Bluets at the Schaubühne Berlin

At Schaubühne in Berlin this April 2026, two Royal Court productions directed by Katie Mitchell - Cow | Deer and Bluets - will feature in FIND, Europe’s leading international festival of contemporary theatre, where she is the 2026 Artist in Focus.

Bluets is a story about depression and desire, pleasure and pain, and a person possessed by a lifelong obsession with the colour blue. Communing with artists like Joni Mitchell, Derek Jarman, Andy Warhol and Billie Holiday, blue is their constant companion as they navigates the devastating pain of a life-altering heartbreak. 

Based on acclaimed author Maggie Nelson’s unique andelectrifying book, Bluets is an adaptation by playwright Margaret Perry, directed by Katie Mitchell. Translated by Jan Wilm.

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New version in German for the Schaubühne. The original production premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in London.

Supported as part of FIND 2026 with funds from the State of Berlin, Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion.

by Maggie Nelson
In a version by Margaret Perry
Translated from the English: Jan Wilm
Director: Katie Mitchell
Associate Director: Ellis Buckley
Stage Design: Alex Eales
Costume Design: Sussie Juhlin-Wallén
Video direction: Grant Gee
Original Video: Ellie Thompson
Video: Virginie Taylor
Music: Paul Clark
Sound Design: Paul Clark / Munotida Chinyanga
Dramaturgy: Nils Haarmann
Original Light Design: Anthony Doran
Light Design: Bethany Gupwell