This is the story about a strong and well educated woman who converts to Islam and is accused for being involved in the planning of a terrorist attack in Copenhagen. After an anonymous tip, she is arrested and she does not deny that she could be involved, but it is not as simple as it may look. This is a drama that deals with a contemporary situation and challenges our perception of the constitutional state and our individual right to judge other people. The title refers to one of history’s strong women, Jeanne d’Arc.
Premiered at The Danish Royal Theater in 2008: “Comtemporary drama that wants us to understand both the fighters of terrorism and the terrorists. […] Disturbing and delightful […] one of Denmark’s most exciting and unpredictable dramatists […] – Information / “Very Vital, and also comical. […]” – Jyllands Posten / Frederiksborg Amtsavis.
JEANNE, Det Kongelige Teater 2008 © Per Morten Abrahamsen
