Be kind. Be brave. Be true.
Petra Tabarelli
Archivist • Playwright • Cultural Historian
I’m a German archivist, cultural historian, playwright, singer and dramaturg (😮💨), writing at the intersection of history, atmosphere and theatre.
My work is shaped by long-standing interests in nostalgia and cultural memory and in Jewish-German history, especially in the 19th century. Coming from my work as a historian and archivist who loves performing and sharing historical knowledge with people rather than simply writing about it, my plays may be somewhat different. Perhaps being neurodivergent and having a tendency to go rather deep into things adds to that.
At the same time, I’ve also been learning the craft of playwriting in a systematic and structured way through short courses at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.
I’m currently working on two plays: Pebbles (logline: “Regency Amélie Poulain with Wollstonecraftian ideals on the Romantic Rhine”), now in redraft ahead of table readings and R&D, and a stage adaptation of my biography of Simon Rosenberger (still in the adapting process).
For theatre, writing, research or dramaturgical enquiries, please get in touch: 📩 hello@petra-tabarelli.com
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