlichen Wandel.
Wo: , Essen
Wann: 12.–13. Juni 2025

Seid ihr auch dabei?

30/05/2025

This is the front door to where I live, isn’t it?
And this is my key?
Is anybody home?
OK, I’m going in…

We're happy to present IS ANYBODY HOME?
31.05.2025, 19:30

IS ANYBODY HOME? is a production of Gob Squad and
photo David Baltzer

27/05/2025

LOOKING FOR TEST AUDIENCE

Hello there!

We are looking for people who would like to join our open rehearsals in which we are trying out fresh ideas and showing our process in its early stages for our new production TURN. If you know us and our work, you won't be surprised that some of these ideas revolve around participative elements - which is where you come into play! Interested? Just fill out this form and we will reach out with further details on when & where exactly you are needed!

PS: If you want to bring a friend, please make them fill out this form too, so we have control about how many people join us in the end.

Thank you from Gob Squad

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1qrp3DYJ7HV7RhmPHAedQLrD_D9nKm03lbwdzzJ5B0Tk/viewform?pli=1&pli=1&edit_requested=true

photo Christine Fenzl

24/04/2025

Hit the road again - we're very happy and excited to present our recent production NEWS FROM BEYOND for the first time on tour. Tonight and tomorrow at Künstler*innenhaus Mousonturm! Both evenings are sold out, but maybe you are lucky and get some Restkarten at box office.

And don't miss the 10th anniversary of Bündnis der Produktionshäuser tonight!

NEWS FROM BEYOND
24. & 25.04.2025
20:00

NEWS FROM BEYOND
Performed by Gob Squad and passers-by, Composition and Sound Design: Manuela Schininà, Live Sound Design and Sound Technician: Catalina Fernandez, Set Design: Amina Nouns, Costumes: Emma Cattell, Sarah Thom, Lighting Design: Chris Umney, Lea Schneidermann, Technical Management: Chris Umney, Dramaturgy and Production: Christina Runge, Live-Translation Berlin: PANTHEA – Irina Bondas.
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A production by Gob Squad. In co-productionHAU Hebbel am Ufer Berlin, FFT Düsseldorf, Künstler*innenhaus Mousonturm Frankfurt/Main and Kanuti Gildi SAAL.

Adresse

LeipzigerStr. 54
Berlin
10117

Telefon

+49 (0)30 2472 1359

Webseite

http://www.gobsquad.com/

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