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HEXENHAMMER

Secretariat

Fri 10th Feb - Sat 11th Feb
22:40,16:10,22:10 (
60 mins)
Theatre
Clowning / Devised Theatre / Newcomer
Tickets from £13.00
Venue: Studio
Age Guidance: 15+
Sexual language, themes and language related to misogyny, violence against women, mention of suicide

NOMINATED FOR THE UNTAPPED AWARD 2022

Join us for the misadventures of Heinrich Kramer and Jacob Sprenger. Two real medieval German monks. Who might have been the first incels.

They were real dudes who co-wrote Die Hexenhammer (The Hammer of Witches), a 15th-century guide to witch-hunting outsold only by the Bible; kick starting the European witch craze and likely responsible for the murder of tens of thousands of women over the next few hundred years.

Incorporating real text taken directly from Die Hexenhammer and real verbatim text found on online incel forums, HEXENHAMMER explores how men end up killing women as a way to solve their own problems, why that hasn’t changed in the past 500 years, and the uncomfortable role new technology plays – from the advent of the printing press to reddit chatrooms.

Supported by The Yard Theatre, The Camden Peoples Theatre, The Lion and Unicorn Theatre and Theatre Deli.

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Fri 10th Feb
10.40pm
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Sat 11th Feb
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ABOUT THE COMPANY

Press & Reviews

From Gabriel Gatehouse, author and host of The Coming Storm podcast (BBC Sounds):
'Sometimes a piece of theatre really nails it. @SecretariatLndn Hexenhammer is a witty wild ride on the misogyny train, from the 15th c monks who sparked the witch hunts to today’s incel culture (via Jordan Peterson’s lobster). Can’t wait to see what’s next.'

Cast & Creative Team Secretariat: Sidsel Rostrup, Suzy Kohane
Director: Catherine Alexander
Dramaturg: David Ralf
Production Management: Misha Mah


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