High Fever

Don’t freak out: if you think they’re out to get you, you’re not alone. Paranoia, once assumed to afflict only schizophrenics, may be a lot more common than previously thought. 

According to valid research nearly one in four Londoners, for instance, regularly have paranoid thoughts. Still, some experts said that a tiny little bit of paranoia, in a world full of threat, may be kind of beneficial. Be on guard. See who‘s following you and what’s happening. Not everybody is trying to get you, but some people may be. That‘s as comforting as it gets. 

This electrifying show builds a story out of fragments, connecting a variety of short texts by Lydia Lunch, Eric Bogosian, Hunter S. Thompson, Patti Smith, Jerry Stahl, Ken Nordine, Dylan Thomas, Oscar Acosta, Leo Sayer and John Giorno dealing with paranoia, shame and madness. A delirious and savage, hilariously damaged and darkly comical trip into the unknown.

After a series of sold-out shows last season, High Fever, by aspiring young director Max Blom, is going to return to TNL foyer in fall, with Christiani Wetter delivering an astonishing performance, congenially accompanied by live-musician Jorge de Moura. Don’t freak out, and get your tickets early.