Archivist • Playwright • Cultural Historian
I‘m a German archivist, playwright and cultural historian, writing at the intersection of history, atmosphere and theatre.
My work is shaped by long-standing interests in nostalgia, cultural memory and in Jewish-German history, especially in the 19th century.
As a playwright, I want to put an idea in front of an audience and leave them room to question it, challenge it, or see something in it that I haden‘t.
Training
I‘ve been learning the craft of playwriting in a systematic and structured way through short courses at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, Royal Court Writers‘ Card and London Playwrights.
Current Work
Pebbles • Full-length play • In development (R&D in October)
Logline: One day in 1825, and a Handgelenk of people who all mean well.
Simon Rosenberger • One-acter • In development (Writing)
Logline: The story of the German-Jewish football pioneer who was written out of history during the Nazi period.
(= stage adaptation of my biography)
Contact
For theatre, writing or research related enquiries, please get in touch: 📩 petra.tabarelli@gmail.com
Affiliations
- Appointed member of the German Academy for Football Culture
- Member of London Playwrights
- Member of Royal Court Writers‘ Card
- Winner of the dpa News Talent Award in 2014 for 9Nov38
- Winner of the Golden Blogger Award in 2013 (for 9Nov38) and 2019 (for ‘Frauen reden über Fußball’)