The Inclination

Set in West Berlin in the early 1970s, The Inclination follows a small group of artists preparing a play in a borrowed flat. Arnold directs. Michael observes. Nancy manages what cannot be named. Olivia performs. The work is provisional, careful, and tightly contained.

As attention enters the room, nothing is explicitly forbidden. Instead, behaviour subtly shifts. Language tightens. Decisions narrow. What begins as a fragile experiment starts to account for itself. Efficiency replaces curiosi...